Election Name: | 2018 Georgia Attorney General election |
Country: | Georgia (U.S. state) |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2014 Georgia state elections#Attorney general |
Previous Year: | 2014 |
Next Election: | 2022 Georgia Attorney General election |
Next Year: | 2022 |
Image1: | Christopher M. Carr.jpg |
Candidate1: | Chris Carr |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,981,563 |
Percentage1: | 51.30% |
Candidate2: | Charlie Bailey |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,800,807 |
Percentage2: | 48.70% |
Map Size: | 240px |
Attorney General | |
Before Election: | Chris Carr |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | Chris Carr |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 2018 Georgia Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Georgia. Incumbent Republican attorney general Christopher M. Carr was appointed to the office on November 1, 2016, following the resignation of Sam Olens to become the president of Kennesaw State University.[1] Carr won the election to a full term over Democrat Charlie Bailey with 51.3% of the vote.
Carr won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[2]
District | Carr | Bailey | Representative | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
57% | 43% | Buddy Carter | |||
44% | 56% | Sanford Bishop | |||
64% | 36% | Drew Ferguson | |||
21% | 79% | Hank Johnson | |||
14% | 86% | John Lewis | |||
50.4% | 49.6% | Lucy McBath | |||
50.4% | 49.6% | Rob Woodall | |||
64% | 36% | Austin Scott | |||
79% | 21% | Doug Collins | |||
62% | 38% | Jody Hice | |||
61% | 39% | Barry Loudermilk | |||
58% | 42% | Rick W. Allen | |||
24% | 76% | David Scott | |||
75% | 25% | Tom Graves | |||