2008Final results
2008 election for Georgia's 12th District
U.S. House · Georgia
John Barrow (D) won with 66.0% of the vote, defeating John Stone (R) by 32.0 points.
John BarrowDemocrat · winner
66.0%164,562
John StoneRepublican
34.0%84,773
249,335 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
John BarrowJohn Stone
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$370.7K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$365.1K
$24.2K
Cash on hand
$5.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008