Recount leaves top 2 unchanged in 12th District's GOP primary

The pairing is set in the Republican runoff in the 12th Congressional District: Lee Anderson vs. Rick Allen.

Anderson, a state representative from Grovetown, and Allen, the CEO of an Augusta construction firm, were the top finishers in the July 31 primary. A third candidate, Augusta attorney Wright McLeod, finished close enough to Allen for the No. 2 spot to request Thursday's recount.

The count changed only a handful of votes, leaving Anderson and Allen on the ballot for the Aug. 21 runoff.

The winner will face U.S. Rep. John Barrow, an Augusta Democrat, in a district newly drawn to lean Republican.

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