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2012 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2012 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election?

John H. Lewis Sr. won the 2012 Georgia U.S. House District 5 Election. John H. Lewis Sr. received 234,330 popular votes (84.39%). The main challenger was Howard Stopeck (15.61%).

See the full head-to-head between Sr. and Stopeck

Sr. +68.8 pts · won by 190,995 votes
John H. Lewis Sr.DemocraticWINNER84.39%
234,330 votes
Howard StopeckRepublican15.61%
43,335 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.