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The 1990 Georgia's 6th congressional district election, a contest between Republican Firebrand Minority Whip and longtime Democratic Candidate David Worley resulted in a near upset for Worley as Gingrich was held to a 0.6% margin.
Among the factors that cost Gingrich the margins he once, and would later put up was anger resulting from Gingrich's opposition to a board to mediate the Eastern Airline Strike occuring at the time.
Further, Worley attacked Gingrich for actions such as having a Private , abusing the House Franking Privilage (free mail), and so on—the sort of Demagoguery that Republicans tended to use against Democrats (Almanac of American Politics, 316)
However, one of Worley's attacks backfired in a predictable way—not in that it was received badly, as it arguably helped on the ground, but—in attacking Gingrich over voting for a congressional pay raise in 1989 Worley was cut off from DCCC support.
Despite this, his "Anti-Washington Campaign" (NYT) was effective, increasing his percent of the vote from 41% in 1988 to 49% in 1990, nearly clinching the seat from the future House Speaker Newt Gingrich before the latter could help reshape American Politics after 1994
Held alongside the House election was the Gubernatorial Election, here, Lieutenant Governor Zell Miller beat State House Minority Leader and eventual Gingrich successor Johnny Isakson by 6.7% in CD-06.
Comparing the two Elections, Gingrich did better throughout most of the district, especially in the diversifying suburbs of Clayton and Southern Fulton County, as well as Heard County while Isakson did better in Polk, Haralson and Carroll Counties
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