Georgia had eleven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census.
Prior to the elections, Georgia's House delegation consisted of nine Democrats and one Republican.
As a result of the 1990 United States census, Georgia picked up an additional seat for the 1992 U.S. House elections.
[1] At the same time, the Assembly created a new, heavily Republican 6th District in Fulton and Cobb counties in the wealthy northern suburbs of Atlanta—-an area that Gingrich had never represented.
The changes made to Ray's district, which became considerably more urban and Republican than his old territory, contributed to his defeat in the fall to state senator Mac Collins.