2018 Georgia Secretary of State election

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) proceeded to a runoff on December 4, 2018, which Raffensperger narrowly won.[1] This was the first general runoff election in Georgia's history for a statewide constitutional executive office.

2018 Georgia Secretary of State election
November 6, 2018 and December 4, 2018
 
Nominee Brad Raffensperger John Barrow
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,906,588 general
764,855 runoff		 1,890,310 general
709,049 runoff
Percentage 49.1% general
51.9% runoff		 48.7% general
48.1% runoff
County Results (Runoff)

Raffensperger:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%

Barrow:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Secretary of State before election

Brian Kemp
Republican

 Elected Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger
Republican

Elections in Georgia

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Brian Kemp chose not to run for re-election in order to run for governor.[2]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements
David Belle Isle

[10]

Buzz Brockway
State Representatives

Results
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Raffensperger 185,386 34.96
Republican David Belle Isle 151,328 28.54
Republican Joshua McKoon 112,113 21.14
Republican Buzz Brockway 81,492 15.37
Total votes 530,319 100

Runoff

Candidates

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 David
Belle Isle		 Brad
Raffensperger		 Undecided
Rosetta Stone June 7, 2018 400 ± 4.9% 24% 42% 34%

Results
Republican primary runoff results[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Raffensperger 331,127 61.74
Republican David Belle Isle 205,223 38.26
Total votes 536,350 100

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • John Barrow, former U.S. Representative[14]
  • Dee Dawkins-Haigler, former State Representative and candidate for the State Senate in 2016[7]
  • RJ Hadley, former Rockdale County Tax Commissioner and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2010[3]

Declined

Results
Democratic primary results[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Barrow 264,864 51.48
Democratic Dee Dawkins-Haigler 151,963 29.54
Democratic RJ Hadley 97,682 18.99
Total votes 514,509 100

Libertarian primary

Candidates
  • J. Smythe Duval ran unopposed at convention. Smythe is registered nurse and works in medical I.T. field[18]

Declined
  • Beth Pollack, business development manager

General election

Polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered		 Sample
size		 Margin
of error		 Brad
Raffensperger (R)		 John
Barrow (D)		 Smythe
DuVal (L)		 Undecided
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%

Results
General election results[19]
Party Candidate Votes %
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

Runoff
General election runoff results[20]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Brad Raffensperger 764,855 51.89
Democratic John Barrow 709,049 48.11
Total votes 1,473,904 100.0%
Republican hold

References
  1. 11 Alive: Georgia's Secretary of State race will go to a runoff on Dec. 4
  2. Bluestein, Greg (March 31, 2017). "Brian Kemp enters race for governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  3. Bluestein, Greg (April 24, 2017). "Alpharetta mayor announces candidacy for Georgia Secretary of State". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  4. Bluestein, Greg (March 13, 2017). "Buzz Brockway to seek Secretary of State gig in 2018". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  5. Salzer, James (July 6, 2017). "Georgia's "religious liberty" senator joins Secretary of State race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 6, 2017.
  6. Hassinger, Mike (April 4, 2017). "New Entrant For Secretary Of State". GeorgiaPol.com. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  7. Bluestein, Greg (March 29, 2017). "Vogtle fallout: Ending reactor project, loss of thousands of jobs on table". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  8. Bluestein, Greg (July 5, 2016). "An early Donald Trump backer aims for higher office in Georgia". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. Bluestein, Greg (June 2, 2017). "Pro-Trump loyalist Michael Williams enters governor race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved June 2, 2017.
  10. "Release: Belle Isle Campaign for Secretary of State Announces Endorsements From Across Georgia". davidbelleisle.com.
  11. Michael Caldwell. "I could not be more excited to support @votehunterhill for Governor, @GeoffDuncanGA for Lt. Governor and @buzzbrockway for Secretary of State. Please consider these great, Conservative Georgians when you hit the ballot box today and Tuesday! #gapol #gahouse #gagop #gop". Twitter.
  12. "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  13. "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election Runoff". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved August 20, 2018.
  14. Bluestein, Greg (September 25, 2017). "John Barrow aims for comeback with bid for Georgia secretary of state". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved September 25, 2017.
  15. Williams, Chuck (April 12, 2017). "Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson weighs run for governor, secretary of state". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved April 12, 2017.
  16. Williams, Chuck (May 10, 2017). "Mayor Teresa Tomlinson makes decision on running for 2018 statewide office". Ledger-Enquirer. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
  17. "General Primary and Nonpartisan General Election". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved July 25, 2018.
  18. http://duvalforga.net/
  19. "November 6, 2018 General Election". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. November 10, 2018. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  20. "December 4, 2018 General Election Runoff". GA - Election Night Reporting. Georgia Secretary of State. December 4, 2018. Retrieved 5 December 2018.
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