2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 6, 2018
 
Nominee Geoff Duncan Sarah Riggs Amico
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,951,738 1,828,566
Percentage 51.6% 48.4%
County Results

Duncan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%

Amico:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Casey Cagle
Republican

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Geoff Duncan
Republican

Elections in Georgia

Then-incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Casey Cagle chose to not run for re-election in order to run for governor, unsuccessfully.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Defeated in primary
  • Rick Jeffares, state senator[5]

Declined

Endorsements
Geoff Duncan
U.S. Senators
State Representatives
Individuals
Rick Jeffares
U.S. Representatives
State Senators
State Representatives
  • Dave Belton, state representative[7]
  • Shaw Blackmon, state representative[7]
  • Geoff Cauble, state representative[7]
  • John Corbett, state representative[7]
  • Robert Dickey, state representative[7]
  • Matt Hatchett, state representative[7]
  • David Knight, state representative[7]
  • Dominic LaRiccia, state representative[7]
  • Jodi Lott, state representative[7]
  • Karen Mathiak, state representative[7]
  • John Meadows III, state representative[7]
  • Chad Nimmer, state representative[7]
  • Jay Powell, state representative[7]
  • Trey Rhodes, state representative[7]
  • Dale Rutledge, state representative[7]
  • Jason Shaw, state representative[7]
  • Andy Welch, state representative[7]
  • Bill Werkheiser, state representative[7]
David Shafer
U.S. Senators
U.S. Representatives
State Senators
State Representatives
Statewide officials
Organizations

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Geoff
Duncan		 Rick
Jeffares		 David
Shafer		 Undecided
University of Georgia April 19–26, 2018 507 ± 4.4% 12% 7% 14% 65%
Republican primary results by county
  David Shafer
  Rick Jeffares
  Geoff Duncan

Results
Republican primary results[38]
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 548,431 100.0

Runoff

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Geoff
Duncan		 David
Shafer		 Undecided
Rosetta Stone June 7, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 19% 46% 35%

Results
Republican primary runoff results[39]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Geoff Duncan 280,465 50.14
Republican David Shafer 278,868 49.86
Total votes 559,333 100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman[40]
  • Triana Arnold James, small businessowner, and veteran[41]

Declined

Endorsements
Sarah Riggs Amico
Triana Arnold James
  • Teresa Shook Cooper, original founder of the Women's March[49]
Democratic primary results by county
  Sarah Riggs Amico
  Triana Arnold James

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin of
error		 Sarah
Amico		 Triana
James		 Undecided
University of Georgia April 12–18, 2018 473 ± 4.5% 10% 20% 70%

Results
Democratic primary results[50]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sarah Riggs Amico 278,662 55.24
Democratic Triana Arnold James 225,758 44.76
Total votes 504,420 100.0

General election

Endorsements
Geoff Duncan (R)
State politicians

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Geoff
Duncan (R)		 Sarah Riggs
Amico (D)		 Undecided
University of Georgia September 30 – October 9, 2018 1,232 ± 2.8% 45% 39% 15%
Landmark Communications October 1, 2018 964 ± 3.2% 48% 46% 6%
Gravis Marketing July 27–29, 2018 650 ± 3.8% 41% 43% 15%

Results
Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018[52]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Geoff Duncan 1,951,738 51.63
Democratic Sarah Riggs Amico 1,828,566 48.37
Total votes 3,780,304 100
Republican hold

Irregularities

There was a significant drop-off in votes between the election for governor, which counted 3,939,409 votes, to the lieutenant governor election, with 3,780,304 votes. The undervote, larger than that seen in other statewide races, was found by the Coalition for Good Governance to have occurred in predominantly African American neighborhoods, but only with touchscreen voting machines, not absentee ballots. The change in votes was statistically significant compared to the typical smaller undervote in white areas.[53][54]

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