The 2018 Georgia State Senate elections took place as part of the
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United States elections.
Georgia
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voters elected state senators in all 56 of the state senate's districts. State senators serve two-year terms in the
Georgia State Senate
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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
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's website. A statewide map of Georgia's state Senate 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 senate elections,
Republicans
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maintained effective control of the Senate with 38 members. However, on December 5, 2017,
Democrats flipped State Senate district 6 after Democrat
Jen Jordan
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won a
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. This decreased Republican seats from 38 to 37 and increased Democratic seats from 18 to 19.
To reclaim control of the chamber from
Republicans
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, 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
Summary of results
Source:
Closest races
Seats where the margin of victory was under 10%:
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Predictions
Detailed results
*Note: If a district only lists one primary election, the other major party failed to field a candidate in that district.
Sources:
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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
See also
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United States elections, 2018
Elections were held in the United States on November 6, 2018. These midterm elections occurred during incumbent Republican president Donald Trump's first term. Although the Republican Party increased its majority in the Senate, Democratic incu ...
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United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2018
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Georgia elections, 2018
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Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018
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Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
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Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018
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Georgia House of Representatives election, 2018
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Elections in Georgia (U.S. state)
Elections in Georgia (US State), Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. Regular elections are held every even year. The positions being decided each year varies, as the terms of office varies. The Georgia State Senate, State Se ...
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List of Georgia state legislatures
References
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Georgia State Senate
The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Representatives, comprise the bicameral leg ...