John Linder
John Linder ran in 25 elections between 1974 and 2008, winning 23. Served in the Georgia House of Representatives (District 44) and the U.S. House (GA-4, GA-11 and GA-7).
- Elections
- 25
- 1974–2008
- Won
- 23
- generals, primaries and specials
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Career
Offices held, and every time Linder was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Linder has run
Margin: how far Linder finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin | Raised |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | U.S. House, GA-7 | General | Won | Doug Heckmann (D) | 62% | R+24.1 | $582K |
| 2006 | U.S. House, GA-7 | General | Won | Allan Burns (D) | 70.9% | R+41.8 | $737.2K |
| 2004 | U.S. House, GA-7 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | $796.2K |
| 2002 | U.S. House, GA-7 | General | Won | Mike Berlon (D) | 78.9% | R+57.8 | $2.2M |
| 2000 | U.S. House, GA-11 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | $636.1K |
| 1998 | U.S. House, GA-11 | General | Won | Vincent Littman (D) | 69.3% | R+38.6 | $991.8K |
| 1996 | U.S. House, GA-11 | General | Won | Tommy Stephenson (D) | 64.3% | R+28.6 | $816K |
| 1994 | U.S. House, GA-4 | General | Won | Comer Yates (D) | 57.9% | R+15.7 | $857.6K |
| 1992 | U.S. House, GA-4 | General | Won | Cathey Steinberg (D) | 50.5% | R+1.1 | $543.4K |
| 1990 | U.S. House, GA-4 | General | Lost | Ben Jones (D) | 47.6% | D+4.9 | $696.9K |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1988 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1986 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1984 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1982 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Bruce C. Widener (R) | 55.5% | +11.1 | — |
| 1980 | Georgia State Senate, District 41 | Primary | Lost | James W. Tysinger (R) | 47.6% | −4.8 | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Unopposed | 99.9% | — | — |
| 1978 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Jerry Burrows (D) | 63.2% | R+26.4 | — |
| 1976 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | General | Won | Jerry Burrows (D) | 53.8% | R+7.7 | — |
| 1974 | Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 | Primary | Won | Beverly Warner (R), J. Dallas Johnson (R) | 50.1% | +14.2 | — |
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Seats Linder has held
- U.S. House, GA-7 · 2003–2010
- U.S. House, GA-11 · 1997–2002
- U.S. House, GA-4 · 1993–1996
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 · 1983–1990
- Georgia House of Representatives, District 44 · 1975–1980
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Who Linder has run against
- Doug Heckmann (D) · 2008 election, won
- Allan Burns (D) · 2006 election, won
- Mike Berlon (D) · 2002 election, won
- Vincent Littman (D) · 1998 election, won
- Tommy Stephenson (D) · 1996 election, won
- Comer Yates (D) · 1994 election, won
- Cathey Steinberg (D) · 1992 election, won
- Ben Jones (D) · 1990 election, lost
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)