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Georgia 2012 legislative election results

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The tabs below contain analysis of election results in the 2012 legislative elections for Georgia.

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Georgia State Senate Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Georgia State Senate 2012 elections. For results in individual contests see our Georgia State Senate elections, 2012 page. The following is a breakdown of the state Senate before and after the election:

Georgia State Senate
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 20 18
     Republican Party 36 38
Total 56 56

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected senators
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State Senate Overview:

  • A total of 56 of the state's Senate seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbents

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. Ed Harbison
  2. David Shafer
  3. Frank Ginn
  4. Tim Golden
  5. Barry Loudermilk
  6. Jesse Stone
  7. Chip Rogers
  8. Lindsey Tippins
  9. Valencia Seay
  10. Ronald Ramsey
  11. Vincent Fort
  12. John Bulloch
  13. Jack Murphy
  14. Bill Heath
  15. Nan Orrock
  16. Rick Jeffares

New State Senators and General Election Winners

Newly elected senators

The following list displays newly-elected members of the Georgia State Senate:

Democratic

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Republican

Results will display after the election on November 6.

Candidates who won election

The following is a list of all candidates elected to the Georgia State Senate:

Democratic

  1. Valencia Seay
  2. Nan Orrock
  3. Vincent Fort
  4. Ronald Ramsey
  5. Ed Harbison

Republican

  1. John Bulloch
  2. Barry Loudermilk
  3. Chip Rogers
  4. Jack Murphy
  5. Bill Heath
  6. Lindsey Tippins
  7. David Shafer
  8. Tim Golden
  9. Jesse Stone
  10. Frank Ginn
  11. Rick Jeffares

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. Valencia Seay
  2. Nan Orrock
  3. Ronald Ramsey
  4. Vincent Fort

Republican

  1. John Bulloch
  2. Barry Loudermilk
  3. Lindsey Tippins
  4. David Shafer
  5. Chip Rogers
  6. Jack Murphy
  7. Bill Heath
  8. William Hamrick

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

No candidates have been added to this category yet.

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Georgia State House Election Results

This page contains macro-level election results and analysis for the Georgia House of Representatives elections in 2012. For results in individual contests, see our Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2012. The following is a breakdown of the state House before and after the election:

Georgia House of Representatives
Party As of November 5, 2012 After the 2012 Election
     Democratic Party 63 60
     Republican Party 114 119
     Independent 1 1
     Vacancy 2 0
Total 180 180

What You'll See on This Page

This page displays the following lists of candidates

  • Incumbents who ran on November 6
  • Newly elected representatives
  • List of all winners
  • Unopposed candidates
  • Third party candidates

State House Overview

  • All 180 of the state's House seats were up for election in 2012.

Incumbency Analysis

Incumbents who ran on November 6

The following is a list of all of the incumbents who were on the November 6 general election ballot:

  1. David Ralston
  2. Barbara Reece
  3. Katie Dempsey
  4. Rick Crawford (Georgia)
  5. Sean Jerguson
  6. Calvin Hill
  7. Mark Hamilton (Georgia)
  8. Earl Ehrhart
  9. Lynne Riley
  10. Edward Lindsey
  11. Roger Bruce
  12. Virgil Fludd
  13. Randy Nix
  14. Lynn Smith (Georgia)
  15. Matthew Ramsey
  16. Darryl Jordan
  17. Tom Taylor (Georgia)
  18. Josh Clark (Georgia)
  19. Brian Thomas
  20. Donna Sheldon
  21. Andrew Welch
  22. Henry Howard
  23. Winfred Dukes
  24. Jay Roberts
  25. Gloria Frazier
  26. Quincy Murphy (Georgia)
  27. Mike Cheokas
  28. Allen Peake
  29. Willie Talton
  30. J. Craig Gordon
  31. Ben Watson
  32. Jay Powell
  33. Darlene Taylor
  34. Jay Neal
  35. Alan Powell
  36. Mike Dudgeon

New Representatives and General Election Winners

Newly elected representatives

The following lists the newly-elected members of the Georgia House of Representatives:

Democratic

  1. Demetrius Douglas
  2. Geoff Duncan
  3. Karen Bennett (Georgia)

Republican

  1. Robert Stokely
  2. Sam Watson
  3. Trey Kelley
  4. Michael Caldwell (Georgia)
  5. Jeff Chapman
  6. User:Jane Scharl/Dan Gasaway
  7. Geoff Duncan

Candidates who won election

The following lists all candidates elected to the Georgia House of Representatives in 2012:

Democratic

  1. Roger Bruce
  2. Virgil Fludd
  3. Brian Thomas
  4. Darryl Jordan
  5. Demetrius Douglas
  6. Henry Howard
  7. Quincy Murphy (Georgia)
  8. Gloria Frazier
  9. Winfred Dukes
  10. J. Craig Gordon
  11. Geoff Duncan
  12. Karen Bennett (Georgia)

Republican

  1. David Ralston
  2. Katie Dempsey
  3. Sean Jerguson
  4. Mark Hamilton (Georgia)
  5. Calvin Hill
  6. Earl Ehrhart
  7. Lynne Riley
  8. Tom Taylor (Georgia)
  9. Matthew Ramsey
  10. Robert Stokely
  11. Lynn Smith (Georgia)
  12. Josh Clark (Georgia)
  13. Donna Sheldon
  14. Andrew Welch
  15. Allen Peake
  16. Willie Talton
  17. Jay Roberts
  18. Ben Watson
  19. Sam Watson
  20. Trey Kelley
  21. Michael Caldwell (Georgia)
  22. Edward Lindsey
  23. Randy Nix
  24. Mike Cheokas
  25. Jay Powell
  26. Darlene Taylor
  27. Jay Neal
  28. Alan Powell
  29. Jeff Chapman
  30. User:Jane Scharl/Dan Gasaway
  31. Geoff Duncan
  32. Mike Dudgeon

Competitiveness

Unopposed candidates in general election

The following candidates did not face major party competition:

Democratic

  1. J. Craig Gordon
  2. Winfred Dukes
  3. Quincy Murphy (Georgia)
  4. Gloria Frazier
  5. Henry Howard
  6. Darryl Jordan
  7. Demetrius Douglas
  8. Brian Thomas
  9. Virgil Fludd
  10. Roger Bruce
  11. Geoff Duncan
  12. Karen Bennett (Georgia)

Republican

  1. Sam Watson
  2. Jay Roberts
  3. Willie Talton
  4. Allen Peake
  5. Andrew Welch
  6. Sean Jerguson
  7. David Ralston
  8. Katie Dempsey
  9. Calvin Hill
  10. Mark Hamilton (Georgia)
  11. Earl Ehrhart
  12. Robert Stokely
  13. Jeff Chapman
  14. Ben Watson
  15. Josh Clark (Georgia)
  16. Donna Sheldon
  17. Tom Taylor (Georgia)
  18. Matthew Ramsey
  19. Lynn Smith (Georgia)
  20. Lynne Riley
  21. User:Jane Scharl/Dan Gasaway
  22. Geoff Duncan
  23. Mike Dudgeon

Ballot Access

Third party candidates

The following is a list of third party and independent candidates who ran in 2012:

  1. Antonio Lewis

National Partisan Trends

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National Partisan Trends

The following tables detail the partisan breakdown of national election results.

Incumbents who were defeated in the general election

In the 44 states with elections, there were 4,534 incumbents who ran in the general election. The following is a breakdown of incumbents defeated in the 2012 general election:

Incumbents defeated in 2012 legislative general election
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 21 49 70
Republican 37 182 219
Third Party 2 3 5
TOTALS 60 234 294

Total new legislators elected

In total, 1,707 (28.4%) new legislators were elected in 2012. Of these 1,707, 849 (50.0%) were Republicans and 854 (50.0%) were Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of new legislators.

New Legislators after the 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 165 684 849
Republican 202 652 854
Independent 0 4 4
TOTALS 367 1,340 1,707

Winners of Open Seats

Open seats contests made up 705 (11.7%) of the 6,015 seats in 2012. Of these 705 open seats, Republicans won 401 (56.9%) while Democrats won 304 (43.1%). Going into the election, the number of open seats formerly held by each party was quite similar. Estimates prior to the election suggested that approximately 52% of the open seats were previously held by Republicans and 48% were held by Democrats.

The following is the breakdown of open seat winners.

Open Seat Winners in 2012 legislative elections
Party Senate House Total
Democratic 82 220 302
Republican 105 296 401
Third Party 0 0 0
TOTALS 187 516 703

Impact on legislative majorities

See also: Partisan balance of state legislatures
Partisan Balance of Chambers with 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 17 24 1 1 18 24 0 1
State houses 15 27 1 0 19 24 0 0
Totals: 32 51 2 1 37 48 0 1
Partisan Balance of All 99 Chambers Before and After 2012 Elections
Pre-election Post-election
Legislative chamber Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png Democratic Party Republican Party Purple.png Grey.png
State senates 19 28 2 1 20 28 1 1
State houses 17 31 1 0 21 28 0 0
Totals: 36 59 3 1 41 56 1 1



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