Rick W. Allen

Republican. Trump won Georgia in 2024. Not flagged for 2032 redistricting risk.

Age on Election Day 2028: 77; Born November 7, 1951.
Lean: R+7; Lean Republican. Cook PVI, 2026 lines.
In the House since: 2015; Served since January 6, 2015.
Cash on hand: $1.46M; $1,464,865. Reporting period ended October 14, 2026

The 2026 race

November 3, 2026: Re-elected

Over Ceretta Smith (D). Called by NBC News on November 4, 2026.

Primary: Won with 83.4%

May 19. Next: Tori Branum, 16.6%.

Endorsements, 2026

Endorsed: Donald Trump.

None on record: Club for Growth, Turning Point Action, MAHA PAC.

What a race here costs

TV: Augusta–Aiken, 291,000 homes. The district is 65.8% of the market; 3 markets in all.

2026 primary: $536K spent, $7.50 a vote

2024 general: $207K spent, $0.61 a vote

In the House, 119th Congress

Chair of the Education and Workforce subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions
Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce subcommittee on Communications and Technology

Committees: Education and Workforce · Energy and Commerce

General-election outcomes

2024 vote share: 60.32%
Victory margin: +20.64 pts
Trump, 2024: 56.84% · +14.16 pts

Margin 6.48 points above Trump. Vote share 3.48 points above.

2024 election districts. Valid votes; margin over the runner-up. Runner-up: Elizabeth Johnson. Returns · Trump baseline · Method. Reviewed November 5, 2026.

Money, past cycles

Money raised, the share from individual donors, and cash on hand, by past cycle
Cycle	Raised	From individuals	Cash at year end
2020	$1.2M	71%	$647K
2022	$991K	66%	$859K
2024	$1.2M	51%	$1.2M

Scorecards and grades

Heritage Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 83
Club for Growth (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 80
Turning Point Action (lifetime) (opens in a new tab): 82
GOP Platform (2025) (opens in a new tab): 86
Conservative average, out of 100: 82.5
Progressive average, out of 100: 7.3 (LCV 1, Progressive Punch 1, Stop Corruption Now 20)
IAP Action score, immigration: 105, rank 132 of 431
Gun Owners of America grade, 2024: A-

Read October 4, 2026 from the member’s page on heritageaction.com, clubforgrowth.org, tpaction.com, gopscorecard.limitedgov.org.