Georgia's 12th Congressional District elections, 2014

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Georgia's 12th Congressional District
General Election Date
November 4, 2014
Primary Date
May 20, 2014
November 4 Election Winner:
Rick Allen Republican Party
Incumbent prior to election:
John Barrow Democratic Party
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Race Ratings
Cook Political Report: Lean D[1]

Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean D[2]

Fairvote's Monopoly Politics: Toss Up[3]
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The 12th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.

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Heading into the election, the incumbent was John Barrow (D) who was first elected in 2004. He lost to challenger Rick Allen (R) in the general election.[4]

The National Republican Congressional Committee listed Barrow's seat as one of seven early targets in the 2014 congressional elections.[5] Barrow was also a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents during the 2014 election cycle.[6]

The NRCC added Rick Allen to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[7][8] Allen beat out four other Republican challengers for the nomination in the primary election. He will attempt to unseat Barrow in the general election.

Financially, John Barrow maintained the ability to outspend his opposition with over $1.8 million cash-on-hand.[9]

Candidate Filing Deadline Primary Election General Election
March 7, 2014
May 20, 2014
November 4, 2014

Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which registered voters do not have to be members of a party to vote in that party's primary.[10][11]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Voter registration: To vote in the primary, voters had to register by April 21, 2014. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 6, 2014.[12]

See also: Georgia elections, 2014

Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was John Barrow (D), who was first elected in 2004.

Georgia's 12th Congressional District covers much of the east central parts of the state. It includes Appling, Bulloch, Burke, Candler, Coffee, Emanuel, Evans, Jeff Davis, Jenkins, Laurens, Montgomery, Richmond, Screven, Tattnall, Toombs, Treutlen, and Wheeler counties. Portions of Columbia and Effingham counties are also part of the district.[13]

Candidates

General election candidates


May 20, 2014, primary results

Republican Party Republican Primary

Democratic Party Democratic Primary

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Election results

General election results

The 12th Congressional District of Georgia held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Challenger Rick Allen (R) defeated incumbent John Barrow (D) in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 General Election, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic John Barrow Incumbent 45.25% 75,377
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRick Allen 54.75% 91,336
Total Votes 166,713
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Primary results

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 Republican Primary, 2014
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngRick Allen 54% 25,093
Eugene Yu 16.5% 7,677
Delvis Dutton 14.3% 6,644
John Stone 12.5% 5,826
Diane Vann 2.7% 1,237
Total Votes 46,477
Source: Georgia Secretary of State

Race background

Incumbent John Barrow (D), was one of seven early targets listed by the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) in the 2014 congressional elections.[26] The seven targets matched the seven most Republican districts held by Democrats, according to FairVote's partisanship index. Barrow's district ranks as the 4th most Republican (41% D).[27]

Barrow was a member of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee's Frontline Program. The program was designed to help protect vulnerable Democratic incumbents during the 2014 election cycle.[6]

The National Republican Congressional Committee added Rick Allen (R) to their "On the Radar" list in November 2013. According to the NRCC, candidates that made this list were set to receive "...the tools they need to run successful, winning campaigns against their Democratic opponents."[28][29]

Issues

GOP District Caucus

On February 24, 2014, John Stone (R) called for a special district caucus to choose a leading Republican candidate to challenge incumbent John Barrow (D) in the general election, rather than a contested primary that could lead to a costly runoff election.[30]

“More candidates almost guarantees you have a runoff scenario. What we need to do in this election was win the seat, not serve our own egos in doing so," Stone said in a news conference.[30]

Key votes

Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.

Government shutdown

See also: United States budget debate, 2013

Yea3.png On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[31] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[32] John Barrow voted to approve the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[33]

Yea3.png The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[34] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. John Barrow voted for HR 2775.[35]

Endorsements

John Barrow

  • The U.S. Chamber of Commerce endorsed Barrow on September 5, 2014. Barrow is only the fourth Democrat to be endorsed by the chamber in 2014.[36]

Delvis Dutton

Media

Delvis Dutton's first ad, released in May 2014, "The Other Guys."
The National Republican Congressional Committee's second ad against Barrow, "ObamaCare is Here to Stay, Thanks to John Barrow"
Rick Allen's May 2014 ad attacking Eugene Yu.

Rick Allen

On May 16, 2014, just days ahead of the primary election, Rick Allen released an ad that attacked primary rival Eugene Yu over his financial history, including having filed for bankruptcy.[38]

Delvis Dutton

Delvis Dutton released his first campaign ad, "The Other Guys," on May 1, 2014. In the 15-second ad Dutton told voters that the “other guys are running for Congress,” but that he’s “running against Congress.”[39]

“If you want more of the same, I’m not your guy. But if you want to send a message, I’m your man,” Dutton also said in the ad.[39]

Campaign contributions

John Barrow

Rick Allen

John Stone

Eugene Yu

Yu had loaned his campaign more than $736,000 as of April 30, 2014. However, he did not list that much in liquid assets on his personal financial disclosure, and the income from his investments are a fraction of that amount.[56]

Delvis Dutton

Delvis Dutton (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[57]April 15, 2014$0$114,581$(10,230)$104,351
Running totals
$114,581$(10,230)

Diane Vann

Diane Vann (2014) Campaign Finance Reports
ReportDate FiledBeginning BalanceTotal Contributions
for Reporting Period		ExpendituresCash on Hand
April Quarterly[58]April 15, 2014$0$11,037$(10,912)$125
Running totals
$11,037$(10,912)

District history

Candidate ballot access
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2012

On November 6, 2012, John Barrow (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Lee Anderson in the general election.

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Barrow Incumbent 53.7% 139,148
     Republican Lee Anderson 46.3% 119,973
Total Votes 259,121
Source: Georgia Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election"

2010

On November 2, 2010, John Barrow won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Raymond McKinney (R) in the general election.[59]

U.S. House, Georgia District 12 General Election, 2010
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Barrow incumbent 56.6% 92,459
     Republican Raymond McKinney 43.4% 70,938
Total Votes 163,397

See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
  2. ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
  3. ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
  4. ↑ Politico, "House Elections Results," accessed November 11, 2014
  5. ↑ The Hill, "NRCC, promising to 'stay on offense,' targets seven Dems," accessed January 16, 2013
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, "DCCC Chairman Steve Israel Announces 2013-2014 Frontline Members," accessed March 5, 2013 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "frontline" defined multiple times with different content
  7. ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’" accessed November 21, 2013
  8. ↑ NRCC Young Guns, "List," accessed March 20, 2014
  9. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Report for Receipts and Disbursements," accessed October 6, 2014
  10. ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "State Primary Election Types," accessed August 12, 2024
  11. ↑ Justia, "2023 Georgia Code § 21-2-224 - Registration deadlines; restrictions on voting in primaries; official list of electors; voting procedure when portion of county changed from one county to another," accessed August 12, 2024
  12. ↑ Long Distance Voter, "Voter Registration Deadlines," accessed January 3, 2014
  13. ↑ United States Census Bureau, "Counties by Congressional Districts," accessed June 8, 2016
  14. ↑ Examiner, "Eugene Yu drops out of Senate race, enters Ga's 12th district," accessed February 24, 2014
  15. ↑ Z Politics, "Eugene Yu announces for U. S. Senate," accessed August 26, 2013
  16. ↑ Atlanta Journal Constitution, "Your daily jolt: Korean-American to enter GOP race for U.S. Senate," accessed August 26, 2013
  17. ↑ Florida Times Union, "Georgia's first Korean candidate for Senate says common sense makes him qualified," accessed August 26, 2013
  18. ↑ 18.0 18.1 Georgia Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed March 8, 2014
  19. ↑ Roll Call, "Georgia: House Aide Stone to Challenge Barrow Again in 2014," February 15, 2013
  20. ↑ The Republic "Rick Allen of Augusta running again for GOP nomination to challenge Rep. John Barrow in 2014" accessed June 5, 2012
  21. ↑ Peach Pundit, "Delvis Dutton Enters 12th CD Race To Challenge Barrow," accessed February 5, 2014
  22. ↑ Daily Journal, "State Rep. Delvis Dutton enters GOP primary race for congressional seat of Democrat Barrow," accessed February 5, 2014
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 The Republic "No shortage of Ga. Republicans weighing challenges to Rep. John Barrow for GOP-leaning seat" accessed June 14, 2013
  24. ↑ Atlanta Journal Constitution "GOP hits John Barrow, still waiting on a candidate" accessed June 14, 2013
  25. ↑ Augusta Chronicle "Wright McLeod says he won't run for U.S. Congress seat" accessed June 14, 2013
  26. ↑ The Hill, "NRCC, promising to 'stay on offense,' targets seven Dems," accessed January 16, 2013
  27. ↑ FairVote, "NRCC Targets Foreshadow Power of Partisanship in 2014 Elections," January 18, 2013
  28. ↑ Roll Call, "House Republicans Put 36 Recruits ‘On the Radar’" accessed November 21, 2013
  29. ↑ NRCC Young Guns, "List," accessed March 20, 2014
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 Augusta Chronicle, "Congressional candidate John Stone calls for district caucus to decide Barrow's challenger," accessed February 25, 2014
  31. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  32. ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
  33. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
  34. ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
  35. ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
  36. ↑ Roll Call, "Chamber to Formally Back John Barrow on Friday," September 3, 2014
  37. ↑ Georgia Right to Life PAC, "GRTL PAC Endorsements - May 20 Primary Elections," accessed April 3, 2014
  38. ↑ Roll Call, "Georgia Democrat Awaits Crowded Republican Primary," accessed May 19, 2014
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 Peach Pundit, "Delvis Dutton: “I’m running against Congress”," accessed May 7, 2014
  40. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 23, 2013
  41. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 23, 2013
  42. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2013
  43. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 11, 2014
  44. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
  45. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 29, 2013
  46. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 29, 2013
  47. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed May 3, 2014
  48. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
  49. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 29, 2013
  50. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 29, 2013
  51. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End," accessed May 3, 2014
  52. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
  53. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 12, 2013
  54. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 25, 2014
  55. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
  56. ↑ Augusta Chronicle, "Source of Yu funds remain a mystery," accessed May 13, 2014
  57. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
  58. ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 3, 2014
  59. ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
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