2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts, an increase of one seat following the 2010 United States census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. The party primary elections were held on July 31, 2012, and the run-off on August 21, 2012.

2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

← 2010 November 6, 2012 (2012-11-06) 2014 →
All 14 Georgia seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 8 5 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 1 Popular vote 2,104,098 1,448,869 Percentage 59.21% 40.77% Swing 2.69% 2.68%
Republican   60–70%   70–80%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%

The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Republican-controlled Georgia General Assembly, was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal on September 7, 2011. The new district, numbered the 9th, is based in Hall County. The map also makes the 12th district, currently represented by Democrat John Barrow, much more favorable to Republicans.^[1]

Overview

United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2012[2]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats before	Seats after	+/–
	Republican	2,104,098	59.2%	8	9	+1
	Democratic	1,448,869	40.8%	5	5	±0
	Others[3]	611	0.0%	0	0	-
Totals		3,553,578	100.00%	13	14	+1

By district

Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:

District	Republican		Democratic		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	157,181	62.98%	92,399	37.02%	0	0.00%	249,580	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 2	92,410	36.22%	162,751	63.78%	0	0.00%	255,161	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 3	232,380	99.95%	0	0.00%	105	0.05%	232,485	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 4	75,041	26.43%	208,861	73.55%	60	0.02%	283,962	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 5	43,335	15.61%	234,330	84.39%	15	0.01%	277,680	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 6	189,669	64.51%	104,365	35.49%	0	0.00%	294,034	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 7	156,689	62.16%	95,377	37.84%	0	0.00%	252,066	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 8	197,789	100.00%	0	0.00%	0	0.00%	197,789	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 9	192,101	76.18%	60,052	23.82%	0	0.00%	252,153	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 10	211,065	99.81%	0	0.00%	401	0.19%	211,065	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 11	196,968	68.55%	90,353	31.44%	30	0.01%	287,321	100.00%	Republican Hold
District 12	119,973	46.30%	139,148	53.70%	0	0.00%	259,121	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 13	79,550	28.26%	201,988	71.74%	0	0.00%	281,538	100.00%	Democratic Hold
District 14	159,947	72.97%	59,245	27.03%	0	0.00%	219,192	100.00%	Republican Hold
Total	2,104,098	59.21%	1,448,869	40.77%	611	0.02%	3,553,578	100.00%

District 1

2012 Georgia's 1st congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Jack Kingston Lesli Messinger Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 157,181 92,399 Percentage 63.0% 37.0%

Results by precinct Kingston:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Messinger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Tie:      50%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Jack Kingston Republican Elected U.S. Representative Jack Kingston Republican

See also: Georgia's 1st congressional district

Republican incumbent Jack Kingston, who has represented Georgia's 1st congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election.^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jack Kingston, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Kingston (incumbent)	61,353	100.0
Total votes			61,353	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lesli Rae Messinger, businesswoman,^[6]

Eliminated in primary

• Nathan Russo, retired businessman^[7]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lesli Rae Messinger	15,390	54.3
	Democratic	Nathan C. Russo	55,880	45.7
Total votes			28,342	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Jack Kingston (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Lesli Messinger (D)

Organizations

• Progressive Democrats of America^[12]

Results

Georgia's 1st congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Kingston (incumbent)	157,181	63.0
	Democratic	Lesli Messinger	92,399	37.0
Total votes			249,580	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

2012 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Sanford Bishop John House Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 162,751 92,410 Percentage 63.8% 36.2%

Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% House:      50–60%      60–70% County results Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% House:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes Precinct results

U.S. Representative before election Sanford Bishop Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Sanford Bishop Democratic

See also: Georgia's 2nd congressional district

Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop, who has represented Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election.^[13] In redistricting, the 2nd district was made majority-African American^[14] and Macon was moved from the 8th district to the 2nd.^[15] The Hill ranked Bishop at fourth in its list of house members most helped by redistricting.^[16]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford Bishop (incumbent)	68,981	100.0
Total votes			68,981	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John House, Army veteran^[17]

Eliminated in primary

• Rick Allen, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2010^[18]
• Ken DeLoach, pastor and Christian school dean and candidate for Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010^[19]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rick Allen	11,312	42.0
	Republican	John House	8,614	31.9
	Republican	Ken DeLoach	7,043	26.1
Total votes			26,969	100.0

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John House	2,705	55.0
	Republican	Rick Allen	2,217	45.0
Total votes			4,922	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Sanford Bishop (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[20]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[21]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[22]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]

John House (R)

Organizations

• Georgia Right to Life
• Iraq Veterans for Congress^[23]

Results

Georgia's 2nd congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sanford Bishop (incumbent)	162,751	63.8
	Republican	John House	92,410	36.2
Total votes			255,161	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Georgia's 3rd congressional district

Republican incumbent Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented Georgia's 3rd congressional district since 2007, and had previously represented the 8th district from 2005 to 2007, is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Chip Flanegan, business owner
• Kent Kingsley, former chair of the Lamar County Commission and retired Army lieutenant colonel^[24][25][26]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland (incumbent)	64,765	71.6
	Republican	Chip Flanegan	13,139	14.5
	Republican	Kent Kingsley	12,517	13.9
Total votes			90,421	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Lynn Westmoreland (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• Georgia Right to Life
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 3rd congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lynn Westmoreland (incumbent)	232,380	99.95
	Independent	David Ferguson (write-in)	105	0.05
Total votes			232,485	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

2012 Georgia's 4th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Hank Johnson Chris Vaughn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 208,861 75,041 Percentage 73.6% 26.4%

Results by precinct Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Vaughn:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Hank Johnson Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Hank Johnson Democratic

See also: Georgia's 4th congressional district

Democratic incumbent Hank Johnson, who has represented Georgia's 4th congressional district since 2007, is running for re-election.^[27]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Courtney Dillard, candidate for Rockdale County Board of Commissioners in 2010^[28]
• Lincoln Nunnally, business consultant,^[29]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson (incumbent)	52,982	77.0
	Democratic	Courtney L. Dillard	13,130	19.1
	Democratic	Lincoln Nunnally	2,728	3.9
Total votes			68,840	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Chris Vaughn, pastor and motivational speaker^[30]

Eliminated in primary

• Greg Pallen, businessman^[31]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Vaughn	17,261	54.5
	Republican	Greg Pallen	14,422	45.5
Total votes			31,683	100.0

Green primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cynthia McKinney, former U.S. Representative and Green Party Presidential nominee in 2008

General election

Endorsements

Hank Johnson (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[20]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[21]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[22]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[32]
• Humane Society of the United States^[33]
• J Street^[34]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[36]

Results

Georgia's 4th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hank Johnson (incumbent)	208,861	73.6
	Republican	Chris Vaughn	75,041	26.4
	Green	Cynthia McKinney (write-in)[37][38]	58	0.0
	Independent	Rachele Fruit (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			283,962	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 5

See also: Georgia's 5th congressional district

Democratic incumbent John Lewis, who has represented Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987, is running for re-election.^[39]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Michael Johnson, former Fulton County superior court judge ^[40]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lewis (incumbent)	69,985	80.8
	Democratic	Michael Johnson	16,666	19.2
Total votes			86,651	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Howard Stopeck, retired attorney^[41]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard Stopeck	11,426	100.0
Total votes			11,426	100.0

General election

Endorsements

John Lewis (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[20]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[21]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[22]
• National Education Association
• United Steelworkers

Organizations

• Human Rights Campaign^[32]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[36]
• Stonewall Democrats^[42]

Results

Georgia's 5th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Lewis (incumbent)	234,330	84.4
	Republican	Howard Stopeck	43,335	15.6
	Independent	John Benson (write-in)	12	0.0
	Independent	Raymond Davis (write-in)	2	0.0
Total votes			277,680	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

2012 Georgia's 6th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Tom Price Jeff Kazanow Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 189,669 104,365 Percentage 64.5% 35.5%

Precinct Results Price:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Kazanow:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Tom Price Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Price Democratic

See also: Georgia's 6th congressional district

Republican incumbent Tom Price, who has represented Georgia's 6th congressional district since 2005, is running for re-election.^[43] In redistricting, the 6th district was made slightly less favorable to Republicans: Cherokee County was removed from the district, while parts of DeKalb County were added to it.^[14]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (incumbent)	71,032	100.0
Total votes			71,032	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jeff Kazanow, business consultant^[43]

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Montigel, businessman^[44]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Kazanow	10,313	51.1
	Democratic	Robert Montigel	9,881	48.9
Total votes			20,194	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Price (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• Georgia Right to Life
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 6th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Price (incumbent)	189,669	64.5
	Democratic	Jeff Kazanow	104,365	35.5
Total votes			294,034	100.0
	Republican hold

District 7

2012 Georgia's 7th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Rob Woodall Steve Reilly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 156,689 95,377 Percentage 62.2% 37.8%

Results by precinct Woodall:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Reilly:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes      50%

U.S. Representative before election Rob Woodall Republican Elected U.S. Representative Rob Woodall Republican

See also: Georgia's 7th congressional district

Republican incumbent Rob Woodall, who has represented Georgia's 7th congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election.^[45]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• David Hancock, software company executive^[46]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Woodall (incumbent)	45,157	71.8
	Republican	David Hancock	17,730	28.2
Total votes			62,887	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve Reilly, attorney^[46]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Reilly	12,394	54.3
Total votes			12,394	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Rob Woodall (R)

Organizations

• Georgia Right to Life
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 7th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Rob Woodall (incumbent)	156,689	62.2
	Democratic	Steve Reilly	95,377	37.8
Total votes			252,066	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

See also: Georgia's 8th congressional district

Republican incumbent Austin Scott, who was first elected to represent Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010, is running unopposed in the primary as well as the general election.^[47] In redistricting, most of Macon—the heart of the 8th and its predecessors for over a century—was shifted to the neighboring 2nd, thereby making the 8th district more favorable to Republicans,^[15] which prompted The Hill to rank Scott at fifth in its list of house members most helped by redistricting.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (incumbent)	59,300	100.0
Total votes			59,300	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declined

• Jim Marshall, former U.S. Representative^[48]
• DuBose Porter, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives^[49]

General election

Endorsements

Austin Scott (R)

Organizations

• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 8th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Austin Scott (incumbent)	197,789	100.0
Total votes			197,789	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

See also: Georgia's 9th congressional district

In redistricting, the new 9th district is centered around Gainesville and has no incumbent.^[50]

Democratic primary

• Jody Cooley, attorney^[51]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jody Cooley	8,963	54.3
Total votes			8,963	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Doug Collins, state representative^[52]

Eliminated in primary

• Roger Fitzpatrick, school principal^[53]
• Martha Zoller, radio personality^[54]

Declined

• Hunter Bicknell, chair of the Jackson County Commission;^[55]
• Jim Butterworth, State senator^[56]
• Casey Cagle, Lieutenant governor^[57]
• Bill Cowsert, state senator^[14]
• Clifton McDuffie, former chief executive officer of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce,^[58]

Endorsements

Martha Zoller

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[59]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins	45,894	41.8
	Republican	Martha Zoller	45,160	41.1
	Republican	Roger Fitzpatrick	18,730	17.1
Total votes			109,784	100.0

Runoff results

Collins defeated Zoller in an August runoff election.^[61]

Republican primary runoff results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins	39,016	54.6
	Republican	Martha Zoller	32,417	45.4
Total votes			71,433	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Doug Collins (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• Georgia Right to Life
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 9th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Doug Collins	192,101	76.2
	Democratic	Jody Cooley	60,052	23.8
Total votes			252,153	100.0
	Republican win (new seat)

District 10

See also: Georgia's 10th congressional district

Republican incumbent Paul Broun, who has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district since 2007, ran for re-election.^[45]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Paul Broun, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Stephen Simpson, businessman and retired Army officer^[62]

Declined

• Mac Collins, former U.S. Representative^[63]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Broun (incumbent)	58,405	69.0
	Republican	Stephen K. Simpson	26,256	31.0
Total votes			84,661	100.0

General election

Campaign

In a leaked video of a speech given at Liberty Baptist Church Sportsman's Banquet on September 27, Broun is heard telling supporters that, "All that stuff I was taught about evolution and embryology and the Big Bang Theory, all that is lies straight from the pit of Hell." Broun also believes that the world is less than 9000 years old and that it was created in six literal days. In response to this, and as Broun is also on the House Science Committee, libertarian radio talk show host Neal Boortz spearheaded a campaign to run deceased biologist Charles Darwin against Broun as the Democratic candidate, with the intention of drawing attention to these comments from the scientific community and having him removed from his post on the House Science Committee.^[64] Darwin received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in the election, which Broun won.^[65]

Endorsements

Paul Broun (R)

Organizations

• Eagle Forum^[66]
• Georgia Right to Life
• Gun Owners of America^[67]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 10th congressional district^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Broun (incumbent)	211,065	99.8
	Independent	Brian Russell Brown (write-in)	401	0.2
Total votes			211,466	100.0
	Republican hold

District 11

2012 Georgia's 11th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Phil Gingrey Patrick Thompson Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 196,968 90,353 Percentage 68.5% 31.5%

Results by precinct Gingrey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Thompson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election Phil Gingrey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Phil Gingrey Republican

See also: Georgia's 11th congressional district

Republican incumbent Phil Gingrey, who has represented Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Phil Gingrey, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• William Llop, certified public accountant
• Michael Opitz, arbitrator^[68]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Gingrey (incumbent)	75,697	80.9
	Republican	Michael Opitz	9,231	9.9
	Republican	William Llop	8,604	9.2
Total votes			93,532	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Patrick Thompson, technology sales executive and nominee for state senate's 56th district in 2010^[69]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick Thompson	14,162	100.0
Total votes			14,162	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Phil Gingrey (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• Georgia Right to Life
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 11th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Gingrey (incumbent)	196,968	68.5
	Democratic	Patrick Thompson	90,353	31.5
	Independent	Allan Levene (write-in)	30	0.0
Total votes			287,351	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

2012 Georgia's 12th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee John Barrow Lee Anderson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 139,148 119,973 Percentage 53.7% 46.3%

County results Precinct results Barrow:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Anderson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. Representative before election John Barrow Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Barrow Democratic

See also: Georgia's 12th congressional district

In redistricting, Savannah was removed from Georgia's 12th congressional district and replaced with the Augusta area, thereby making the district more favorable to Republicans.^[15] The former 12th district gave 55 per cent of its vote in the 2008 presidential election to Democratic nominee, whereas only 40 per cent of the new district's voters voted for Obama.^[14] Democratic incumbent John Barrow, who has represented the 12th district since 2005, is running for re-election.^[70]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Barrow (incumbent)	41,587	100.0
Total votes			41,587	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Lee Anderson, state representative^[71]

Eliminated in primary

• Rick W Allen, businessman^[71]
• Wright McLeod, real estate lawyer and retired Navy commander^[72]
• Maria Sheffield, attorney and candidate for State Insurance Commissioner in 2010^[73]

Declined

• Max Burns, former U.S. Representative^[14]
• Buddy Carter, state senator^[74]
• Ben Harbin, state representative^[14]
• Jeanne Seaver, Tea Party activist and candidate for this seat in 2010;^[14]
• Tommie Williams, state senate's president pro tempore^[75]

Endorsements

Maria Sheffield

Organizations

• Maggie's List^[59]
• Susan B. Anthony List^[60]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Anderson	20,551	34.2
	Republican	Rick Allen	15,436	25.7
	Republican	Wright McLeod	14,856	24.8
	Republican	Maria Sheffield	9,207	15.3
Total votes			60,050	100.0

Anderson defeated Allen in an August runoff election, winning the Republican nomination.^[76]

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Anderson	13,785	50.3
	Republican	Rick Allen	13,626	49.7
Total votes			27,411	100.0

General election

Campaign

Given the increased Republican lean of his district and that his home in Savannah had been removed, Barrow faced significant political headwinds entering the general election campaign. However, his ad campaign, where he made direct-to-camera appeals was able to paint him a conservative democrat without alienating the party's liberal base. One ad featured Barrow showing off his grandfather's revolver and his father's bolt-action rifle and recounting "Long before I was born, my grandfather used this little Smith & Wesson here to help stop a lynching".^[77]

In contrast, the Anderson campaign tried to appeal to the district's largely rural base by empathizing his background as a hay farmer. His cause wasn't helped by fact that Anderson, after stumbling in some of the GOP primary debates, has refused to share a debate stage with Barrow, a Harvard-educated lawyer.^[78]

Anderson's performance during the campaign was criticised by political analyst Stuart Rothenberg stating that "This district is one that should have never been a headache for the GOP, but after getting a weak nominee in state Rep. Lee Anderson, reality is setting in for many Republican operatives. Anderson's weakness isn't the only factor in this race. Rep. John Barrow has run a good race with terrific TV ads meant to demonstrate his political independence and get voters to focus on him and not on his party."^[79]

As election day approached, Barrow expressed confidence, saying that "I'm encouraged by everything I see and hear".^[80]

Endorsements

John Barrow (D)

Labor unions

• AFL–CIO^[81]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[21]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[22]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Blue Dog Coalition^[82]
• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program^[83]
• National Federation of Independent Business
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]
• Veterans of Foreign Wars

Lee Anderson (R)

U.S. Representatives

• John Boehner, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (2011–present)
• Eric Cantor, Majority Leader of the United States House of Representatives (2011–present)
• Jack Kingston, U.S. representative from Georgia's 1st congressional district (1993–present)
• Lynn Westmoreland, U.S. representative from Georgia's 3rd congressional district (2007–present)
• Tom Price, U.S. representative from Georgia's 6th congressional district (2005–present)
• Rob Woodall, U.S. representative from Georgia's 7th congressional district (2011–present)
• Austin Scott, U.S. representative from Georgia's 8th congressional district (2011–present)
• Tom Graves, U.S. representative from Georgia's 9th congressional district (2010–present)
• Paul Broun, U.S. representative from Georgia's 10th congressional district (2007–present)
• Phil Gingrey, U.S. representative from Georgia's 11th congressional district (2003–present)

Statewide officials

• Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia (2011-present)
• Gary Black, Agriculture Commissioner of Georgia (2011-present)^[84]

Organizations

• Georgia Right to Life
• Gun Owners of America^[67]
• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program^[85]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• Tea Party Express^[86]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	John Barrow (D)	Lee Anderson (R)	Undecided
20/20 Insight, LLC[87]	October 29–31, 2012	450	±4.6%	50%	44%	6%
Benenson Strategy Group[88]	October 8–10, 2012	400	±4.9%	48%	45%	7%
McLaughlin and Associates[89]	August 29–30, 2012	400	±4.9%	43%	44%	13%

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[90]	Tossup	November 5, 2012
Rothenberg[91]	Tossup	November 2, 2012
Roll Call[92]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
Sabato's Crystal Ball[93]	Lean D	November 5, 2012
NY Times[94]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
RCP[95]	Tossup	November 4, 2012
The Hill[96]	Tossup	November 4, 2012

Results

Georgia's 12th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Barrow (incumbent)	139,148	53.7
	Republican	Lee Anderson	119,973	46.3
Total votes			259,121	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

2012 Georgia's 13th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee David Scott Shahid Malik Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 201,988 79,550 Percentage 71.7% 28.3%

Results by precinct Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Malik:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      No votes

U.S. Representative before election David Scott Democratic Elected U.S. Representative David Scott Democratic

See also: Georgia's 13th congressional district

Democratic incumbent David Scott, who has represented Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election.^[97]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott (incumbent)	55,214	100.0
Total votes			55,214	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Shahid Malik, businessman^[41]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Shahid Malik	28,693	100.0
Total votes			28,693	100.0

General election

Endorsements

David Scott (D)

Labor unions

• International Brotherhood of Boilermakers^[20]
• International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers^[21]
• National Association of Letter Carriers^[22]
• National Education Association

Organizations

• Humane Society of the United States^[33]
• Planned Parenthood Action Fund^[35]
• Sierra Club^[36]

Results

Georgia's 13th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Scott (incumbent)	201,988	71.7
	Republican	Shahid Malik	79,550	28.3
Total votes			281,538	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 14

2012 Georgia's 14th congressional district election

← 2010 2014 →

Nominee Tom Graves Daniel Grant Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 159,947 59,245 Percentage 73.0% 27.0%

Results by precinct Graves:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Grant:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Graves (9th) Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Graves Republican

See also: Georgia's 9th congressional district and Georgia's 14th congressional district

In redistricting, the new 14th district includes almost all of northwestern Georgia. Republican incumbent Tom Graves, who has represented the 9th district since May 2010, lives in this new district and is running for re-election here.^[50]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district

Declined

• Bob Barr, former U.S. Representative and Libertarian Party nominee in 2008^[98][99]
• Jerry Shearin, former chair of the Paulding County Commission
• Steve Tarvin, candidate for the 9th district in 2010

Primary results

Republican primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Graves (incumbent)	65,873	100.0
Total votes			65,873	100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Danny Grant, electrician^[100]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Danny Grant	10,228	100.0
Total votes			10,228	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tom Graves (R)

Organizations

• Campaign for Working Families^[8]
• Eagle Forum^[66]
• Family Research Council
• Georgia Right to Life
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[9]
• National Right to Life Committee^[10]
• United States Chamber of Commerce^[11]

Results

Georgia's 14th congressional district, 2012^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tom Graves (incumbent)	159,947	73.0
	Democratic	Daniel "Danny" Grant	59,245	27.0
Total votes			219,192	100.0
	Republican hold

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External links

• Elections Division at the Georgia Secretary of State
  • Election results Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
• United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Georgia U.S. House at OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Georgia at OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation