2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Georgia's 12th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Rick Allen (R) won re-election with 52.1% of the vote, defeating Ceretta Smith (D) by 4.2 points.
Runoff if no majority
Rick AllenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.1%140,869
Ceretta SmithDemocrat
47.9%129,582
270,451 votes
Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ceretta SmithRick Allen
$47.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$35.5K
Spent by the campaign
$975.6K
$12.3K
Cash on hand
$1.5M
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Oct 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Ceretta Smith
- 9%
- Rick Allen
- 91%
- Projected margin
- R+9.6