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2012 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2012 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election?

Jack Kingston won the 2012 Georgia U.S. House District 1 Election. Jack Kingston received 157,181 popular votes (62.98%). The main challenger was Lesli Rae Messinger (37.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Kingston and Messinger

Kingston +26.0 pts · won by 64,782 votes
Jack KingstonRepublicanWINNER62.98%
157,181 votes
Lesli Rae MessingerDemocratic37.02%
92,399 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.