House of Representatives election in Georgia
2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia Turnout 59.14% 10.14 pp Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 10 4 Seats before 10 4 Seats won 9 5 Seat change 1 1 Popular vote 1,987,191 1,814,469 Percentage 52.28% 47.72% Swing 8% 8%
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
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Democratic
50–60%
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The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia , one from each of the state's fourteen congressional districts . The elections coincided with a gubernatorial election , as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate , and various state and local elections . The primary elections took place on May 22, 2018.[1]
One seat flipped to the Democrats, changing the state congressional delegation from a 10–4 Republican majority to a 9–5 Republican majority.
Results summary [ edit ] Statewide [ edit ] Party Candi- dates Votes Seats No. % No. +/– % Republican 13 1,987,191 52.27% 9 1 64.29% Democratic 13 1,814,469 47.73% 5 1 35.71% Total 26 3,801,660 100.00% 14 100.00%
Popular vote Republican
52.27% Democratic
47.73%
House seats Republican
64.29% Democratic
35.71%
District [ edit ] Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:[2]
District 1 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 1st congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Buddy Carter , who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. He ran for re-election.[3]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Lisa Ring, community organizer[4] [5] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Barbara Seidman, retired businesswoman[6] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Lisa Ring (D)
Labor unions Organizations Results [ edit ] District 2 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 2nd congressional district election
The incumbent was Democrat Sanford Bishop , who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Sanford Bishop (D)
Labor unions Organizations Results [ edit ] District 3 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 3rd congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Drew Ferguson , who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Philip Singleton, pilot [16] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Chuck Enderlin, pilot[17] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Rusty Oliver, science teacher[18] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Polling [ edit ] Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Drew Ferguson (R) Chuck Enderlin (D) Undecided Public Policy Polling October 15–16, 2018 681 ±?% 56% 26% 18%
Results [ edit ] District 4 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 4th congressional district election
The incumbent was Democratic Hank Johnson , who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Juan Parks, Marine Corps JROTC instructor[19] Primary results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 5 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 5th congressional district election
The incumbent was Democratic John Lewis , who had represented the district from 1987 until his death in 2020. Lewis was re-elected with 84% of the vote in 2016. With no primary challenger and no Republican opposition, Rep. Lewis won his 2018 midterm election for the 116th Congress of the United States by default.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 6 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 6th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Karen Handel , who won a hotly contested special election for the seat in 2017 with almost 52% of the vote. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[20]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in runoff [ edit ] Kevin Abel, businessman[22] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Steven Knight Griffin, management consultant[23] Bobby Kaple, TV news anchor[24] Declined [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Runoff results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Karen Handel (R)
Federal officials Organizations Lucy McBath (D)
Federal officials U.S. Representatives Labor unions Organizations Individuals Polling [ edit ] Debates [ edit ] Predictions [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 7 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 7th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Rob Woodall , who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.[20]
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Shane Hazel, business developer[52] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Kathleen Allen, risk management consultant[54] Mellisa Davis, financial manager[55] David J. Kim , publisher[56] Ethan Pham, small business owner[57] Steve Reilly, attorney[58] Endorsements [ edit ] Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)
U.S Senators U.S. Representatives Labor unions Organizations Primary results [ edit ] Runoff results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)
Federal officials State legislators Labor unions Organizations Individuals Polling [ edit ] Predictions [ edit ] Results [ edit ] After a recount, the 433-vote margin made this the closest race of the 2018 House elections .[69] [70] It was the closest that a Democrat has come to winning this district since its creation in 1993 (it was numbered as the 4th District from 1993 to 1997, the 11th from 1997 to 2003, and has been the 7th since 2003). It was also the closest House race in 2018.
District 8 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 8th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Austin Scott , who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. With no primary challenger and no Democratic opposition, Rep. Scott won his 2018 midterm election for the 116th Congress of the United States barring any further opposition by default.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 9 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 9th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Doug Collins , who had represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Josh McCall (D)
Labor unions Organizations Results [ edit ] District 10 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 10th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice , who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Bradley Griffin, businessman[74] Joe Hunt, businessman[75] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Tabitha A. Johnson-Green, registered nurse[76] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 10th congressional district democratic primary debate No. Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Key: P Participant A Absent N Not invited I Invited W Withdrawn Tabitha Johnson-Green Chalis Montgomery Richard Dien Winfield 1 May 7, 2018 The Atlanta Press Club YouTube P P
Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 11 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 11th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Barry Loudermilk , who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Flynn Broady, attorney[79] Withdrawn [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 12 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 12th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Rick Allen , who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016 [80] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Robert Ingham, tax preparer[82] Trent Nesmith, businessman[83] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Francys Johnson (D)
Labor unions Organizations Results [ edit ] District 13 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 13th congressional district election
The incumbent was Democrat David Scott , who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Democratic primary [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] David Callahan, part-time driver[84] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Femi Akinkugbe, TSA security[85] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Endorsements [ edit ] Results [ edit ] District 14 [ edit ] 2018 Georgia's 14th congressional district election
The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves , who v represented northwestern Georgia since 2010. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Republican primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Primary results [ edit ] Democratic primary [ edit ] Candidates [ edit ] Nominee [ edit ] Steven Lamar Foster, surgeon[86] Primary results [ edit ] General election [ edit ] Results [ edit ] A Convicted for DUI in August 2018, Foster ran the race while still behind bars until election day.[87] References [ edit ] ^ "United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2018 - Ballotpedia" . Retrieved February 20, 2018 . ^ Johnson, Cheryl L. (February 28, 2019). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 2018" . Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved April 27, 2019 . ^ O'Neil, Ted (July 3, 2017). "Carter talks re-election, challenger in Bryan County" . Bryan County News . Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017 . ^ O'Neil, Ted (June 20, 2017). "Ring running for Congress" . Bryan County News . Retrieved June 21, 2017 . [permanent dead link ] ^ "June 22 – Bryan County Democrat Lisa Ring announces run against Congressman Buddy Carter for the GA-1 District - Savannah Business Journal" . savannahbusinessjournal.com . Archived from the original on January 7, 2018. Retrieved May 24, 2018 . ^ "Barbara A. Seidman for US House of Representatives, GA District 1" . www.electseidman.com . Archived from the original on January 2, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Valerie Barnhart (August 30, 2018). "The Georgia State AFL-CIO's 2018 Endorsed Candidates" . Archived from the original on May 17, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2023 . ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Election 2018: Boilermakers recommend candidates" . boilermakers.org . International Brotherhood of Boilermakers. Retrieved April 8, 2023 . ^ a b "Meet the Indivisible Candidates" . indivisible435.org . Archived from the original on October 23, 2018. Retrieved February 13, 2023 . ^ "Our Candidates" . ourrevolution.com/ . Archived from the original on November 7, 2018. Retrieved February 10, 2023 .