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Georgia's 12th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 12th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Rick Allen (R) defeated Tricia Carpenter McCracken (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Allen defeated Eugene Yu in the Republican primary, while McCracken defeated Joyce Nolin to win the Democratic nomination. The primary elections took place on May 24, 2016.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which any voter can participate in a political party's primary election regardless of their partisan affiliation. A candidate must win a majority of votes cast in the primary in order to win the election. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff primary is held between the top two vote-getters.[6][7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Rick Allen (R), who was first elected in 2014.
Georgia's 12th Congressional District covers much of the east central parts of the state. It includes Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties. Portions of Columbia and Effingham counties are also part of the district.[8]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Rick Allen Incumbent |
61.6% | 159,492 | |
| Democratic | Tricia Carpenter McCracken | 38.4% | 99,420 | |
| Total Votes | 258,912 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Rick Allen Incumbent |
79% | 46,686 | ||
| Eugene Yu | 21% | 12,441 | ||
| Total Votes | 59,127 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Tricia McCracken |
62.2% | 16,138 | ||
| Joyce Nolin | 37.8% | 9,787 | ||
| Total Votes | 25,925 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Rick Allen   Tricia Carpenter McCracken |
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Primary candidates:[9] |
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Democratic Tricia Carpenter McCracken[4] |
Republican Eugene Yu[4] |
District history
2014
The 12th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Rick Allen (R) defeated incumbent John Barrow (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Barrow Incumbent | 45.25% | 75,377 | |
| Republican | Rick Allen |
54.75% | 91,336 | |
| Total Votes | 166,713 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
2012
The 12th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2012. Incumbent John Barrow (D) defeated Lee Anderson (R) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Democratic | John Barrow Incumbent |
53.7% | 139,148 | |
| Republican | Lee Anderson | 46.3% | 119,973 | |
| Total Votes | 259,121 | |||
| Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Georgia elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Georgia in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| January 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| March 7, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates opens | |
| March 11, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period for party candidates closes | |
| March 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| May 24, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| June 27, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period opens for independent and political body candidates | |
| June 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| July 1, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing period closes for independent and political body candidates | |
| July 12, 2016 | Ballot access | Petition filing deadline for independent and political body candidates | |
| July 26, 2016 | Election date | Primary runoff | |
| September 6, 2016 | Ballot access | Filing deadline for write-in candidates | |
| September 30, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| October 25, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| December 6, 2016 | Election date | General runoff | |
| December 31, 2016 | Campaign finance | Campaign finance report due | |
| Sources: Georgia Secretary of State, "2016 Elections and Voter Registration Calendar," accessed September 21, 2015 Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, "Campaign Disclosure Report Filing Schedule," accessed November 25, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Georgia Secretary of State, "Qualifying Candidate Information," accessed March 12, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times, "Georgia Primary Results," May 24, 2016
- ↑ LexisNexis, "O.C.G.A. § 21-2-224," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ LexisNexis, "O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501," accessed September 30, 2025
- ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
