Georgia's 6th Congressional District Special Election, 1999
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A special election to determine the member of the
United States House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on February 23, 1999. The seat was previously held by
Speaker of the House The speaker of a deliberative assembly, especially a legislative body, is its presiding officer, or the chair. The title was first used in 1377 in England. Usage The title was first recorded in 1377 to describe the role of Thomas de Hungerf ...
Newt Gingrich Newton Leroy Gingrich (; né McPherson; born June 17, 1943) is an American politician and author who served as the 50th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1995 to 1999. A member of the Republican Party, he was the U ...
, who resigned after facing a revolt in the Republican caucus after the Republicans lost four seats in the 1998 midterm elections. Since Johnny Isakson received over 50% of the vote, no runoff was held. He would later be elected to the
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1999 United States House of Representatives elections There were elections in 1999 to the United States House of Representatives: Summary Elections are listed by date and district. , - ! , colspan=3 , Vacant , , Newt Gingrich (R) had resigned at the end of the previous Congress.New mem ...


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