The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the 14
U.S. Representatives
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from the state, one from each of the state's 14
congressional districts
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, an increase of one seat following the
2010 United States Census
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. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial
presidential election
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Elections by country
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. The party primary elections were held on July 31, 2012, and the run-off on August 21, 2012.
The new congressional map, drawn and passed by the Republican-controlled
Georgia General Assembly
The Georgia General Assembly is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Georgia. It is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Each of the General Assembly's 236 members serve two-year terms and are directly ...
, was signed into law by
Governor
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Nathan Deal
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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
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Politics
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*A member of a Democratic Party:
**Democratic Party (United States) (D)
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John Barrow, much more favorable to
Republicans.
Overview
By district
Results of the 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:
District 1
Republican incumbent
Jack Kingston
John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...
, who has represented
Georgia's 1st congressional district
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since 1993, is running for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*
Jack Kingston
John Heddens Kingston (born April 24, 1955) is an American politician who served as U.S. representative for in southeast Georgia, serving from 1993 to 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party and was part of the House leadership (2002–06) ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Lesli Rae Messinger, businesswoman,
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Nathan Russo, retired businessman
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 2
Democratic incumbent
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member o ...
, who has represented
Georgia's 2nd congressional district
Georgia's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Democrat Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
Georgia's largest district by land area, it comprises much of the southwes ...
since 1993, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made majority-
African American
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and
Macon was moved from the
8th district to the 2nd.
The Hill ranked Bishop at fourth in its list of house members most helped by redistricting.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*
Sanford Bishop
Sanford Dixon Bishop Jr. (born February 4, 1947) is an American lawyer and politician serving as the U.S. representative for , serving since 1993. He became the dean of Georgia's congressional delegation after the death of John Lewis. A member o ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* John House,
Army
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veteran
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A military veteran that has ...
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Rick Allen, businessman and candidate for this seat in
2010
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* Ken DeLoach, pastor and Christian school dean and candidate for Georgia's 8th congressional district in
2010
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Primary results
Runoff results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 3
Republican incumbent
Lynn Westmoreland
Leon Acton "Lynn" Westmoreland (born April 2, 1950) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2017 and the from 2005 to 2007. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Early life, education and career
Westmorel ...
, who has represented
Georgia's 3rd congressional district
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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
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lieutenant colonel
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Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 4
Democratic incumbent
Hank Johnson
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, who has represented
Georgia's 4th congressional district
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since 2007, is running for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Courtney Dillard, candidate for
Rockdale County Board of Commissioners in 2010
* Lincoln Nunnally, business consultant,
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Chris Vaughn, pastor and motivational speaker
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Greg Pallen, businessman
Primary results
Green primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*
Cynthia McKinney
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, former U.S. Representative and
Green Party
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Greens believe that these issues are inherently related to one another as a foundation ...
Presidential nominee in
2008
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General election
Endorsements
Results
District 5
Democratic incumbent
John Lewis
John Robert Lewis (February 21, 1940 – July 17, 2020) was an American politician and civil rights activist who served in the United States House of Representatives for from 1987 until his death in 2020. He participated in the 1960 Nashville ...
, who has represented
Georgia's 5th congressional district
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since 1987, is running for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Michael Johnson, former
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superior court
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judge
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Howard Stopeck, retired attorney
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Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 6
Republican incumbent Tom Price, who has represented Georgia's 6th congressional district
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since 2005, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 6th district was made slightly less favorable to Republicans: Cherokee County Cherokee County is the name of eight counties in the United States:
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was removed from the district, while parts of DeKalb County DeKalb County may refer to one of several counties in the United States, all of which were named for Baron Johan DeKalb:
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* DeKalb County, Missouri
...
were added to it.[
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Tom Price, incumbent U.S. Representative
Republican primary
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Jeff Kazanow, business consultant[
]
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Robert Montigel, businessman
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 7
Republican incumbent Rob Woodall
William Robert Woodall III (born February 11, 1970) is an American attorney and politician who was the U.S. representative for from 2011 to 2021. The district included most of Gwinnett County, a suburban county northeast of Atlanta. A Republica ...
, who has represented Georgia's 7th congressional district
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since January 2011, is running for re-election.
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* David Hancock, software company executive
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*Steve Reilly, attorney[
]
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 8
Republican incumbent Austin Scott, who was first elected to represent Georgia's 8th congressional district
Georgia's 8th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. The district is currently represented by Republican Austin Scott.
The district is located in central and south-central Georgia, and stretches from th ...
in 2010
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, is running unopposed in the primary as well as the general election. In redistricting, most of Macon—the heart of the 8th and its predecessors for over a century—was shifted to the neighboring 2nd
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, thereby making the 8th district more favorable to Republicans,[ 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
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Declined
=
* Jim Marshall, former U.S. Representative
*DuBose Porter
DuBose Porter (born October 2, 1953) is an American attorney, politician, businessman, and former newspaper publisher who served as chairman of the Democratic Party of Georgia and served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from ...
, minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
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General election
Endorsements
Results
District 9
In redistricting, the new 9th district is centered around Gainesville and has no incumbent.
Democratic primary
* Jody Cooley, attorney
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Doug Collins, state representative
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=Eliminated in primary
=
* Roger Fitzpatrick, school principal
* Martha Zoller
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Personal
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, radio personality
=Declined
=
*Hunter Bicknell, chair of the Jackson County Commission;
* Jim Butterworth, State senator
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* Casey Cagle, Lieutenant governor
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* Bill Cowsert, state senator
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[
*Clifton McDuffie, former ]chief executive officer
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of the Greater Hall Chamber of Commerce
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,
Endorsements
Primary results
Runoff results
Collins defeated Zoller in an August runoff election.
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 10
Republican incumbent Paul Broun
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Broun unsuccessf ...
, who has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district
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since 2007, ran for re-election.[
]
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Paul Broun, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Stephen Simpson, businessman and retired Army
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officer
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=Declined
=
* Mac Collins
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, former U.S. Representative
Primary results
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
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, libertarian radio talk show host Neal Boortz
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spearheaded a campaign to run deceased biologist Charles Darwin
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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. Darwin received nearly 4,000 write-in votes in the election, which Broun won.
Endorsements
Results
District 11
Republican incumbent Phil Gingrey
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, who has represented Georgia's 11th congressional district
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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
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* Michael Opitz, arbitrator
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Patrick Thompson, technology sales executive and nominee for state senate's 56th district in 2010
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Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 12
In redistricting, Savannah
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was removed from Georgia's 12th congressional district
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is represented by Republican Rick Allen. The district's boundaries have been redrawn following the 2010 census, which granted an additional con ...
and replaced with the Augusta area, thereby making the district more favorable to Republicans.[ 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.][ Democratic incumbent John Barrow, who has represented the 12th district since 2005, is running for re-election.
]
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*John Barrow, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Lee Anderson, state representative
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[
]
=Eliminated in primary
=
* Rick W Allen, businessman
* Wright McLeod, real estate
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lawyer and retired Navy
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commander
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...
* Maria Sheffield, attorney and candidate for State Insurance Commissioner in 2010
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=Declined
=
* Max Burns
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, former U.S. Representative[
* ]Buddy Carter
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, state senator
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* Ben Harbin, state representative
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[
* Jeanne Seaver, ]Tea Party
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activist
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and candidate for this seat in 2010
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;[
* ]Tommie Williams
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, state senate
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's president pro tempore
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Endorsements
Primary results
Anderson defeated Allen in an August runoff election, winning the Republican nomination.
Runoff results
General election
Campaign
Given the increased Republican lean of his district and that his home in Savannah
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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”.
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.
Anderson's performance during the campaign was criticised by political analyst
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Stuart Rothenberg
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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."
As election day approached, Barrow expressed confidence, saying that “I’m encouraged by everything I see and hear”.
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
Results
District 13
Democratic incumbent David Scott
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, who has represented Georgia's 13th congressional district
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since 2003, is running for re-election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
*Shahid Malik, businessman[
]
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 14
In redistricting, the new 14th district includes almost all of northwestern Georgia. Republican incumbent Tom Graves
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, who has represented the 9th district since May 2010, lives in this new district and is running for re-election here.[
]
Republican primary
Candidates
= Nominee
=
* Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district
=Declined
=
* Bob Barr
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, former U.S. Representative and Libertarian Party
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nominee in 2008
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* Jerry Shearin, former chair of the Paulding County Paulding County is the name of two counties in the United States of America:
* Paulding County, Georgia
* Paulding County, Ohio
Paulding County is a county located in the U.S. state of Ohio. As of the 2020 census, the population was about 18 ...
Commission
* Steve Tarvin, candidate for the 9th district in 2010
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Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
= Nominee
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* Danny Grant, electrician
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
References
External links
Elections Division
at the Georgia Secretary of State
United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2012
at Ballotpedia
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Georgia U.S. House
at OurCampaigns.com
Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Georgia
at OpenSecrets
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Outside spending
at the Sunlight Foundation
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Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
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2012
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United States House of Representatives
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