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2010Final results

2010 election for Georgia's 5th District

U.S. House · Georgia

John Lewis (D) won with 73.7% of the vote, defeating Fenn Little (R) by 47.4 points.

John LewisDemocrat · winner
73.7%130,782
Fenn LittleRepublican
26.3%46,622
177,404 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 2010

Races before and after

EvenD+38.31994D+57.01998D+54.42000D+47.42010D+68.82012D+68.92016

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.

John LewisFenn Little
$1M
Raised by the campaign
$115.2K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$99.7K
$268.4K
Cash on hand
$15.6K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010