The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.
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Then-incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Casey Cagle chose to not run for re-election in order to run for governor.[1]
Republican primary
editCandidates
editAdvanced to runoff
edit- Geoff Duncan, state representative[2][3]
- David Shafer, state senator[4]
Defeated in primary
edit- Rick Jeffares, state senator[5]
Declined
edit- Brandon Beach, state senator (endorsed Jeffares)[6][7]
- Jim Butterworth, former state senator and former adjutant general of the Georgia National Guard[8]
- Casey Cagle, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (running for Governor)[1]
- Bill Cowsert, Majority Leader of the Georgia State Senate[8][2]
- Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[8][9]
- Steve Gooch, state senator (endorsed Jeffares)[10][11][12][7]
- Burt Jones, state senator (endorsed Jeffares)[8][2][13][7]
- Rick Knox[14]
- Butch Miller, state senator (endorsed Shafer)[8][2][15]
- Allen Peake, state representative[16][17]
Endorsements
editGeoff Duncan
U.S. Senators
State Representatives
- Michael Caldwell, state representative[19]
- David Clark, state representative[20]
- Allen Peake, state representative[21]
Individuals
- John F. Brock, former Coca-Cola Enterprises CEO[22]
Rick Jeffares
U.S. Representatives
State Senators
- John Albers, state senator[7]
- Brandon Beach, state senator[7]
- Matt Brass, state senator[7]
- Dean Burke, state senator[7]
- Steve Gooch, state senator[7]
- Tyler Harper, state senator[7]
- Burt Jones, state senator[24]
- John F. Kennedy, state senator[7]
- Brian Strickland, state senator[7]
- Blake Tillery, state senator[7]
- Lindsey Tippins, state senator[7]
State Representatives
- Dave Belton, state representative[7]
- Shaw Blackmon, state representative[7]
- Geoff Cauble, state representative[7]
- John Corbett, state representative[7]
- Robert Dickey, state representative[7]
- Matt Hatchett, state representative[7]
- David Knight, state representative[7]
- Dominic LaRiccia, state representative[7]
- Jodi Lott, state representative[7]
- Karen Mathiak, state representative[7]
- John Meadows III, state representative[7]
- Chad Nimmer, state representative[7]
- Jay Powell, state representative[7]
- Trey Rhodes, state representative[7]
- Dale Rutledge, state representative[7]
- Jason Shaw, state representative[7]
- Andy Welch, state representative[7]
- Bill Werkheiser, state representative[7]
David Shafer
U.S. Senators
- Ted Cruz, United States Senator from Texas[25]
- Phil Gramm, former United States Senator from Texas[26]
- Mack Mattingly, former United States Senator from Georgia[27]
- Rick Santorum, former United States Senator from Pennsylvania and candidate for President of the United States in 2012 and 2016[28]
U.S. Representatives
- Ben Blackburn, former United States Congressman, 4th district[29]
- Mac Collins, former United States Congressman, 8th district[30]
- Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, 6th district[31]
- Barry Goldwater Jr., former United States Congressman from California and son of former United States Senator Barry Goldwater[27]
- John Linder, former United States Congressman, 7th district[32]
- Fletcher Thompson, former United States Congressman, 5th district[29]
State Senators
- Lee Anderson, state senator[30]
- C. Ellis Black, state senator[30]
- Mike Dugan, state senator[30]
- Marty Harbin, state senator[30]
- Chuck Hufstetler, state senator[30]
- Greg Kirk, state senator[30]
- Kay Kirkpatrick, state senator[30]
- William Ligon, state senator[30]
- P.K. Martin IV, state senator[30]
- Fran Millar, state senator[30]
- Butch Miller, state senator[15]
- Jeff Mullis, state senator[33]
- Chuck Payne, state senator[30]
- Jesse Stone, state senator[30]
- Bruce Thompson, state senator[30]
- Larry Walker III, state senator[30]
- Ben Watson, state senator[30]
- John Wilkinson, state senator[30]
State Representatives
- Mandi Ballinger, state representative[30]
- Paul Battles, state representative[30]
- Tommy Benton, state representative[30]
- Beth Beskin, state representative[30]
- Bruce Boatright, state representative[30]
- Josh Bonner, state representative[30]
- Johnnie Caldwell Jr., state representative[30]
- John Carson, state representative[30]
- Joyce Chandler, state representative[30]
- Sharon Cooper, state representative[30]
- Clay Cox, state representative[30]
- John Deffenbaugh, state representative[30]
- Matt Dollar, state representative[30]
- Matt Dubnik, state representative[30]
- Emory Dunahoo, state representative[30]
- Chuck Efstration, state representative[30]
- Earl Ehrhart, state representative[30]
- Bubber Epps, state representative[30]
- Barry Fleming, state representative[30]
- Rich Golick, state representative[30]
- Micah Gravely, state representative[30]
- Meagan Hanson, state representative[30]
- Buddy Harden, state representative[30]
- Brett Harrell, state representative[30]
- Lee Hawkins, state representative[30]
- Dewayne Hill, state representative[30]
- Scott Hilton, state representative[30]
- Bill Hitchens, state representative[30]
- Don Hogan, state representative[30]
- Susan Holmes, state representative[30]
- Rick Jasperse, state representative[30]
- Jeff Jones, state representative[30]
- Tom Kirby, state representative[30]
- Howard Maxwell, state representative[30]
- Tom McCall, state representative[30]
- Don Parsons, state representative[30]
- Jesse Petrea, state representative[30]
- Alan Powell, state representative[30]
- Paulette Rakestraw, state representative[30]
- Jason Ridley, state representative[30]
- Danae Roberts, state representative[30]
- Terry Rogers, state representative[30]
- Ed Rynders, state representative[30]
- Deborah Silcox, state representative[30]
- Richard Smith, state representative[30]
- Ron Stephens, state representative[30]
- Jan Tankersley, state representative[30]
- Steve Tarvin, state representative[30]
- Tom Taylor, state representative[30]
- Wendell Willard, state representative[30]
Statewide officials
- George P. Bush, Texas Land Commissioner[34]
- Chuck Eaton, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[9]
- Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[9]
- Doug Everett, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[9]
- Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas[35]
- Ralph Hudgens, Georgia Insurance Commissioner[33]
- Bubba McDonald, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[9]
- Stan Wise, Georgia Public Service Commissioner[9]
Organizations
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Geoff Duncan |
Rick Jeffares |
David Shafer |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia[38] | April 19–26, 2018 | 507 | ± 4.4% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 65% |
Shafer
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Duncan
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
Jeffares
- 30–40%
- 40–50%
- 50–60%
Results
edit
Duncan
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Shafer
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | David Shafer | 268,221 | 48.91 | |
| Republican | Geoff Duncan | 146,163 | 26.65 | |
| Republican | Rick Jeffares | 134,047 | 24.44 | |
| Total votes | 548,431 | 100.0 | ||
Runoff
editPolling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Geoff Duncan |
David Shafer |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosetta Stone[40] | June 7, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 19% | 46% | 35% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Duncan | 280,465 | 50.14 | |
| Republican | David Shafer | 278,868 | 49.86 | |
| Total votes | 559,333 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
editDeclined
edit- Stacey Evans, state representative (running for Governor)[2][44]
- Ken Hodges, former Dougherty County District Attorney and nominee for attorney general in 2010 (running for the Georgia Court of Appeals)[45][46]
- Ronnie Mabra, former state representative[47][48]
- Jon Ossoff, investigative filmmaker[49]
- Doug Stoner, Smyrna City Councilman and former state senator (running for the Public Service Commission)[4]
Endorsements
editSarah Riggs Amico
- Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States
- Stacey Abrams, Democratic nominee for Governor of Georgia
- AFL-CIO, Union
- Georgia Equality, LGBT rights advocacy group
- Billy Mitchell, state representative[50]
Triana Arnold James
- Teresa Shook, original founder of the Women's March[51]
Amico
- 50-60%
- 60-70%
- 70-80%
- 80-90%
James
- 50–60%
- 60–70%
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Sarah Amico |
Triana James |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia[52] | April 12–18, 2018 | 473 | ± 4.5% | 10% | 20% | 70% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 278,662 | 55.24 | |
| Democratic | Triana Arnold James | 225,758 | 44.76 | |
| Total votes | 504,420 | 100.0 | ||
General election
editEndorsements
editGeoff Duncan (R)
State politicians
Polling
edit| Poll source | Date(s) administered |
Sample size |
Margin of error |
Geoff Duncan (R) |
Sarah Riggs Amico (D) |
Undecided |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Georgia[55] | September 30 – October 9, 2018 | 1,232 | ± 2.8% | 45% | 39% | 15% |
| Landmark Communications[56] | October 1, 2018 | 964 | ± 3.2% | 48% | 46% | 6% |
| Gravis Marketing[57] | July 27–29, 2018 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 41% | 43% | 15% |
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Geoff Duncan | 1,951,738 | 51.63% | –6.36 | |
| Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 1,828,566 | 48.37% | +6.36 | |
| Total votes | 3,780,304 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
By congressional district
editDuncan won 9 of 14 congressional districts.[59]
| District | Duncan | Riggs Amico | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 58% | 42% | Buddy Carter |
| 2nd | 45% | 55% | Sanford Bishop |
| 3rd | 65% | 35% | Drew Ferguson |
| 4th | 21% | 79% | Hank Johnson |
| 5th | 13% | 87% | John Lewis |
| 6th | 49.9% | 50.1% | Lucy McBath |
| 7th | 51% | 49% | Rob Woodall |
| 8th | 65% | 35% | Austin Scott |
| 9th | 80% | 20% | Doug Collins |
| 10th | 63% | 37% | Jody Hice |
| 11th | 61% | 39% | Barry Loudermilk |
| 12th | 59% | 41% | Rick W. Allen |
| 13th | 24% | 76% | David Scott |
| 14th | 76% | 24% | Tom Graves |
Irregularities
editThere was a significant drop-off in votes between the election for governor, which counted 3,939,409 votes, to the lieutenant governor election, with 3,780,304 votes. The undervote, larger than that seen in other statewide races, was found by the Coalition for Good Governance to have occurred in predominantly African American neighborhoods, but only with touchscreen voting machines, not absentee ballots. The change in votes was statistically significant compared to the typical smaller undervote in white areas.[60][61]
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External links
editOfficial campaign websites