2018 Georgia Attorney General election

2018 Georgia Attorney General election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

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. Carr won the election to a full term over Democrat Charlie Bailey with 51.3% of the vote.

Republican primary

• Chris Carr, incumbent

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Carr (incumbent)	475,122	100.00%
Total votes			475,122	100.00%

Democratic primary

• Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County Senior Assistant District Attorney

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Bailey	456,105	100.00%
Total votes			456,105	100.00%

General election

2018 Georgia Attorney General election

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

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

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

• 2018 Georgia state elections