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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 Increase 1 Steady
Popular vote 2,104,098 1,448,869
Percentage 59.21% 40.77%
Swing Decrease 2.69% Increase 2.68%

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

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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

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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

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2012 Georgia's 1st congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jack Kingston (incumbent) 61,353 100.0
Total votes 61,353 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Lesli Rae Messinger, businesswoman,[6]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Nathan Russo, retired businessman[7]

Primary results

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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

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Endorsements

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Jack Kingston (R)

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Lesli Messinger (D)

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Results

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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

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2012 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election
 
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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%
 
Bishop:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
House:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
     No votes
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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sanford Bishop (incumbent) 68,981 100.0
Total votes 68,981 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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  • 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

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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

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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

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Endorsements

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Sanford Bishop (D)

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John House (R)

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Results

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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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Lynn Westmoreland, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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Primary results

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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

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Endorsements

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Lynn Westmoreland (R)

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Results

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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

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2012 Georgia's 4th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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  • Courtney Dillard, candidate for Rockdale County Board of Commissioners in 2010[28]
  • Lincoln Nunnally, business consultant,[29]

Primary results

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Chris Vaughn, pastor and motivational speaker[30]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Greg Pallen, businessman[31]

Primary results

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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General election

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Endorsements

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Hank Johnson (D)

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Results

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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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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Primary results

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Howard Stopeck, retired attorney[41]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Howard Stopeck 11,426 100.0
Total votes 11,426 100.0

General election

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John Lewis (D)

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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

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2012 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative

Republican primary

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Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Price (incumbent) 71,032 100.0
Total votes 71,032 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Jeff Kazanow, business consultant[43]
Eliminated in primary
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  • Robert Montigel, businessman[44]

Primary results

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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

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Endorsements

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Tom Price (R)

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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

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2012 Georgia's 7th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary
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  • David Hancock, software company executive[46]

Primary results

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Steve Reilly, attorney[46]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Steve Reilly 12,394 54.3
Total votes 12,394 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Rob Woodall (R)

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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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Austin Scott (incumbent) 59,300 100.0
Total votes 59,300 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Declined
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General election

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Endorsements

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Austin Scott (R)

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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

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See also: Georgia's 9th congressional district

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

Democratic primary

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  • Jody Cooley, attorney[51]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jody Cooley 8,963 54.3
Total votes 8,963 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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Eliminated in primary
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Martha Zoller

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Primary results

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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

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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

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Doug Collins (R)

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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

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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Paul Broun, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Declined
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Primary results

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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

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Campaign

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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]

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Paul Broun (R)

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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

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2012 Georgia's 11th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Phil Gingrey, incumbent U.S. Representative
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Primary results

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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

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Nominee
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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick Thompson 14,162 100.0
Total votes 14,162 100.0

General election

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Phil Gingrey (R)

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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

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2012 Georgia's 12th congressional district election
 
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Nominee John Barrow Lee Anderson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 139,148 119,973
Percentage 53.7% 46.3%
 
 
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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow (incumbent) 41,587 100.0
Total votes 41,587 100.0

Republican primary

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Nominee
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Declined
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Endorsements

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Maria Sheffield

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Primary results

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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

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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

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Campaign

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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

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John Barrow (D)

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Lee Anderson (R)

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Polling

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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

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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

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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

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2012 Georgia's 13th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic David Scott (incumbent) 55,214 100.0
Total votes 55,214 100.0

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Shahid Malik, businessman[41]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Shahid Malik 28,693 100.0
Total votes 28,693 100.0

General election

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David Scott (D)

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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

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2012 Georgia's 14th congressional district election
 
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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

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Candidates

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

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Republican primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Tom Graves (incumbent) 65,873 100.0
Total votes 65,873 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee
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  • Danny Grant, electrician[100]

Primary results

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Democratic primary results[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Danny Grant 10,228 100.0
Total votes 10,228 100.0

General election

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Endorsements

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Tom Graves (R)

Organizations

Results

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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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