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2026 candidates we're tracking in GA-12
Rick W. Allen
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Reduce federal regulations that burden small businesses
- Address inflation and rising prices
- Promote free-market economic policies
About Rick W. Allen
Allen spent about four decades building his construction company, R.W. Allen & Associates, which operates offices in Augusta and Athens, per the campaign site. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Building Construction from Auburn University, per the campaign site.
Ceretta Smith
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Access to healthcare
- Building better schools
- Addressing human sex trafficking
About Ceretta Smith
Ceretta Smith is a former Grovetown City Council member of six years, a former Army medic with a federal-government career, and a union leader who won the June 16 nomination over Traci George, per WRDW and The Augusta Press.
About this race
Georgia's 12th Congressional District elects one member of the U.S. House of Representatives to a two-year term. Every House seat in the country is on the ballot in 2026. The Georgia primary is Tuesday, May 19, 2026 (runoff Tuesday, June 16, 2026 if needed), and the general election is Tuesday, November 3, 2026.