Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, GA-02
Sanford Bishop
American politician (born 1947)
- Over
- Matt Day (Republican), 39.2%
- Votes
- 148,422 (52,784 ahead)
- Called
- First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-07
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +16.7, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis.
More
A member of the Blue Dog Coalition, he belongs to the moderate faction of the Democratic Party. His district is in southwestern Georgia and includes Albany, Thomasville, and most of Columbus and Macon.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-08 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- February 4, 1947 (age 79)
- Education
- Morehouse College, Bachelor of Arts, 1968
- Emory University School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1971
- Central High School, 1964
- Occupation
- lawyer
- In Congress
- 17 House terms, since January 5, 1993
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05) and congress-legislators (public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, GA-02. Won with 60.8%, 21.6 points ahead over Matt Day.
- Sanford Bishop Democratic · winner60.8%
- Sanford Bishop Democratic · winnern/a
- Matt Day Republican39.2%
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-07 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +16.7, from the Vugol Vector model)
- Result
- D +21.6
- Difference
- 4.9 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: SANFORD BISHOP FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
5.4% of the $470,088 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)1.9%$25,211
- Individuals, itemized32.7%$444,877
- Other political committees (PACs)64.5%$878,500
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts1.0%$13,562
Employers donors listed
- AFLAC, INC.$17,30012 contributions
- THE STONE LAW GROUP - TRIAL LAWYERS, L$14,0004 contributions
- PHOEBE PUTNEY HOSPITAL$13,85021 contributions
- AFLAC INC.$13,0006 contributions
- BROYDRICK AND ASSOCIATES$8,25012 contributions
- THEGROUP$8,0004 contributions
- AFLAC, INC$7,0002 contributions
- HOLIDAY INN$7,0002 contributions
- PEZOLD MANAGEMENT$7,0002 contributions
- WISEMEN MULTIMEDIA LLC$6,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash a05de4978056
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here. OpenSecrets publishes them on its page for this member.
Record
Committee assignments
- House Committee on Appropriations
3 subcommittees
- Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies (Ranking Member)
- Financial Services and General Government
- Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies
Source: congress-legislators (current committees) · retrieved 2026-11-05 · current Congress; the new committees are set after January 3, 2027
Bills and resolutions, 119th Congress (2025 to 2027)
- Sponsored
- 8 bills and resolutions
- Cosponsored
- 404 bills and resolutions
Most recent sponsored bills
- H.Res. 1546: Expressing support for the recognition of Nigerian Heritage Month and celebrating the heritage, culture, and contributions of Nigerians and Nigerian Americans in the United States.Introduced September 16, 2026. Latest action September 16, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- H.Res. 1206: Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable David Scott.Introduced April 22, 2026. Latest action April 22, 2026: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- H.Res. 1157: Commending the American Chemical Society on the occasion of its 150th anniversary and recognizing its many years of service to the United States.Introduced April 9, 2026. Latest action April 9, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.
- H.R. 7762: Protecting Our Produce ActIntroduced March 3, 2026. Latest action April 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on Nutrition and Foreign Agriculture.
- H.R. 7761: Heirs Education and Investment to Resolve Succession of Property ActIntroduced March 3, 2026. Latest action April 3, 2026: Referred to the Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities, Risk Management, and Credit.
- H.R. 5422: Military Housing Performance Insight ActIntroduced September 17, 2025. Latest action September 17, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Source: Congress.gov (Library of Congress) · the 119th Congress runs until January 3, 2027; a later Congress is not included · retrieved 2026-11-08 · counts of activity, not a measure of results · response hash 4bfd08bb88de
Bills and votes
The full list of bills and every recorded vote are published by Congress. We link to them rather than copy them:
Roll-call vote records are not on file here.
Issues and positions
Not yet on file: issue positions (we publish only what a source states). Are you this person? Update your profile
Contact and links
- Website
- bishop.house.gov via Wikidata
- Office phone
- 202-225-3631
- Washington office
- 2407 Rayburn House Office Building Washington DC 20515-1002
- Campaign email
- Not on file
Sources: congress-legislators (official, public domain, retrieved 2026-11-05); Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- 2024U.S. House, GA-02 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
- 2022U.S. House, GA-02 · General · won · 132,675 votes (55.0%) Vugol.Me record
- 2020U.S. House, GA-02 · General · won · 161,397 votes (59.1%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018U.S. House, GA-02 · General · won · 136,699 votes (59.6%) Vugol.Me record
- 1993 to presentUnited States representative Wikidata
- 1991 to 1993member of the Georgia State Senate Wikidata
- 1977 to 1991member of the Georgia House of Representatives Wikidata
- Dates not givenUnited States representative Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q983428). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Georgia&oldid=1384179081
- Call time: First seen here 11:04 PM ET
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanford_Bishop
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983428
- Congressional service, committees and official contact: congress-legislators (public domain), https://github.com/unitedstates/congress-legislators
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H2GA02031/
- photo_full_body http://bishop.house.gov
- photo_action http://bishop.house.gov
- photo_headshot https://github.com/unitedstates/images
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