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2008 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2008 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election?

John Linder won the 2008 Georgia U.S. House District 7 Election. John Linder received 209,354 popular votes (62.03%). The main challenger was Doug Heckman (37.97%).

See the full head-to-head between Linder and Heckman

Linder +24.1 pts · won by 81,195 votes
John LinderRepublicanWINNER62.03%
209,354 votes
Doug HeckmanDemocratic37.97%
128,159 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.