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2018 Georgia Attorney General election

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2018 Georgia Attorney General election

| country = Georgia (U.S. state)

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2014 Georgia Attorney General election

| previous_year = 2014

| election_date = {{start date|2018|11|06}}

| next_election = 2022 Georgia Attorney General election

| next_year = 2022

| image_size = x150px

| image1 = Christopher M. Carr.jpg

| candidate1 = Chris Carr

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 1,981,563

| percentage1 = 51.30%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Charlie Bailey

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 1,800,807

| percentage2 = 48.70%

| map_image = {{switcher |251px |County results |251px |Congressional district results |245px |Precinct results |default=1}}

| map_size = 240px

| map_caption = Carr: {{legend0|#FFB2B2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}} {{legend0|#a80000|>90%}}
Bailey: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}}

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| title = Attorney General

| before_election = Chris Carr

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = Chris Carr

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

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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.{{Cite news|url=http://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/sam-olens-set-start-tenure-ksu-president-tuesday/6ck7MPEklOVGWvacQZ5EAI/|title=Sam Olens set to start tenure as KSU president Tuesday|last=Stirgus|first=Eric|newspaper=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution|access-date=2016-11-02}} Carr won the election to a full term over Democrat Charlie Bailey with 51.3% of the vote.

Republican primary

{{Election box begin no change|title=Republican primary results{{cite web |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/23010|title=General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=August 20, 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Chris Carr (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=475,122|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=475,122|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

Democratic primary

{{Election box begin no change|title=Democratic primary results{{cite web |url=http://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/74658/Web02-state.200881/#/cid/23020|title=General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election|work=Georgia Secretary of State|access-date=August 20, 2018}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Charlie Bailey|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=456,105|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=456,105|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box end}}

General election

{{Election box begin no change|title=2018 Georgia Attorney General election{{cite web | title = November 6, 2018 General Election| work = GA - Election Night Reporting| publisher = Georgia Secretary of State| date = November 10, 2018| url = https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/GA/91639/Web02-state.220747/#/cid/23000| access-date = 10 November 2018 }}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|candidate=Chris Carr (incumbent)|party=Republican Party (United States)|votes=1,981,563|percentage=51.30%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|candidate=Charlie Bailey|party=Democratic Party (United States)|votes=1,880,807|percentage=48.70%}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=3,862,370|percentage=100.00%}}

{{Election box hold with party link without swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}

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=Results by congressional district=

Carr won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::434b0674-aa0b-4c34-837e-d46d5af6e8d6

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! District

! Carr

! Bailey

! Representative

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|1|1st}}

| 57%

| 43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Buddy Carter

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Georgia|2|2nd}}

| 44%

| 56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sanford Bishop

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|3|3rd}}

| 64%

| 36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Drew Ferguson

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Georgia|4|4th}}

| 21%

| 79%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hank Johnson

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Georgia|5|5th}}

| 14%

| 86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|John Lewis

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|6|6th}}

| 50.4%

| 49.6%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Lucy McBath

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|7|7th}}

| 50.4%

| 49.6%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Rob Woodall

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|8|8th}}

| 64%

| 36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Austin Scott

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|9|9th}}

| 79%

| 21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Doug Collins

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|10|10th}}

| 62%

| 38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Jody Hice

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|11|11th}}

| 61%

| 39%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Barry Loudermilk

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|12|12th}}

| 58%

| 42%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Rick W. Allen

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Georgia|13|13th}}

| 24%

| 76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|David Scott

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Georgia|14|14th}}

| 75%

| 25%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom Graves

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See also

References

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{{2018 United States elections}}

Attorney General

Georgia

Category:Georgia (U.S. state) Attorney General elections