2018 Georgia Attorney General election

2018 Georgia Attorney General election

November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)

Candidate Chris Carr Charlie Bailey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,981,563 1,800,807 Percentage 51.30% 48.70%

Carr:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Bailey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Attorney General before election Chris Carr Republican Elected Attorney General Chris Carr Republican

The 2018 Georgia Attorney General election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Georgia. Incumbent Republican attorney general Christopher M. Carr was appointed to the office on November 1, 2016, following the resignation of Sam Olens to become the president of Kennesaw State University. Carr won the election to a full term over Democrat Charlie Bailey with 51.3% of the vote.

Republican primary

• Chris Carr, incumbent

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Carr (incumbent)	475,122	100.00%
Total votes			475,122	100.00%

Democratic primary

• Charlie Bailey, former Fulton County Senior Assistant District Attorney

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charlie Bailey	456,105	100.00%
Total votes			456,105	100.00%

General election

2018 Georgia Attorney General election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Chris Carr (incumbent)	1,981,563	51.30%
	Democratic	Charlie Bailey	1,880,807	48.70%
Total votes			3,862,370	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 2018 Georgia state elections