Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Review Articles: Georgia Congressional Seats

December 6, 2012

By Ballotpedia's Congressional team

ATLANTA, Georgia: Georgia had fourteen U.S. House seats on the ballot in 2012, with one new district after redistricting following the 2010 census. Thirteen total incumbents sought re-election on November 6, 2012, and all were re-elected. The new 14th District elected the republican incumbent from the 9th District, Tom Graves. The 9th District also elected a Republican, so the state as a whole added one Republican seat.

Here are the candidates who won election from Georgia.

Members of the U.S. House from Georgia -- Partisan Breakdown
Party		As of November 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	5	5
	Republican Party	8	9
Total		13	14

There were a total of 14 seats up for election in 2012 in Georgia. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the top-two vote getters. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.

District	Winner	Margin of Victory	Total Vote	Top Opponent
U.S. House, Georgia District 10 General Election	Paul Broun	100%	211,065	Unopposed
U.S. House, Georgia District 11 General Election	Phil Gingrey	37.1%	287,321	Patrick Thompson
U.S. House, Georgia District 12 General Election	John Barrow	7.4%	259,121	Lee Anderson
U.S. House, Georgia District 13 General Election	David Scott	43.5%	281,538	S. Malik
U.S. House, Georgia District 14 General Election	Tom Graves	45.9%	219,192	Daniel Grant
U.S. House, Georgia District 1 General Election	Jack Kingston	26%	249,580	Lesli Messinger
U.S. House, Georgia District 2 General Election	Sanford Bishop	27.6%	255,161	John House
U.S. House, Georgia District 3 General Election	Lynn Westmoreland	100%	232,380	Unopposed
U.S. House, Georgia District 4 General Election	Henry C. Johnson	47.1%	283,902	J. Chris Vaughn
U.S. House, Georgia District 5 General Election	John Lewis	68.8%	277,665	Howard Stopeck
U.S. House, Georgia District 6 General Election	Tom Price	29%	294,034	Jeff Kazanow
U.S. House, Georgia District 7 General Election	Rob Woodall	24.3%	252,066	Steve Reilly
U.S. House, Georgia District 8 General Election	Austin Scott	100%	197,789	Unopposed
U.S. House, Georgia District 9 General Election	Doug Collins	52.4%	252,153	Jody Cooley

National picture

Both chambers of the United States Congress remain split after the November 6, 2012 election. Democrats increased their majority in the U.S. Senate while cutting into the Republicans majority in the U.S. House. Of the 435 candidates who won election to the U.S. House, 85 of them were challengers, which represents 19.5 percent of U.S. House members. Of those 85, 50 are Democratic and 35 are Republican. A total of 27 incumbents were defeated -- 10 Democratic and 17 Republican.

2012 United States House General Election Results
Party	Total Winners	Incumbent Winners	Defeated Incumbents	Incumbent Re-Election Rate**	Non-Incumbent Winners
Democratic	201	151	10	93.8%	50
Republican	234	198	17	92.1%	35
TOTALS	435	349	27	92.8%	85
**Note: The incumbent re-election rate is calculated by dividing the total incumbents winners by the total incumbents who appeared on the general election ballot.

U.S. Senate Partisan Breakdown Party As of November 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 51 53      Republican Party 47 45      Independent 2 2 Total 100 100

U.S. House Partisan Breakdown Party As of November 2012 After the 2012 Election      Democratic Party 193 201      Republican Party 242 234 Total 435 435

See also

• Ballotpedia:2012 general election preview articles
• November 6, 2012 election results
• Ballotpedia's 2012 General Election Preview Articles: Southeast Regional State Executive Officials
• United States Congressional election results, 2012
• United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2012
  • Georgia's 1st Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 4th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 5th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 6th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 7th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 8th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 9th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 10th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 11th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 12th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 13th Congressional District elections, 2012
  • Georgia's 14th Congressional District elections, 2012
• Georgia elections, 2012
• National contested primary average during the 2012 U.S. congressional elections