Georgia's 2nd congressional district: election results

U.S. House elections in Georgia's 2nd congressional district, 1976 to 2024: winners, vote shares and margins. District lines are redrawn after each census, so the area covered changes over time.

Current representative: Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (Democrat), term ends 2027-01-03.

Georgia's 2nd congressional district: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.

Year	Winner	Party	Share	Margin
2024	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	56.3%	12.7
2022	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	55.0%	10.0
2020	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	59.1%	18.2
2018	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	59.6%	19.3
2016	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	61.2%	22.5
2014	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	59.2%	18.3
2012	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	63.8%	27.6
2010	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	51.4%	2.9
2008	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	68.9%	37.9
2006	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	67.9%	35.8
2004	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	66.8%	33.6
2002	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	100.0%	—
2000	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	53.5%	7.0
1998	Sanford Bishop	Democratic	56.8%	13.6
1980	Charles Hatcher	Democratic	73.6%	47.2
1978	Dawson Mathis	Democratic	100.0%	—
1976	Dawson Mathis	Democratic	99.8%	—

2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sanford Bishop Won	DEM	176,028	56.33%
A. Wayne Johnson	REP	136,473	43.67%
Total		312,501

2022

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sanford Bishop Won	DEM	132,675	54.97%
Chris West	REP	108,665	45.03%
Total		241,340

2020

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Sanford Bishop Won	DEM	161,397	59.11%
Don Cole	REP	111,620	40.88%
JaMelle Hill	W	17	0.01%
Total		273,034

Questions and answers

Who represents Georgia's 2nd congressional district?

Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (Democrat) is the current representative; the term ends on 2027-01-03.

Who won the last election in Georgia's 2nd congressional district?

Sanford Bishop won in 2024 by 12.7 points.

Results: FiveThirtyEight, from official sources.