Georgia elections, 2018

A general election will be held in the U.S. state of Georgia on November 6, 2018. All of Georgia's executive officers are up for election as well as all of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives.

Governor

Incumbent Republican Governor Nathan Deal is term-limited and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.

Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle was running for governor but was defeated in the run-off election by Secretary of State Brian Kemp.[1] House Minority Leader for the Georgia General Assembly and Democrat Stacey Abrams is running for governor.[2] Libertarian Ted Metz is also running for Governor. [3]

Lieutenant Governor

Potential Republican candidates include Georgia Senate President Pro Tempore David Shafer, State Representative Geoff Duncan, Senate Majority Leader Bill Cowsert, State Senator Butch Miller, State Senator Burt Jones, Secretary of State Brian Kemp, Public Service Commissioner Tim Echols and former adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard Jim Butterworth.[4][5] State Representative Allen Peake was also speculated as a potential candidate, but has ruled out a bid.[6][7]

As of November 2017, the declared Democratic candidate is Sarah Riggs Amico, an auto executive.[8] Potential Democratic candidates include 2010 Attorney General nominee, former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges.[9]

Democratic primary

  • Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman[10]
  • Triana Arnold James, small businessowner, and veteran[11]

Primary results

Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Riggs Amico 278,662 55.24
Democratic Triana Arnold James 225,758 44.76
Total votes 504,420 100

Republican primary

Advanced to runoff

Primary results

Republican primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Shafer 268,221 48.91
Republican Geoff Duncan 146,163 26.65
Republican Rick Jeffares 134,047 24.44
Total votes 548,431 100

Runoff results

Republican primary runoff results[18]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Geoff Duncan 280,465 50.14
Republican David Shafer 278,868 49.86
Total votes 559,333 100

Attorney General

Incumbent Republican Attorney General Sam Olens resigned to become president of Kennesaw State University effective November 1, 2016, with Georgia Department of Economic Development Commissioner Christopher M. "Chris" Carr being appointed to serve the remainder of the term.[19] Carr will be eligible to run for election to a full term in 2018.

Potential Republican candidates include State Senator Josh McKoon and former State Representative B.J. Pak.[19][20]

[19]Potential Democratic candidates included State Representative Stacey Evans and former Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission Chair Lester Tate.[21][22] 2010 nominee and former Dougherty County District Attorney Ken Hodges was considered a potential candidate, but has decided to run for a seat on the Georgia Court of Appeals instead.[22] Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson has ruled out running for Attorney General.[23] As of July 2018, Charlie Bailey, former Senior Assistant District Attorney in the Fulton County District Attorney’s office, was running.

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp is running for governor.[24]

State Representative Buzz Brockway is running for the Republican nomination.[25] Other potential Republican candidates include Alpharetta Mayor David Belle Isle and State Senators Steve Gooch, John Albers and Michael Williams.[25][26]

The Democratic nominee is former U.S. Representative from Georgia's 12th congressional district, John Barrow, who defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and Rakeim "RJ" Hadley in the primary.[27]

The Libertarian candidate is Smythe Duval. He won the nomination at the Georgia State Libertarian Convention in February of 2018. [28]

Commissioner of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Agriculture Gary Black is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.

Fred Swann is the Democratic candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture.[29]

Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Insurance and Safety Fire Ralph Hudgens is not running for re-election.[30]

Cindy Zeldin, executive director of Georgians for a Healthy Future, is running for the Democratic nomination.[31]

Donnie Foster won the Libertarian nomination for Insurance Commissioner at the Georgia Libertarian Convention in February of 2018. [32]

Commissioner of Labor

Incumbent Republican Commissioner of Labor Mark Butler is eligible to run for re-election to a third term in office.

State Superintendent of Schools

Incumbent Republican State Superintendent of Schools Richard Woods is running for re-election to a second term in office.[33]

Potential Democratic candidates include Georgia Association of Educators President Sid Chapman and former National PTA President Otha Thornton.[33]

Public Service Commission

Elections will be held for District 3 and District 5 of the Public Service Commission.

In District 3 Ryan Graham is the Libertarian candidate for Public Service Commission. [34]

In District 5 John Turpish is the Libertarian candidate for Public Service Commission. [35]

General Assembly

State Senate

All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate are up for election in 2018.

State House

All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives are up for election in 2018.

United States House of Representatives

All of Georgia's fourteen seats in the United States House of Representatives will be up for election in 2018.

References

  1. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (April 29, 2017). "Georgia 2018: Cagle launches governor campaign with pledge to add 500k jobs". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  2. ↑ "Georgia 2018: Stacey Abrams resigns from House to focus on gov run | Political Insider blog". Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  3. ↑ Metz, Ted. Libertarian Party of Georgia https://lpgeorgia.com/about/candidates/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Bluestein, Greg; Gould Sheinin, Aaron (January 24, 2016). "Some cracks appear in GOP leadership inside Georgia's Capitol". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (November 18, 2016). "Former pro baseball player turned Georgia legislator makes pitch for higher office". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Kremer, Will (July 27, 2015). "Allen Peake for Lt. Gov?". Peach Pundit. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. ↑ Lee, Maggie (February 3, 2016). "Peake won't run for lieutenant governor". The Telegraph. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ "A Democratic auto executive gears up for Georgia's No. 2 job | Political Insider". Retrieved 2017-11-20.
  9. ↑ Young, Neely (August 1, 2016). "Political Patter". Georgia Trend. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  10. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (September 25, 2017). "A Democratic auto executive gears up for Georgia's No. 2 job". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  11. ↑ "AROUND TOWN: Keeping it in the family; more candidates announce". MDJOnline.com. December 8, 2017.
  12. ↑ "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  13. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (April 11, 2017). "Geoff Duncan enters Lt Gov race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 30, 2017.
  14. ↑ Sturgeon, Kathleen (April 26, 2017). "Rep. Duncan announces Lt. Gov. campaign". Forsyth Herald.
  15. ↑ Gould Sheinin, Aaron (May 26, 2017). "Rick Jeffares joins race for lieutenant governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 30, 2017.
  16. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (May 5, 2017). "David Shafer is running for lieutenant governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 5, 2017.
  17. ↑ "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  18. ↑ "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  19. 1 2 3 Bluestein, Greg (October 12, 2016). "Deal appoints loyalist to be Georgia's attorney general". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  20. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (October 6, 2016). "Jack Kingston becomes a D.C. lobbyist for the Syrian opposition". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  21. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (October 4, 2016). "Democrat Stacey Evans eyes a run for soon-to-be-opened Attorney General seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved October 13, 2016.
  22. 1 2 Bluestein, Greg (March 29, 2017). "Ken Hodges passes on AG run to seek judgeship". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  23. ↑ Williams, Chuck (April 12, 2017). "Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson weighs run for governor, secretary of state". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  24. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (March 31, 2017). "Georgia 2018: Brian Kemp enters race for governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  25. 1 2 Bluestein, Greg (March 13, 2017). "Buzz Brockway to seek Secretary of State gig in 2018". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  26. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (July 5, 2016). "An early Donald Trump backer aims for higher office in Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  27. ↑ "Qualifying Candidate Information". Georgia Secretary of State webpage. Retrieved March 14, 2018.
  28. ↑ Duval, Smythe. "Libertarian Candidate". J. Smythe Duval for Secretary of State.
  29. ↑ "Fred Swann For Georgia Agriculture Commissioner". Fred Swann For Georgia Agriculture Commissioner. Retrieved 2018-08-07.
  30. ↑ Salzer, James (July 17, 2017). "Georgia insurance commissioner won't run for re-election in 2018". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  31. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (July 18, 2017). "Health advocate enters race for Georgia insurance chief". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 19, 2017.
  32. ↑ Foster, Donnie. https://lpgeorgia.com/about/candidates/. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. 1 2 Tagami, Ty (May 8, 2017). "Democrats eye Georgia school superintendent's office in 2018". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 25, 2017.
  34. ↑ Graham, Ryan. "Libertarian Nominee District 3". Ryan Graham for Public Service Commission.
  35. ↑ Turpish, John. "Libertarian District 5 Public Service Commission Nominee".
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