Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018

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Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018
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Nominee Geoff Duncan Sarah Riggs Amico
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote1,951,7381,828,566
Percentage51.6%48.4%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Casey Cagle
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Geoff Duncan
Republican

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.

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Incumbent Republican Lieutenant Governor Casey Cagle is not running for re-election in order to run for governor. [1]

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Casey Cagle American politician

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Republican primary

Candidates

Advanced to runoff

Geoff Duncan Lieutenant governor of Georgia

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David Shafer (politician) American politician

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Defeated in primary

Declined

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Endorsements

Geoff Duncan
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Individuals
Rick Jeffares
U.S. Representatives
State Senators
State Representatives
  • Dave Belton, State Representative [7]
  • Shaw Blackmon, State Representative [7]
  • Geoff Cauble, State Representative [7]
  • John Corbett, State Representative [7]
  • Robert Dickey, State Representative [7]
  • Matt Hatchett, State Representative [7]
  • David Knight, State Representative [7]
  • Dominic LaRiccia, State Representative [7]
  • Jodi Lott, State Representative [7]
  • Karen Mathiak, State Representative [7]
  • John Meadows III, State Representative [7]
  • Chad Nimmer, State Representative [7]
  • Jay Powell, State Representative [7]
  • Trey Rhodes, State Representative [7]
  • Dale Rutledge, State Representative [7]
  • Jason Shaw, State Representative [7]
  • Andy Welch, State Representative [7]
  • Bill Werkheiser, State Representative [7]
David Shafer
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State Representatives
Statewide officials
Organizations

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Geoff
Duncan		Rick
Jeffares		David
Shafer		Undecided
University of Georgia April 19–26, 2018507± 4.4%12%7%14%65%
Republican primary results by county David Shafer Rick Jeffares Geoff Duncan Georgia Lt. Gubernatorial Republican primary, 2018.png
Republican primary results by county
  David Shafer
  Rick Jeffares
  Geoff Duncan

Results

Republican primary results [43]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican David Shafer268,22148.91
Republican Geoff Duncan146,16326.65
Republican Rick Jeffares134,04724.44
Total votes548,431100.0

Runoff

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Geoff
Duncan		David
Shafer		Undecided
Rosetta Stone June 7, 2018400± 4.9%19%46%35%

Results

Republican primary runoff results [44]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Geoff Duncan280,46550.14
Republican David Shafer278,86849.86
Total votes559,333100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

  • Sarah Riggs Amico, businesswoman [45]
  • Triana Arnold James, small businessowner, and veteran [46]

Declined

Endorsements

Sarah Riggs Amico
Triana Arnold James
  • Teresa Shook Cooper, original founder of the Women's March [54]
Democratic primary results by county Sarah Riggs Amico Triana Arnold James Georgia Lt. Gubernatorial Democratic primary, 2018.png
Democratic primary results by county
  Sarah Riggs Amico
  Triana Arnold James

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin of
error		Sarah
Amico		Triana
James		Undecided
University of Georgia April 12–18, 2018473± 4.5%10%20%70%

Results

Democratic primary results [55]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Sarah Riggs Amico278,66255.24
Democratic Triana Arnold James225,75844.76
Total votes504,420100.0

General election

Endorsements

Geoff Duncan (R)
State politicians

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size		Margin
of error		Geoff
Duncan (R)		Sarah Riggs
Amico (D)		Undecided
University of Georgia September 30 – October 9, 20181,232± 2.8%45%39%15%
Landmark Communications October 1, 2018964± 3.2%48%46%6%
Gravis Marketing July 27–29, 2018650± 3.8%41%43%15%

Results

Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2018 [57]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Geoff Duncan1,951,73851.63
Democratic Sarah Riggs Amico1,828,56648.37
Green Alex Barrella1+/-X0.000026622608%
Total votes3,780,304+/-X100.00?
Republican hold

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