2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia's 7th District
U.S. House · Georgia
John Linder (R) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Doug Heckmann (D) by 24.1 points.
John LinderRepublican · winner
62.0%209,354
Doug HeckmannDemocrat
38.0%128,159
337,513 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.
Doug HeckmannJohn Linder
$174.5K
Raised by the campaign
$582K
$174.2K
Spent by the campaign
$375.5K
$308
Cash on hand
$726.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008