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2000 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election?

John Lewis won the 2000 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election. John Lewis received 137,333 popular votes (77.18%). The main challenger was Hank Schwab (22.82%).

See the full head-to-head between Lewis and Schwab

Lewis +54.4 pts · won by 96,727 votes
John LewisDemocraticWINNER77.18%
137,333 votes
Hank SchwabRepublican22.82%
40,606 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified November 9, 2026.