2014Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2014 election for Georgia's 12th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Rick Allen (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating John Barrow (D) by 9.5 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Rick AllenRepublican · winner
54.8%91,336
John BarrowDemocrat
45.2%75,478
166,814 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 2014
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 BarrowRick Allen
$3.6M
Raised by the campaign
$2.6M
$3.5M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6M
$80.9K
Cash on hand
$60.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2014.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2014