2012 Georgia state elections

A general election was held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 6, 2012. Along with the presidential election, all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives and all seats in both houses of the Georgia General Assembly were up for election, as were two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission. Primary elections were held on July 31, 2012. Primary runoffs, necessary if no candidate wins a majority of the vote, were held on August 21.^[1]

Despite incumbent president Barack Obama winning the overall election, Republican Mitt Romney won the state with 53.3% of the popular vote and earned 16 electoral votes in total.

Republicans won 9 out of 14 districts after a newly drawn congressional map was approved and signed by Governor Nathan Deal.

All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate and 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives were up for election.

District 3 (Metro Atlanta) and District 5 (Western) of the Georgia Public Service Commission were up for election.^[4]

• Chuck Eaton, incumbent.
• Matt Reid^[5]

• Stan Wise, incumbent.
• Pam Davidson^[5]

Three seats on the Georgia Supreme Court and five seats on the Georgia Court of Appeals were up for statewide elections. Supreme Court justices Carol Hunstein, Harold Melton and Hugh Thompson and Court of Appeals judges Michael Boggs, Stephen Dillard, John Ellington, Yvette Miller and Herbert Phipps all won their respective races uncontested.^[10]

Allows state or local approval of public charter schools upon the request of local communities.^[11]

Gives the State Properties Commission the authority to enter into multiyear lease agreements.^[12]