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2018 Georgia Attorney General election

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2018 Georgia Attorney General election

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Candidate Chris Carr Charlie Bailey
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,981,563 1,800,807
Percentage 51.30% 48.70%

Carr:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bailey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election

Chris Carr
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Chris Carr
Republican

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.

Republican primary

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Republican primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Carr (incumbent) 475,122 100.00%
Total votes 475,122 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Charlie Bailey 456,105 100.00%
Total votes 456,105 100.00%

General election

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2018 Georgia Attorney General election[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris Carr (incumbent) 1,981,563 51.30%
Democratic Charlie Bailey 1,880,807 48.70%
Total votes 3,862,370 100.00%
Republican hold

Results by congressional district

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Carr won 10 of 14 congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.[5]

District Carr Bailey Representative
1st 57% 43% Buddy Carter
2nd 44% 56% Sanford Bishop
3rd 64% 36% Drew Ferguson
4th 21% 79% Hank Johnson
5th 14% 86% John Lewis
6th 50.4% 49.6% Lucy McBath
7th 50.4% 49.6% Rob Woodall
8th 64% 36% Austin Scott
9th 79% 21% Doug Collins
10th 62% 38% Jody Hice
11th 61% 39% Barry Loudermilk
12th 58% 42% Rick W. Allen
13th 24% 76% David Scott
14th 75% 25% Tom Graves

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Stirgus, Eric. "Sam Olens set to start tenure as KSU president Tuesday". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 2, 2016.
  2. ^ "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  3. ^ "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  4. ^ "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved November 10, 2018.
  5. ^ https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::434b0674-aa0b-4c34-837e-d46d5af6e8d6