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The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election will be 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.
The Lieutenant Governor of Georgia is a constitutional officer of the State of Georgia, elected to a 4-year term by popular vote. Unlike in some other U.S. states, the Lieutenant Governor is elected on a separate ticket from the Georgia Governor.
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, which along with the United States House of Representatives—the lower chamber—comprises the legislature of the United States. The Senate chamber is located in the north wing of the Capitol, in Washington, D.C.
Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle is not running for re-election in order to run for governor. [1]
The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major political parties in the United States; the other is its historic rival, the Democratic Party.
Lowell Stacy "Casey" Cagle is an American politician and businessman, who served as the 11th Lieutenant Governor of Georgia from 2007 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Geoffrey L. Duncan is an American businessman and politician who is the 12th lieutenant governor of Georgia. He is a former member of the Georgia House of Representatives.
David J. Shafer is an American politician who formerly served in the Georgia State Senate. He represented Senate District 48, a suburban district located north of Atlanta and including portions of Fulton County and Gwinnett County. Shafer is a Republican.
Brandon Beach is a Senate Republican in the 152nd Georgia General Assembly from Alpharetta, Georgia. Beach was first elected Senator in the 2012 general election and serves Georgia's 21st district—a constituency which includes portions of Cherokee and Fulton counties. In January 2019, Beach declared that he will run for the Republican nomination to challenge current Representative Lucy McBath in Georgia's 6th Congressional District.
Jim Butterworth was appointed Director of the Georgia Emergency Management Agency by Governor Nathan Deal in January 2015. Previously, Butterworth served as the adjutant general (TAG) of the Georgia National Guard.
The Georgia National Guard is the National Guard of the U.S. state of Georgia, and consists of the Georgia Army National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard. The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the National Guard with dual federal and state missions. The state functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.
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![]() Michael Ryan Caldwell is a Republican member of the Georgia House of Representatives for the 20th district. He was first elected to the General Assembly in November, 2012 and was raised in Cherokee County, Georgia. David Clark is an American politician. He is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 98th District, serving since 2015. Clark has sponsored 70 bills. He is a member of the Republican party. Allen Peake is an American politician. He previously served as a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from the 141st District, serving from 2010 until Jan. 14, 2019. He is a member of the Republican party.
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Geoff Duncan | Rick Jeffares | David Shafer | Undecided |
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University of Georgia | April 19–26, 2018 | 507 | ± 4.4% | 12% | 7% | 14% | 65% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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 |
Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Geoff Duncan | David Shafer | Undecided |
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Rosetta Stone | June 7, 2018 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 19% | 46% | 35% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Geoff Duncan | 280,465 | 50.14 | |
Republican | David Shafer | 278,868 | 49.86 | |
Total votes | 559,333 | 100.0 |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Sarah Amico | Triana James | Undecided |
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University of Georgia | April 12–18, 2018 | 473 | ± 4.5% | 10% | 20% | 70% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 278,662 | 55.24 | |
Democratic | Triana Arnold James | 225,758 | 44.76 | |
Total votes | 504,420 | 100.0 |
Geoff Duncan (R) |
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Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Geoff Duncan (R) | Sarah Riggs Amico (D) | Undecided |
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University of Georgia | September 30 – October 9, 2018 | 1,232 | ± 2.8% | 45% | 39% | 15% |
Landmark Communications | October 1, 2018 | 964 | ± 3.2% | 48% | 46% | 6% |
Gravis Marketing | July 27–29, 2018 | 650 | ± 3.8% | 41% | 43% | 15% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Geoff Duncan | 1,951,738 | 51.63 | |
Democratic | Sarah Riggs Amico | 1,828,566 | 48.37 | |
Green | Alex Barrella | 1+/-X | 0.000026622608% | |
Total votes | 3,780,304+/-X | 100.00? | ||
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Karen Christine Handel is an American businesswoman, politician, and former member of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, Handel worked in business before entering politics. She first held elected office in 2003, chairing the Fulton County Board of Commissioners until 2006, and then was elected and served as Georgia's Secretary of State from 2007 to 2010.
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