2012Final results
2012 election for Georgia House District 1
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
John V. Deffenbaugh (R) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas A. McMahan (D) by 36.9 points.
John V. DeffenbaughRepublican · winner
68.5%11,180
Thomas A. McMahanDemocrat
31.5%5,149
16,329 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET