2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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.

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 Statewide 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%

District Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:

DistrictRepublicanDemocraticOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %District 1 144,741 57.74% 105,942 42.26% 0 0.00% 250,683 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 2 92,472 40.35% 136,699 59.65% 0 0.00% 229,171 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 3 191,996 65.53% 101,010 34.47% 0 0.00% 293,006 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 4 61,092 21.15% 227,717 78.85% 0 0.00% 288,809 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 5 0 0.00% 275,406 100.00% 0 0.00% 275,406 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 6 156,875 49.49% 160,139 50.51% 0 0.00% 317,014 100.00% Democratic gainDistrict 7 140,430 50.07% 140,011 49.93% 0 0.00% 280,441 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 8 198,152 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 198,152 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 9 224,661 79.51% 57,912 20.49% 0 0.00% 282,573 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 10 190,396 62.89% 112,339 37.11% 0 0.00% 302,735 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 11 191,887 61.79% 118,653 38.21% 0 0.00% 310,540 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 12 148,986 59.48% 101,503 40.52% 0 0.00% 250,489 100.00% Republican holdDistrict 13 69,760 23.82% 223,157 76.18% 0 0.00% 292,917 100.00% Democratic holdDistrict 14 175,743 76.50% 53,981 23.50% 0 0.00% 229,724 100.00% Republican holdTotal 1,987,191 52.27% 1,814,469 47.73% 0 0.00% 3,801,660 100.00%

District 1

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.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lisa Ring, community organizer

Eliminated in primary Barbara Seidman, retired businesswoman

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 2

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 Candidates Nominee Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Herman West, pastor

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 3

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 Candidates Nominee Drew Ferguson, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Philip Singleton, pilot

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Chuck Enderlin, pilot

Eliminated in primary Rusty Oliver, science teacher

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error DrewFerguson (R) ChuckEnderlin (D) UndecidedPublic Policy PollingPublic Policy Polling October 15–16, 2018 681 ±?% 56% 26% 18%

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District 4

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 Candidates Nominee Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Juan Parks, Marine Corps JROTC instructor

Primary results

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Joe Profit, businessman and former NFL player

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 5

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 Candidates Nominee John Lewis, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 6

The incumbent was Republican Karen Handel, who won a hotly contested special election for the seat in 2017 with 51.8% of the vote. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.Charging Forward, DCCC Announces Battlefield Expansion

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Karen Handel, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Lucy McBath, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action national spokesperson

Eliminated in runoff Kevin Abel, businessman

Eliminated in primary Steven Knight Griffin, management consultant Bobby Kaple, TV news anchor

Declined Jon Ossoff, investigative journalist, media executive and nominee for Georgia's 6th congressional district in 2017

Primary results

Runoff Debate + 2018 Georgia's 6th congressional district Democratic primary runoff debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Kevin Abel Lucy McBath1 Jul. 16, 2018 Georgia Public Broadcasting Cynne SimpsonYouTube

Runoff results

General election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Marginof error KarenHandel (R) LucyMcBath (D) UndecidedChange Research (D)Change Research (D) November 2–4, 2018 395 – 45% 51% 4%NYT Upshot/Siena CollegeNYT Upshot/Siena College October 28 – November 4, 2018 421 ± 5.0% 44% 46% 9%Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-McBath)Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-McBath) October 20–22, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 48% 47% 5%JMC Analytics/Bold Blue CampaignsJMC Analytics/Bold Blue Campaigns October 13–18, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 49% 45% 6%Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-McBath)Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies (D-McBath) August 22–26, 2018 600 ± 4.3% 49% 47% 4%

Debates + 2018 Georgia's 6th congressional district debate Date Host Moderator Link Republican DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Karen Handel Lucy McBath1 Oct. 23, 2018 Georgia Public Broadcasting C-SPAN

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 7

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.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Shane Hazel, business developer

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Carolyn Bourdeaux, policy professor at Georgia State University

Eliminated in primary Kathleen Allen, risk management consultant Mellisa Davis, financial manager David J. Kim, publisher Ethan Pham, small business owner Steve Reilly, attorney

Endorsements

Debate + 2018 Georgia's 7th congressional district Democratic primary debate Date Host Moderator Link Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic DemocraticKey: Participant  Absent  Not invited  Invited Withdrawn Kathleen Allen Carolyn Bourdeaux Mellisa Davis David J. Kim Ethan Pham Steve Reilly1 May 7, 2018 Georgia Public Broadcasting Karyn GreerYouTube

Primary results

Runoff results

General election Endorsements

Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror RobWoodall (R) CarolynBourdeaux (D) UndecidedJMC Analytics/Bold Blue CampaignsJMC Analytics/Bold Blue Campaigns October 13–18, 2018 500 ± 4.5% 49% 43% 9%McLaughlin & Associates (R-Woodall)McLaughlin & Associates (R-Woodall) October 11–14, 2018 400 – 59% 32% 9%Tulchin Research (D-Bourdeaux)Tulchin Research (D-Bourdeaux) August 9–13, 2018 400 – 44% 46% 10%

Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

Results

After a recount, the 433-vote margin made this the closest race of the 2018 House elections. 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).

District 8

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 Candidates Nominee Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 9

The incumbent was Republican Doug Collins, who had represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Republican primary Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. representative

Primary results

Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Josh McCall, teacher

Eliminated in primary Dave Cooper

Primary results

General election Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportNovember 5, 2018 Inside ElectionsNovember 5, 2018 Sabato's Crystal BallNovember 5, 2018RCPNovember 5, 2018Daily KosNovember 5, 2018538November 7, 2018CNNOctober 31, 2018PoliticoNovember 4, 2018

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District 10

The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Republican primary Candidates Nominee Jody Hice, incumbent U.S. representative

Eliminated in primary Bradley Griffin, businessman Joe Hunt, businessman

Debate