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The 2018 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State 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. Because no candidate received the requisite 50 percent plus one vote, the top two candidates (Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger) will proceed to a runoff on December 4, 2018. [1]
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Raffensperger | 185,115 | 34.97 | |
Republican | David Belle Isle | 151,026 | 28.53 | |
Republican | Joshua McKoon | 111,905 | 21.14 | |
Republican | Buzz Brockway | 81,272 | 15.35 | |
Total votes | 529,318 | 100 |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Belle Isle | Brad Raffensperger | Undecided |
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Rosetta Stone | June 7, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 24% | 42% | 34% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Raffensperger | 329,667 | 61.8 | |
Republican | David Belle Isle | 204,159 | 38.2 | |
Total votes | 533,826 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John Barrow | 264,019 | 51.52% | |
Democratic | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 151,260 | 29.51% | |
Democratic | RJ Hadley | 97,226 | 18.97% | |
Total votes | 512,505 | 100% |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Brad Raffensperger (R) | John Barrow (D) | Smythe DuVal (L) | Undecided |
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20/20 Insights (D-Southern Majority | October 31 – November 2, 2018 | 614 | ± 4.0% | 42% | 48% | 3% | 7% |
Cygnal (R) | October 27–30, 2018 | 467 | ± 4.4% | 47% | 45% | 6% | 2% |
University of Georgia | September 30 – October 9, 2018 | 1,232 | ± 2.8% | 41% | 37% | 6% | 15% |
Public Policy Polling | October 5–6, 2018 | 729 | ± 3.0% | 43% | 41% | – | 16% |
Gravis Marketing | July 27–29, 2018 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 41% | 45% | – | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Raffensperger | 1,906,588 | 49.09 | |
Democratic | John Barrow | 1,890,310 | 48.67 | |
Libertarian | Smythe DuVal | 86,696 | 2.23 | |
Total votes | 3,883,594 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Brad Raffensperger | |||
Democratic | John Barrow | |||
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