2006 Georgia's 4th congressional district election

The 2006 Georgia's 4th congressional district election was an election for the United States House of Representatives. The general election was held on November 7, 2006. However, the 4th was a heavily Democratic district, with the Democratic primary viewed as the more important contest. In that primary, DeKalb County Commissioner Hank Johnson upset the incumbent, Cynthia McKinney.

2006 Georgia's 4th congressional district election

November 7, 2006
 
Nominee Hank Johnson Catherine Davis
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 106,352 34,778
Percentage 75.4% 24.6%

U.S. Representative before election

Cynthia McKinney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Hank Johnson
Democratic

Johnson went on to defeat Republican Catherine Davis, a human resources manager and GOP activist, in November to become the district's Representative.

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