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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

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2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
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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.[1]

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One seat flipped to the Democrats, changing the state congressional delegation from a 10–4 Republican majority to a 9–5 Republican majority.

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Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:[2]

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District 1

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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.[3]

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  • Lisa Ring, community organizer[4][5]
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  • Barbara Seidman, retired businesswoman[6]

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Lisa Ring (D)

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District 2

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The incumbent was Democrat Sanford Bishop, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.

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  • Herman West, pastor[21]

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District 3

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The incumbent was Republican Drew Ferguson, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

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  • Chuck Enderlin, pilot[25]
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  • Rusty Oliver, science teacher[26]

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District 4

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The incumbent was Democratic Hank Johnson, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016.

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  • Juan Parks, Marine Corps JROTC instructor[28]

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District 5

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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.

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District 6

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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.[29]

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  • Kevin Abel, businessman[31]
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  • Steven Knight Griffin, management consultant[32]
  • Bobby Kaple, TV news anchor[33]
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Karen Handel (R)

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District 7

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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.[29]

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  • Shane Hazel, business developer[60]

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  • Kathleen Allen, risk management consultant[62]
  • Mellisa Davis, financial manager[63]
  • David J. Kim, publisher[64]
  • Ethan Pham, small business owner[65]
  • Steve Reilly, attorney[66]

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Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)

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Carolyn Bourdeaux (D)

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After a recount, the 433-vote margin made this the closest race of the 2018 House elections.[81][82] 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).

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District 8

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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.

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District 9

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

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  • Josh McCall, teacher[84]
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District 10

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

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  • Bradley Griffin, businessman[86]
  • Joe Hunt, businessman[87]

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  • Tabitha A. Johnson-Green, registered nurse[89]
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District 11

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The incumbent was Republican Barry Loudermilk, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.

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  • Flynn Broady, attorney[93]
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District 12

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The incumbent was Republican Rick Allen, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.

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  • Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016[94]

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  • Robert Ingham, tax preparer[96]
  • Trent Nesmith, businessman[97]

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Francys Johnson (D)

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District 13

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The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

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  • David Callahan, part-time driver[99]
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  • Femi Akinkugbe, TSA security[100]

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District 14

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

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  • Steven Lamar Foster, surgeon[101]

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  • A Convicted for DUI in August 2018, Foster ran the race while still behind bars until election day.[102]

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