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2016Final results

2016 election for Georgia's 2nd District

U.S. House · Georgia

Sanford Bishop (D) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Greg Duke (R) by 22.5 points.

Sanford BishopDemocrat · winner
61.2%148,543
Greg DukeRepublican
38.8%94,056
242,599 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016

Races before and after

EvenD+2.92010D+27.62012D+18.32014D+22.52016D+19.32018D+18.22020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Sanford BishopGreg Duke
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$45.5K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$45K
$196.3K
Cash on hand
$879

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2016.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2016