2018 Georgia State Senate election explained

Election Name:2018 Georgia State Senate election
Country:Georgia (U.S. state)
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:2016 Georgia State Senate election
Previous Year:2016
Next Election:2020 Georgia State Senate election
Next Year:2020
Seats For Election:All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate
Majority Seats:28 (with Lt. Gov.)
Election Date:November 6, 2018
Leader1:Butch Miller
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Leaders Seat1:49th
Last Election1:38
Seats Before1:37
Seat Change1: 2
Seats After1:35
Popular Vote1:1,914,110
Percentage1:54.42%
Swing1:9.66%
Leader2:Steve Henson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Leaders Seat2:41st
Last Election2:18
Seats Before2:19
Seat Change2: 2
Seats After2:21
Popular Vote2:1,603,472
Percentage2:45.58%
Swing2:9.66%
Map Size:400px
President pro tempore
Before Party:Republican
After Party:Republican

The 2018 Georgia State Senate elections took place as part of the biennial United States elections. Georgia voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the Georgia State Senate.

A primary election on May 22, 2018, determined which candidates appear on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained from the Georgia Secretary of State's website.[1] A statewide map of Georgia's state Senate districts can be obtained from the Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office here, and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Census here.

Following the 2016 state senate elections, Republicans maintained effective control of the Senate with 38 members. However, on December 5, 2017 Democrats flipped State Senate district 6 after Democrat Jen Jordan won a special election. This decreased Republican seats from 38 to 37 and increased Democratic seats from 18 to 19.[2]

To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats would need to net 9 Senate seats and win the concurrent lieutenant gubernatorial election or net 10 seats without the Lieutenant Governor's office. Democrats flipped two seats—districts 40 and 48—from Republican control; however, Republicans retained control of the Georgia State Senate following the 2018 general election.

Summary of Results

State Senate DistrictIncumbentPartyElected SenatorParty
1stBen WatsonRepBen WatsonRepublican
2ndLester G. JacksonDemLester G. JacksonDemocratic
3rdWilliam T. Ligon Jr.RepWillam T. Ligon Jr.Republican
4thJack HillRepJack HillRepublican
5thCurt ThompsonDemSheikh RahmanDemocratic
6thJen JordanDemJen JordanDemocratic
7thTyler HarperRepTyler HarperRepublican
8thEllis BlackRepEllis BlackRepublican
9thP.K. Martin IVRepP.K. Martin IVRepublican
10thEmanuel JonesDemEmanuel JonesDemocratic
11thDean BurkeRepDean BurkeRepublican
12thFreddie Powell SimsDemFreddie Powell SimsDemocratic
13thGreg KirkRepGreg KirkRepublican
14thBruce ThompsonRepBruce ThompsonRepublican
15thEd HarbisonDemEd HarbisonDemocratic
16thMarty HarbinRepMarty HarbinRepublican
17thBrian StricklandRepBrian StricklandRepublican
18thJohn F. KennedyRepJohn F. KennedyRepublican
19thBlake TilleryRepBlake TilleryRepublican
20thLarry Walker IIIRepLarry WalkerRepublican
21stBrandon BeachRepBrandon BeachRepublican
22ndHarold V. Jones IIDemHarold V. Jones IIDemocratic
23rdJesse StoneRepJesse StoneRepublican
24thLee AndersonRepLee AndersonRepublican
25thBurt JonesRepBurt JonesRepublican
26thDavid LucasDemDavid LucasDemocratic
27thMichael WilliamsRepGreg DolezalRepublican
28thMatt BrassRepMatt BrassRepublican
29thJoshua McKoonRepRandy RobertsonRepublican
30thMike DuganRepMike DuganRepublican
31stBill HeathRepBill HeathRepublican
32ndKay KirkpatrickRepKay KirkpatrickRepublican
33rdMichael "Doc" RhettDemDoc RhettDemocratic
34thValencia SeayDemValencia SeayDemocratic
35thDonzella JamesDemDonzella JamesDemocratic
36thNan OrrockDemNan OrrockDemocratic
37thLindsey TippinsRepLindsey TippinsRepublican
38thHoracena TateDemHoracena TateDemocratic
39thNikema WilliamsDemNikema WilliamsDemocratic
40thFran MillarRepSally HarrellDemocratic
41stSteve HensonDemSteve HensonDemocratic
42ndElena ParentDemElena ParentDemocratic
43rdTonya AndersonDemTonya AndersonDemocratic
44thGail DavenportDemGail DavenportDemocratic
45thRenee UntermanRepRenee UntermanRepublican
46thBill CowsertRepBill CowsertRepublican
47thFrank GinnRepFrank GinnRepublican
48thDavid ShaferRepZahra KarinshakDemocratic
49thButch MillerRepButch MillerRepublican
50thJohn WilkinsonRepJohn WilkinsonRepublican
51stSteve GoochRepSteve GoochRepublican
52ndChuck HufstetlerRepChuck HufstetlerRepublican
53rdJeff MullisRepJeff MullisRepublican
54thChuck PayneRepChuck PayneRepublican
55thGloria ButlerDemGloria ButlerDemocratic
56thJohn AlbersRepJohn AlbersRepublican

Source:[3]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. (gain)
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Detailed results

align=center District 1 • District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 5 • District 6 • District 7 • District 8 • District 9 • District 10 • District 11 • District 12 • District 13 • District 14 • District 15 • District 16 • District 17 • District 18 • District 19 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 23 • District 24 • District 25 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 29 • District 30 • District 31 • District 32 • District 33 • District 34 • District 35 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 39 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 43 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 47 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50 • District 51 • District 52 • District 53 • District 54 • District 55 • District 56

Sources:[4] [5]

District 56

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election: Official Results . . 24 July 2018.
  2. Web site: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2017 . . 24 July 2018.
  3. Web site: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018 . . August 31, 2018.
  4. Web site: Georgia State Senate elections, 2018 . . 24 July 2018.
  5. Web site: Current and Past Election Results . . 24 July 2018 . 12 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150212134109/http://sos.ga.gov/index.php/Elections/current_and_past_elections_results . dead .