2012Final results
2012 election for Georgia's 1st District
U.S. House · Georgia
Jack Kingston (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating Lesli Rae Messinger (D) by 26.0 points.
Jack KingstonRepublican · winner
63.0%157,181
Lesli Rae MessingerDemocrat
37.0%92,399
249,580 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 2012
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.
Lesli Rae MessingerJack Kingston
$112.8K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$113.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$2.1K
Cash on hand
$988.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Nov 6, 2012; FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012