2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia's 1st District
U.S. House · Georgia
Jack Kingston (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Gillespie (D) by 33.1 points.
Jack KingstonRepublican · winner
66.5%165,890
Bill GillespieDemocrat
33.5%83,444
249,334 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Bill GillespieJack Kingston
$136.9K
Raised by the campaign
$968.6K
$136.2K
Spent by the campaign
$873.4K
$67
Cash on hand
$678.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008