2012Final results
2012 election for Georgia's 2nd District
U.S. House · Georgia
Sanford Bishop (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating John House (R) by 27.6 points.
Sanford BishopDemocrat · winner
63.8%162,751
John HouseRepublican
36.2%92,410
255,161 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.
Sanford BishopJohn House
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
$169.5K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$168.2K
$9.9K
Cash on hand
$122
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012