Georgia's 12th congressional district
32°54′42.75″N 82°19′14″W / 32.9118750°N 82.32056°W
Georgia's 12th congressional district | |||
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Representative |
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Distribution |
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Population (2022) | 770,831[2] | ||
Median household income | $56,189[2] | ||
Ethnicity |
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Cook PVI | R+8[3] |
Georgia's 12th congressional district is a
2010 census, which granted an additional congressional seat to Georgia.[4] The first election using the new district boundaries (listed below) were the 2012 congressional elections
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The district covers portions of the eastern and southeastern parts of the state. It includes the cities of Augusta, Dublin, Douglas, and Statesboro.[5]
Counties
- Lincoln
- Wilkes (Partial, see also 10th district)
- Warren
- McDuffie
- Columbia
- Glascock
- Richmond
- Jefferson
- Washington
- Burke
- Jenkins
- Screven
- Emanuel
- Treutlen
- Johnson
- Laurens
- Wheeler
- Montgomery
- Toombs
- Candler
- Bulloch
- Effingham (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Evans
- Tattnall
Former
- Chatham (Partial, see also 1st district)
- Coffee
- Jeff Davis
- Appling
Election results from statewide races
Year | Office | Result |
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2004 | President | John Kerry 52% - George W. Bush 46% |
2008 | President | Barack Obama 54% - John McCain 45% |
2012 | President | Mitt Romney 55% - Barack Obama 44% |
2016 | President | Donald Trump 57% - Hillary Clinton 41% |
2018 | Governor | Brian Kemp 58% - Stacey Abrams 42% |
2020 | President | Donald Trump 56% - Joe Biden 43% |
List of members representing the district
Election results
2012
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic
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John Barrow (Incumbent)
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139,148 | 53.70 | |
Republican
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Lee Anderson
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119,973 | 46.30 | |
Total votes | 259,121 | 100.00 | ||
Democratic hold
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2014
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Republican | Rick Allen
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91,336 | 54.7 | |||
Democratic | John Barrow (incumbent)
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75,478 | 45.3 | |||
Total votes | 166,814 | 100.0 | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic |
2016
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick Allen (incumbent)
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159,492 | 61.6 | |
Democratic | Patricia C. McCracken | 99,420 | 38.4 | |
Total votes | 258,912 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2018
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent)
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148,986 | 59.5 | |
Democratic | Francys Johnson | 101,503 | 40.5 | |
Total votes | 250,489 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent)
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181,038 | 58.4 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 129,061 | 41.6 | |
Total votes | 309,544 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
2022
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Rick W. Allen (incumbent)
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158,047 | 59.6 | |
Democratic | Elizabeth Johnson | 107,148 | 40.4 | |
Total votes | 265,195 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold |
See also
References
- ^ "Congressional Districts Relationship Files (State-based) - Geography - U.S. Census Bureau". Archived from the original on April 2, 2013.
- ^ a b Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP), US Census Bureau. "My Congressional District". www.census.gov.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ Justice Department approves Georgia's political maps Archived January 7, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Last accessed December 27, 2011
- ^ 2012 Congressional maps, Georgia Legislature. Last accessed January 1, 2012
- ^ United States Congress. "Dudley Mays Hughes (id: H000920)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "William Washington Larsen (id: L000103)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "Max Burns (id: B001249)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ United States Congress. "John Barrow (id: B001252)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- ^ "GA - Election Results". results.enr.clarityelections.com.
- ^ "General Election November 4, 2014". Georgia Election Results. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2015.
- ^ "General Election November 8, 2016". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved December 13, 2016.
- ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
- ^ Raffensperger, Brad. "November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results - Totals include all Absentee and Provisional Ballots". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
Further reading
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.