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2012Final results

2012 election for Georgia House District 5

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

John Meadows (R) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating Howard Johnson (D) by 55.4 points.

John MeadowsRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.7%11,302
22.3%3,242
14,544 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

EvenR+41.61998R+17.72000R+12.02002R+55.42012R+63.12018R+48.32026

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET