2018 Georgia State Senate election

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.

2018 Georgia State Senate election

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All 56 seats in the Georgia State Senate 28 (with Lt. Gov.) seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Butch Miller Steve Henson Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat 49th 41st Last election 38 18 Seats before 37 19 Seats after 35 21 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 1,914,110 1,603,472 Percentage 54.42% 45.58% Swing 9.66% 9.66%
Results:      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Democratic hold
President pro tempore before election Butch Miller Republican Elected President pro tempore Butch Miller Republican

A primary election on May 22, 2018, determined which candidates appeared 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^[2] after Democrat Jen Jordan won a special election. This decreased Republican seats from 38 to 37 and increased Democratic seats from 18 to 19.^[3]

To reclaim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net nine 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.

Results

Popular vote Republican   54.42% Democratic   45.58% Other   0.14%

Senate seats Republican   62.5% Democratic   37.5%

Summary of results

State senate district	Incumbent	Party		Elected senator	Party
1st[4]	Ben Watson		Rep	Ben Watson		Republican
2nd[5]	Lester G. Jackson		Dem	Lester G. Jackson		Democratic
3rd[6]	William T. Ligon Jr.		Rep	Willam T. Ligon Jr.		Republican
4th[7]	Jack Hill		Rep	Jack Hill		Republican
5th[8]	Curt Thompson		Dem	Sheikh Rahman		Democratic
6th[9]	Jen Jordan		Dem	Jen Jordan		Democratic
7th[10]	Tyler Harper		Rep	Tyler Harper		Republican
8th[11]	Ellis Black		Rep	Ellis Black		Republican
9th[12]	P.K. Martin IV		Rep	P.K. Martin IV		Republican
10th[13]	Emanuel Jones		Dem	Emanuel Jones		Democratic
11th[14]	Dean Burke		Rep	Dean Burke		Republican
12th[15]	Freddie Powell Sims		Dem	Freddie Powell Sims		Democratic
13th[16]	Greg Kirk		Rep	Greg Kirk		Republican
14th[17]	Bruce Thompson		Rep	Bruce Thompson		Republican
15th[18]	Ed Harbison		Dem	Ed Harbison		Democratic
16th[19]	Marty Harbin		Rep	Marty Harbin		Republican
17th[20]	Brian Strickland		Rep	Brian Strickland		Republican
18th[21]	John F. Kennedy		Rep	John F. Kennedy		Republican
19th[22]	Blake Tillery		Rep	Blake Tillery		Republican
20th[23]	Larry Walker III		Rep	Larry Walker		Republican
21st[24]	Brandon Beach		Rep	Brandon Beach		Republican
22nd[25]	Harold V. Jones II		Dem	Harold V. Jones II		Democratic
23rd[26]	Jesse Stone		Rep	Jesse Stone		Republican
24th[27]	Lee Anderson		Rep	Lee Anderson		Republican
25th[28]	Burt Jones		Rep	Burt Jones		Republican
26th[29]	David Lucas		Dem	David Lucas		Democratic
27th[30]	Michael Williams		Rep	Greg Dolezal		Republican
28th[31]	Matt Brass		Rep	Matt Brass		Republican
29th[32]	Joshua McKoon		Rep	Randy Robertson		Republican
30th[33]	Mike Dugan		Rep	Mike Dugan		Republican
31st[34]	Bill Heath		Rep	Bill Heath		Republican
32nd[35]	Kay Kirkpatrick		Rep	Kay Kirkpatrick		Republican
33rd[36]	Michael "Doc" Rhett		Dem	Doc Rhett		Democratic
34th[37]	Valencia Seay		Dem	Valencia Seay		Democratic
35th[38]	Donzella James		Dem	Donzella James		Democratic
36th[39]	Nan Orrock		Dem	Nan Orrock		Democratic
37th[40]	Lindsey Tippins		Rep	Lindsey Tippins		Republican
38th[41]	Horacena Tate		Dem	Horacena Tate		Democratic
39th[42]	Nikema Williams		Dem	Nikema Williams		Democratic
40th[43]	Fran Millar		Rep	Sally Harrell		Democratic
41st[44]	Steve Henson		Dem	Steve Henson		Democratic
42nd[45]	Elena Parent		Dem	Elena Parent		Democratic
43rd[46]	Tonya Anderson		Dem	Tonya Anderson		Democratic
44th[47]	Gail Davenport		Dem	Gail Davenport		Democratic
45th[48]	Renee Unterman		Rep	Renee Unterman		Republican
46th[49]	Bill Cowsert		Rep	Bill Cowsert		Republican
47th[50]	Frank Ginn		Rep	Frank Ginn		Republican
48th[51]	David Shafer		Rep	Zahra Karinshak		Democratic
49th[52]	Butch Miller		Rep	Butch Miller		Republican
50th[53]	John Wilkinson		Rep	John Wilkinson		Republican
51st[54]	Steve Gooch		Rep	Steve Gooch		Republican
52nd[55]	Chuck Hufstetler		Rep	Chuck Hufstetler		Republican
53rd[56]	Jeff Mullis		Rep	Jeff Mullis		Republican
54th[57]	Chuck Payne		Rep	Chuck Payne		Republican
55th[58]	Gloria Butler		Dem	Gloria Butler		Democratic
56th[59]	John Albers		Rep	John Albers		Republican

Source:^[60]

Closest races

Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:

1. State Senate district 9, 3.8%
2. State Senate district 56, 5%
3. State Senate district 48, 7.2% (gain)
4. State Senate district 17, 9%
5. State Senate district 40, 9.6% (gain)

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing[61]	Likely R	October 8, 2018

Detailed results

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

• Note: If a district only lists one primary election, the other major party failed to field a candidate in that district.

Sources:^[62][63]

District 1

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Watson (incumbent)	9,262	100
Total votes			9,262	100.0

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sandra Workman	7,193	100
Total votes			7,193	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 1 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ben Watson (incumbent)	42,316	60.8
	Democratic	Sandra Workman	27,258	39.2
Total votes			69,574	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lester G. Jackson (incumbent)	12,296	100
Total votes			12,296	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 2 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lester G. Jackson (incumbent)	49,567	100.0
Total votes			49,567	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jerrold Dagen	4,369	100
Total votes			4,369	100.0

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Ligon (incumbent)	11,060	100
Total votes			11,060	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 3 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Ligon (incumbent)	42,190	67.9
	Democratic	Jerrold Dagen	19,946	32.1
Total votes			62,136	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Hill (incumbent)	10,417	100
Total votes			10,417	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 4 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Hill (incumbent)	51,765	100.0
Total votes			51,765	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheikh Rahman	4,010	67.99
	Democratic	Curt Thompson (incumbent)	1,888	32.01
Total votes			5,898	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 5 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sheikh Rahman	34,429	100.0
Total votes			34,429	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 6

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Leah Aldridge	5,974	56.75
	Republican	John Gordon	4,552	43.25
Total votes			10,526	100.0

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Jordan (incumbent)	10,030	100
Total votes			10,030	100.0

Georgia State Senate district 6 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jen Jordan (incumbent)	46,667	58.4
	Republican	Leah Aldridge	33,213	41.6
Total votes			79,880	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 7

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyler Harper (incumbent)	10,199	100
Total votes			10,199	100

Georgia State Senate district 7 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tyler Harper (incumbent)	45,488	100.0
Total votes			45,488	100.0
	Republican hold

District 8

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ellis Black (incumbent)	8,106	100
Total votes			8,106	100

Georgia State Senate district 8 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ellis Black (incumbent)	43,054	100.0
Total votes			43,054	100.0
	Republican hold

District 9

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	P.K. Martin IV (incumbent)	10,189	100
Total votes			10,189	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cheryle Moses	8,342	100
Total votes			8,342	100

Georgia State Senate district 9 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	P.K. Martin IV (incumbent)	42,403	51.9
	Democratic	Cheryle Moses	39,247	48.1
Total votes			81,650	100.0
	Republican hold

District 10

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Jones (incumbent)	19,819	100
Total votes			19,819	100

Georgia State Senate district 10 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emanuel Jones (incumbent)	71,364	100.0
Total votes			71,364	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 11

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Burke (incumbent)	9,051	100
Total votes			9,051	100

Georgia State Senate district 11 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dean Burke (incumbent)	45,005	100.0
Total votes			45,005	100.0
	Republican hold

District 12

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims (incumbent)	11,308	100
Total votes			11,308	100

Georgia State Senate district 12 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Freddie Powell Sims (incumbent)	44,507	100.0
Total votes			44,507	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 13

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kirk (incumbent)	10,883	100
Total votes			10,883	100

Georgia State Senate district 13 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Kirk (incumbent)	48,649	100.0
Total votes			48,649	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rachel A. Kinsey	3,222	100
Total votes			3,222	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Thompson (incumbent)	10,421	100
Total votes			10,421	100

Georgia State Senate district 14 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bruce Thompson (incumbent)	50,083	71.0
	Democratic	Rachel A. Kinsey	20,412	29.0
Total votes			70,495	100.0
	Republican hold

District 15

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Harbison (incumbent)	10,856	100
Total votes			10,856	100

Georgia State Senate district 15 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Harbison (incumbent)	39,711	100.0
Total votes			39,711	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin (incumbent)	10,685	62.26
	Republican	Tricia Stearns	6,478	37.74
Total votes			17,163	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Lightle	4,930	100
Total votes			4,930	100

Georgia State Senate district 16 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Marty Harbin (incumbent)	53,201	68.15
	Democratic	Bill Lightle	24,858	31.85
Total votes			78,059	100.0
	Republican hold

District 17

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Phyllis D. Hatcher	8,568	100
Total votes			8,568	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Strickland (incumbent)	12,260	92.29
	Republican	Nelva Lee	1,024	7.71
Total votes			13,284	100

Georgia State Senate district 17 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Strickland (incumbent)	44,366	54.5
	Democratic	Phyllis D. Hatcher	37,088	45.5
Total votes			81,454	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Kennedy (incumbent)	13,027	100
Total votes			13,027	100

Georgia State Senate district 18 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John F. Kennedy (incumbent)	57,935	100.0
Total votes			57,935	100.0
	Republican hold

District 19

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Tillery (incumbent)	9,926	100
Total votes			9,926	100

Georgia State Senate district 19 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Blake Tillery (incumbent)	43,414	100.0
Total votes			43,414	100.0
	Republican hold

District 20

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Walker (incumbent)	10,750	100
Total votes			10,750	100

Georgia State Senate district 20 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Larry Walker (incumbent)	57,488	100.0
Total votes			57,488	100.0
	Republican hold

District 21

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Beach (incumbent)	13,464	100
Total votes			13,464	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nicole B. Nash	4,682	100
Total votes			4,682	100

Georgia State Senate district 21 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brandon Beach (incumbent)	61,554	70.4
	Democratic	Nicole B. Nash	25,901	29.6
Total votes			87,455	100.0
	Republican hold

District 22

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold V. Jones II (incumbent)	14,700	100
Total votes			14,700	100

Georgia State Senate district 22 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harold V. Jones II (incumbent)	48,508	100.0
Total votes			48,508	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 23

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Stone (incumbent)	10,649	100
Total votes			10,649	100

Georgia State Senate district 23 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jesse Stone (incumbent)	48,746	100.0
Total votes			48,746	100.0
	Republican hold

District 24

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Anderson (incumbent)	16,229	100
Total votes			16,229	100

Georgia State Senate district 24 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lee Anderson (incumbent)	65,142	100.0
Total votes			65,142	100.0
	Republican hold

District 25

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Burt Jones (incumbent)	12,588	100
Total votes			12,588	100

Georgia State Senate district 25 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Burt Jones (incumbent)	57,679	100.0
Total votes			57,679	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David E. Lucas, Sr. (incumbent)	12,994	100
Total votes			12,994	100

Georgia State Senate district 26 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David E. Lucas, Sr. (incumbent)	45,060	100.0
Total votes			45,060	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 27

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Dolezal	10,770	59.04
	Republican	Brian Tam	6,177	24.69
	Republican	Bill Fielder	4,071	16.27
Total votes			25,018	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Smith	5,248	100
Total votes			5,248	100

Georgia State Senate district 27 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Dolezal	52,788	56.6
	Democratic	Steve Smith	45,905	42.4
Total votes			90,937	100.0
	Republican hold

District 28

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Brass (incumbent)	12,554	100
Total votes			12,554	100

Georgia State Senate district 28 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Brass (incumbent)	62,887	100.0
Total votes			62,887	100.0
	Republican hold

District 29

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valerie Haskins	4,915	72.89
	Democratic	Ben Anderson	1,828	27.11
Total votes			6,743	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Robertson	10,045	70.65
	Republican	Mayo "Biff" Hadden	4,172	29.35
Total votes			14,217	100

Georgia State Senate district 29 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Robertson	44,149	63.0
	Democratic	Valerie Haskins	25,937	37.0
Total votes			70,086	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Dugan (incumbent)	11,638	100
Total votes			11,638	100

Georgia State Senate district 30 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Michael Dugan (incumbent)	53,299	100.0
Total votes			53,299	100.0
	Republican hold

District 31

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Heath (incumbent)	10,962	100
Total votes			10,962	100

Georgia State Senate district 31 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Heath (incumbent)	54,948	100.0
Total votes			54,948	100.0
	Republican hold

District 32

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Kirkpatrick (incumbent)	13,358	100
Total votes			13,358	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Christine Triebsch	9,952	100
Total votes			9,952	100

Georgia State Senate district 32 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kay Kirkpatrick (incumbent)	52,870	57.4
	Democratic	Christine Triebsch	39,288	42.6
Total votes			92,158	100.0
	Republican hold

District 33

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael "Doc" Rhett (incumbent)	8,449	100
Total votes			8,449	100

Georgia State Senate district 33 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael "Doc" Rhett (incumbent)	51,724	100.0
Total votes			51,724	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 34

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valencia Seay (incumbent)	8,985	75.34
	Democratic	Melody Totten	2,941	24.66
Total votes			11,926	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Smith	2,554	100
Total votes			2,554	100

Georgia State Senate district 34 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Valencia Seay (incumbent)	49,884	82.9
	Republican	Tommy Smith	10,319	17.1
Total votes			60,203	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 35

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donzella James (incumbent)	10,651	66.65
	Democratic	Karen W. Ashley	3,602	22.54
	Democratic	Mike Glanton, Jr.	1,728	10.81
Total votes			15,981	100

Georgia State Senate district 35 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Donzella James (incumbent)	65,277	100.0
Total votes			65,277	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nan Orrock (incumbent)	16,337	100
Total votes			16,337	100

Georgia State Senate district 36 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nan Orrock (incumbent)	67,326	100.0
Total votes			67,326	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 37

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Andy Clark	6,136	100
Total votes			6,136	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lindsey Tippins (incumbent)	10,567	100
Total votes			10,567	100

Georgia State Senate district 37 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lindsey Tippins (incumbent)	48,464	58.9
	Democratic	Andy Clark	33,798	41.1
Total votes			82,262	100.0
	Republican hold

District 38

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Travis Klavohn	2,492	100
Total votes			2,492	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Horacena Tate (incumbent)	14,435	100
Total votes			14,435	100

Georgia State Senate district 38 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Horacena Tate (incumbent)	62,275	82.85
	Republican	Travis Klavohn	12,892	17.15
Total votes			75,167	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 39

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nikema Williams (incumbent)	16,784	100
Total votes			16,784	100

Georgia State Senate district 39 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nikema Williams (incumbent)	67,293	100.0
Total votes			67,293	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 40

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Harrell	7,519	67.18
	Democratic	Tamara Johnson-Shealey	3,673	32.82
Total votes			11,192	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Fran Millar (incumbent)	7,884	100
Total votes			7,884	100

Georgia State Senate district 40 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Sally Harrell	40,956	54.8
	Republican	Fran Millar (incumbent)	33,842	45.2
Total votes			74,798	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 41

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Henson (incumbent)	6,928	50.40
	Democratic	Sabrina McKenzie	6,817	49.60
Total votes			13,745	100

Georgia State Senate district 41 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Steve Henson (incumbent)	51,843	100.o
Total votes			51,843	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 42

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elena Parent (incumbent)	20,822	100
Total votes			20,822	100

Georgia State Senate district 42 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elena Parent (incumbent)	72,582	100.0
Total votes			72,582	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 43

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tonya Anderson (incumbent)	13,099	84.43
	Democratic	Joel Thibodeaux	2,415	15.57
Total votes			15,514	100

Georgia State Senate district 43 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tonya Anderson (incumbent)	60,152	100.0
Total votes			60,152	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Davenport (incumbent)	12,818	68.25
	Democratic	Sandra Daniels	3,971	21.14
	Democratic	Keith Horton	1,993	10.61
Total votes			18,782	100

Georgia State Senate district 44 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gail Davenport (incumbent)	67,460	100.0
Total votes			67,460	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jana Rodgers	5,849	100
Total votes			5,849	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Renee Unterman (incumbent)	8,054	100
Total votes			8,054	100

Georgia State Senate district 45 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Renee Unterman (incumbent)	44,313	58.0
	Democratic	Jana Rodgers	32,037	42.0
Total votes			76,350	100.0
	Republican hold

District 46

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cowsert (incumbent)	12,935	100
Total votes			12,935	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marisue Hilliard	8,380	100
Total votes			8,380	100

Georgia State Senate district 46 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Cowsert (incumbent)	47,608	60.4
	Democratic	Marisue Hilliard	31,242	39.6
Total votes			78,850	100.0
	Republican hold

District 47

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ginn (incumbent)	8,616	69.53
	Republican	Scott Howard	3,775	30.47
Total votes			12,391	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dawn Johnson	5,797	100
Total votes			5,797	100

Georgia State Senate district 47 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Ginn (incumbent)	46,019	66.5
	Democratic	Dawn Johnson	23,219	33.5
Total votes			69,238	100.0
	Republican hold

District 48

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zahra Karinshak	6,594	100
Total votes			6,594	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Matt Reeves	6,233	100
Total votes			6,233	100

Georgia State Senate district 48 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Zahra Karinshak	35,440	53.6
	Republican	Matt Reeves	30,710	46.4
Total votes			66,150	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 49

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller (incumbent)	12,738	100
Total votes			12,738	100

Georgia State Senate district 49 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Cecil T. "Butch" Miller (incumbent)	55,609	100.0
Total votes			55,609	100.0
	Republican hold

District 50

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Wilkinson (incumbent)	16,118	100
Total votes			16,118	100

Georgia State Senate district 50 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Wilkinson (incumbent)	58,971	100.0
Total votes			58,971	100.0
	Republican hold

District 51

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gooch (incumbent)	19,724	100
Total votes			19,724	100

Georgia State Senate district 51 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Steve Gooch (incumbent)	69,714	100.0
Total votes			69,714	100.0
	Republican hold

District 52

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Hufstetler (incumbent)	10,193	100
Total votes			10,193	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Evan Ross	3,024	100
Total votes			3,024	100

Georgia State Senate district 52 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Hufstetler (incumbent)	42,492	75.8
	Democratic	Evan Ross	13,582	24.2
Total votes			56,074	100.0
	Republican hold

District 53

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Mullis (incumbent)	8,849	100
Total votes			8,849	100

Georgia State Senate district 53 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Mullis (incumbent)	49,168	100.0
Total votes			49,168	100.0
	Republican hold

District 54

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael S. Morgan	1,568	100
Total votes			1,568	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Payne (incumbent)	5,014	52.86
	Republican	J. Scott Tidwell	4,471	47.14
Total votes			9,485	100

Georgia State Senate district 54 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chuck Payne (incumbent)	39,578	79.65
	Democratic	Michael S. Morgan	10,110	20.35
Total votes			49,688	100.0
	Republican hold

District 55

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Butler (incumbent)	16,414	100
Total votes			16,414	100

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Annette Davis Jackson	3,133	100
Total votes			3,133	100

Georgia State Senate district 55 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gloria Butler (incumbent)	64,739	81.6
	Republican	Annette Davis Jackson	14,639	18.4
Total votes			79,378	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 56

Republican primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Albers (incumbent)	9,508	100
Total votes			9,508	100

Democratic primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ellyn Jeager	5,393	64.22
	Democratic	Patrick Thompson	1,999	23.80
	Democratic	Jim Guess, Jr.	1,006	11.98
Total votes			8,398	100

Georgia State Senate district 56 general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Albers (incumbent)	41,874	52.5
	Democratic	Ellyn Jeager	37,902	47.5
Total votes			79,776	100.0
	Republican hold

See also

• United States elections, 2018
• United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2018
• Georgia elections, 2018
• Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018
• Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018
• Georgia House of Representatives election, 2018
• Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
• List of Georgia state legislatures