The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the fourteen
U.S. representatives
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from the
state of
Georgia, one from each of the state's fourteen
congressional districts
Congressional districts, also known as electoral districts and legislative districts, electorates, or wards in other nations, are divisions of a larger administrative region that represent the population of a region in the larger congressional bod ...
. 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
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. 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
District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:
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
Endorsements
Results
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
Endorsements
Results
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
Endorsements
Polling
Results
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
Joe Profit (born August 13, 1949) is a former American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He spent two seasons, plus part of a third, on the Atlanta Falcons before moving to the New Orleans Sai ...
, businessman and former
NFL
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player
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
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
Endorsements
Results
District 6
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
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in 2018.
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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
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Primary results
Runoff
=Debate
=
=Runoff results
=
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Debates
Predictions
Results
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
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) is the United States Democratic Party, Democratic Hill committee for the United States House of Representatives, working to elect Democrats to that body. The DCCC recruits candidates, raises ...
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
David Jhoon Kim (born March 6, 1979) is the former CEO and co-founder of C2 Education Centers which he founded in his college dorm room along with Jim Narangajavana. Currently, he is the publisher of Teen Ink. He previously served on the boards of ...
, publisher
Endorsements
Debate
Primary results
Runoff results
General election
Endorsements
Polling
Predictions
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). It was also the closest House race in 2018.
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
Results
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
Endorsements
Results
District 10
The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice
Jody Brownlow Hice (born April 22, 1960) is an American politician, radio show host, and political activist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Part ...
, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Jody Hice
Jody Brownlow Hice (born April 22, 1960) is an American politician, radio show host, and political activist who served as the U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th congressional district from 2015 to 2023. He is a member of the Republican Part ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Bradley Griffin, businessman
*Joe Hunt, businessman
Debate
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Tabitha A. Johnson-Green, registered nurse
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Chalis Montgomery, teacher
*Richard Dien Winfield
Richard Dien Winfield (born April 7, 1950) is an American philosopher and Distinguished Research Professor of Philosophy at the University of Georgia. He has been president of the Society for Systematic Philosophy, the Hegel Society of America, ...
, professor
Debate
Primary results
General election
Results
District 11
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
Candidates
=Nominee
=
* Barry Loudermilk, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Flynn Broady, attorney
=Withdrawn
=
* Harry Braun, renewable energy consultant and nominee for Arizona's 1st congressional district in 1984
Events
January
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* January 7 – Brunei becomes the sixth member of the Association of Southeast A ...
& 1986
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations.
Events January
* January 1
** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles.
**Spain and Portugal ente ...
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 12
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
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Rick W. Allen
Richard Wayne Allen (born November 7, 1951) is an American politician who has served as the U.S. representative for since 2015. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Career
Allen attended Auburn University and earned a degree in building c ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014
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& 2016
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Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Francys Johnson
Francys Johnson is an American civil rights attorney, pastor and educator. He is in private practice as an attorney in Statesboro, Georgia. He has lectured on constitutional and criminal law, civil rights and race and politics at Savannah State ...
, lawyer and pastor
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Robert Ingham, tax preparer
*Trent Nesmith, businessman
Primary results
General election
Debate
Endorsements
Results
District 13
The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Democratic primary
* David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*David Callahan, part-time driver
=Eliminated in primary
=
*Femi Akinkugbe, TSA security
Primary results
General election
Endorsements
Results
District 14
The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...
, who v represented northwestern Georgia since 2010. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.
Republican primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Tom Graves
John Thomas Graves Jr. (born February 3, 1970) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2013 to 2020. Graves previously served one term as the U.S. representative for from 2010 to 2013, followin ...
, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Democratic primary
Candidates
=Nominee
=
*Steven Lamar Foster, surgeon
Primary results
General election
Results
* Convicted for DUI in August 2018, Foster ran the race while still behind bars until election day.
References
External links
* (constantly updated)
Candidates
at Vote Smart
Candidates
at Ballotpedia
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Campaign finance
at FEC
Campaign finance
at OpenSecrets
Official campaign websites of first district candidates
Buddy Carter (R) for CongressLisa Ring (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of second district candidates
Sanford Bishop (D) for CongressHerman West, Jr. (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of third district candidates
Chuck Enderlin (D) for CongressDrew Ferguson (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates
Hank Johnson (D) for CongressJoe Profit (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates
John Lewis (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates
Karen Handel (R) for Congress
Lucy McBath (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates
Carolyn Bourdeaux (D) for Congress
Rob Woodall (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates
Austin Scott (R) for Congress
Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates
Doug Collins (R) for CongressJosh McCall (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates
Jody Hice (R) for Congress
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates
Barry Loudermilk (R) for CongressFlynn D. Broady Jr. (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates
Rick W. Allen (R) for CongressFrancys Johnson (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates
David Callahan (R) for CongressDavid Scott (D) for Congress
Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates
Steve Foster (D) for CongressTom Graves (R) for Congress
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