John Lewis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==== 1988β2018 ==== Lewis was reelected 18 times, dropping below 70 percent of the vote in the general election only once in 1994, when he defeated Republican Dale Dixon by a 38-point margin, 69%β31%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28773 |title=GA District 5 Race β Nov 08, 1994 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194206/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=28773 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> He ran unopposed in 1996,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aclu.org/congressman-john-lewis |title=Congressman John Lewis |website=American Civil Liberties Union |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=August 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200803021522/https://www.aclu.org/congressman-john-lewis |url-status=live }}</ref> 2004,<ref name="2004Election">{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2004election/ |page=16 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2004 |website=[[United States House of Representatives]] |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013513/https://historycms2.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2004election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 2006,<ref name="2006Election">{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2006election/ |page=11 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2006 |website=[[United States House of Representatives]] |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013513/https://historycms2.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2006election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and 2008,<ref name="2008Election">{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2008election/ |page=16 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2008 |website=United States House of Representatives |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013513/https://historycms2.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2008election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> and again in 2014 and 2018.<ref name="2014Election">{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2014election/ |page=12 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2014 |work=United States House of Representatives |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013513/https://historycms2.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2014election/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="2018Election">{{cite web |url=https://history.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2018election/ |page=12 |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election, 2018 |website=United States House of Representatives |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=July 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717013514/https://historycms2.house.gov/Institution/Election-Statistics/2018election/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He was challenged in the Democratic primary just twice: in 1992 and 2008. In 1992, he defeated State Representative [[Mable Thomas]] 76%β24%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513779 |title=GA District 5 β D Primary Race β Jul 21, 1992 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029193651/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=513779 |archive-date=October 29, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> In 2008, Thomas decided to challenge Lewis again; Markel Hutchins also contested the race. Lewis defeated Hutchins and Thomas 69%β16%β15%.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384597 |title=GA District 5 β D Primary Race β Jul 15, 2008 |publisher=Our Campaigns |access-date=July 26, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924164420/http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384597 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. If you do not want your writing to be edited mercilessly, then do not submit it here. You are also promising us that you wrote this yourself, or copied it from a public domain or similar free resource (see Christianpedia:Copyrights for details). Do not submit copyrighted work without permission! Cancel Editing help (opens in new window) Discuss this page