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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

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

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lisa Ring, community organizer
Eliminated in primary
  • Barbara Seidman, retired businesswoman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Herman West, pastor

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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
Eliminated in primary

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Chuck Enderlin, pilot
Eliminated in primary
  • Rusty Oliver, science teacher

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Juan Parks, Marine Corps JROTC instructor

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

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.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in runoff
  • Kevin Abel, businessman
Eliminated in primary
  • Steven Knight Griffin, management consultant
  • Bobby Kaple, TV news anchor
Declined

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 in 2018.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Shane Hazel, business developer

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
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

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).

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

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Josh McCall, teacher
Eliminated in primary
  • Dave Cooper

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

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
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

Debate

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Flynn Broady, attorney
Withdrawn

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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
Eliminated in primary
  • Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Robert Ingham, tax preparer
  • Trent Nesmith, businessman

Primary results

General election

Predictions

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

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • David Callahan, part-time driver
Eliminated in primary
  • Femi Akinkugbe, TSA security

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

District 14

The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves, who represented northwestern Georgia since 2010. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Steven Lamar Foster, surgeon

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Results

  • Convicted for DUI in August 2018, Foster ran the race while still behind bars until election day.

References

External links

Official campaign websites of first district candidates

Official campaign websites of second district candidates

Official campaign websites of third district candidates

Official campaign websites of fourth district candidates

Official campaign websites of fifth district candidates

Official campaign websites of sixth district candidates

Official campaign websites of seventh district candidates

Official campaign websites of eighth district candidates

Official campaign websites of ninth district candidates

Official campaign websites of tenth district candidates

Official campaign websites of eleventh district candidates

Official campaign websites of twelfth district candidates

Official campaign websites of thirteenth district candidates

Official campaign websites of fourteenth district candidates