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2008 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jack Kingston won the 2008 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election. Jack Kingston received 165,890 popular votes (66.53%). The main challenger was Bill Gillespie (33.47%).

See the full head-to-head between Kingston and Gillespie

Kingston +33.1 pts · won by 82,446 votes
Jack KingstonRepublicanWINNER66.53%
165,890 votes
Bill GillespieDemocratic33.47%
83,444 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.