The 2018 Georgia House of Representatives elections took place as part of the

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voters elected state representatives in all 180 of the state house's districts. State representatives serve two-year terms in the

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. A primary election on May 22, 2018, and a runoff election on July 24, 2018, in races where no candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the May primary, determined which candidates appeared on the November 6 general election ballot. Primary and runoff election results can be obtained from the

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's website. A statewide map of Georgia's state House districts can be obtained from the Georgia Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Offic
here
and individual district maps can be obtained from the U.S. Censu

Following the 2016 state House elections,

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maintained effective control of the House with 118 members. However, over the course of 2017 and 2018, Democrats flipped District 117 and District 119 in special elections. Due to these special election losses and vacancies caused by resignation, Republican seats decreased from 118 to 115 and Democratic seats increased from 62 to 64 by election day 2018. To claim control of the chamber from Republicans, the Democrats needed to net 27 House seats. Following the 2018 elections, Democrats received a net gain of 11 seats, winning 14 contests and increasing their margin to 75 seats. Republicans maintained their majority, but they still suffered a net loss of nine seats as opposed to 10 when taking into account that Republican Steven Sainz filled the vacancy in District 180. The Republican majority in the Georgia State House initially stood at 104 after the election, despite winning 105 seats, due to the death of Rep. John Meadows on November 13, 2018. As a result, a special election was held, with Matt Barton winning the election, bringing the Republican seat total back up to 105.

Predictions

Results

Summary of results by district

Data for the following table originates from the Georgia Secretary of State's website. The 2016 election results are used to determine "gain" or "hold" for seats without intervening special elections: Source:

Detailed Results by District

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District 50

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District 53

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District 143

District 144

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District 146

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District 150

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District 171

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District 174

District 175

District 176

District 177

District 178

District 179

District 180

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