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      Home/Elections/1980/US House/Georgia/GA-07
      1980·US House·Georgia·District profile →

      Georgia District 7 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Larry P McDonald
      68.1%115,892 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Richard Castellucis
      31.9%54,242 votes
      Margin
      D+36.2
      170,142 total votes
      3 candidates170,142 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Larry P McDonaldDEM✓
      		DEM115,89268.1%
      Richard CastellucisREP
      		REP54,24231.9%
      WriteinOTH
      		OTH8---

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+22.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+2.5
      R+40R+20EvenD+20D+4020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202438.4%60.4%R+22.0432,397
      202039.5%59.0%R+19.5406,792
      201632.8%62.9%R+30.2317,129
      201226.8%73.2%R+46.5273,022
      200831.2%67.8%R+36.5269,096

      Seat History

      US House in Georgia

      2024
      Richard McCormickREP
      R+29.7
      2022
      Lucy McBathDEM
      D+21.7
      Redistricted
      2020
      Carolyn BourdeauxDEM
      D+2.8
      2018
      Rob WoodallREP
      R+0.1
      2016
      Rob WoodallREP
      R+20.8
      2014
      Rob WoodallREP
      R+30.8
      2012
      Rob WoodallREP
      R+24.3
      Redistricted
      2010
      Rob WoodallREP
      R+34.1
      2008
      John LinderREP
      R+24.1
      2006
      John LinderREP
      R+41.8
      2004
      John LinderREP
      R+100.0
      2002
      John LinderREP
      R+57.8
      Redistricted
      2000
      Bob BarrREP
      R+10.5
      1998
      Bob BarrREP
      R+10.8
      1996
      Bob BarrREP
      R+15.6
      View all US House history for Georgia →

      Candidates

      WriteinOTH
      Record0W-2660L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-2024
      US House / Governor
      Full profile →
      Larry P McDonaldDEM
      Record4W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1982
      US House
      Full profile →
      Richard CastellucisREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1980-1980
      US House
      Full profile →

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