2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, and elected the 14 U.S. Representatives from the state, one from each of the state's 14 congressional districts, an increase of one seat following the 2010 United States Census. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. The party primary elections were held 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, was signed into law by Governor Nathan Deal 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 John Barrow, much more favorable to Republicans. District 1. Republican incumbent Jack Kingston, who has represented Georgia's 1st congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election. District 2. Democratic incumbent Sanford Bishop, who has represented Georgia's 2nd congressional district since 1993, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 2nd district was made majority-African American and Macon was  moved from the 8th district to the 2nd. District 3. Republican incumbent Lynn Westmoreland, who has represented Georgia's 3rd congressional district since 2007, and had previously represented the 8th district from 2005 to 2007, is running for re-election. District 4. Democratic incumbent Hank Johnson, who has represented Georgia's 4th congressional district since 2007, is running for re-election. District 5. Democratic incumbent John Lewis, who has represented Georgia's 5th congressional district since 1987, is running for re-election. Republican primary. Howard Stopeck, a retired attorney, won the Republican nomination without opposition. District 6. Republican incumbent Tom  Price, who has represented Georgia's 6th congressional district since 2005, is running for re-election. In redistricting, the 6th district was made slightly less favorable to Republicans: Cherokee County was removed from the district, while parts of DeKalb County were added to it. District 7. Republican incumbent Rob Woodall, who has represented Georgia's 7th congressional district since January 2011, is running for re-election. Democratic primary. Steve Reilly, an attorney, won the Democratic nomination without opposition. District 8. Republican incumbent Austin Scott, who was first elected to represent Georgia's 8th congressional district in 2010, 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, thereby making the 8th district more favorable to Republicans. District 9. In redistricting, the new 9th district is centered around Gainesville and has no incumbent. Democratic primary. Jody Cooley, an attorney, won the Democratic nomination unopposed. Republican primary. Collins defeated Zoller in an August runoff election. District 10. Republican incumbent Paul Broun, who has represented Georgia's 10th congressional district since 2007, ran for re-election. 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, libertarian radio talk show host Neil Boortz spearheaded a campaign to run deceased biologist Charles Darwin 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. District 11. Republican incumbent Phil Gingrey, who has represented Georgia's 11th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election. Democratic primary. Patrick Thompson won the Democratic nomination unopposed. District 12. In redistricting, Savannah was removed from Georgia's 12th congressional district 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. Republican primary. Anderson defeated Allen in an August runoff election, winning the Republican nomination. District 13. Democratic incumbent David Scott, who has represented Georgia's 13th congressional district since 2003, is running for re-election. Republican primary. S. Malik won the Republican nomination unopposed. District 14. In redistricting, the new 14th  district includes almost all of northwestern Georgia. Republican incumbent Tom Graves, who has represented the 9th district since May 2010, lives in this new district and is running for re-election here. Democratic primary. Danny Grant, an electrician, won the Democratic nomination to challenge Graves unopposed.