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1996 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1996 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election?

Bob Barr won the 1996 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election. Bob Barr received 112,009 popular votes (57.8%). The main challenger was Charlie Watts (42.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Barr and Watts

Barr +15.6 pts · won by 30,244 votes
Bob BarrRepublicanWINNER57.8%
112,009 votes
Charlie WattsDemocratic42.2%
81,765 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.