2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia

The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the fourteen U.S. representatives from the state of Georgia, one from each of the state's fourteen congressional districts. The elections coincided with a gubernatorial election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections. The primary elections took place on May 22, 2018.

One seat flipped to the Democrats, changing the state congressional delegation from a 10–4 Republican majority to a 9–5 Republican majority.

District
Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia by district:

District 1
The incumbent was Republican Buddy Carter, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016. He ran for re-election.

Nominee

 * Earl L. "Buddy" Carter, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Lisa Ring, community organizer

Eliminated in primary

 * Barbara Seidman, retired businesswoman

District 2
The incumbent was Democrat Sanford Bishop, who had represented the district since 1993. He was re-elected with 61% of the vote in 2016.

Nominee

 * Sanford Bishop, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Herman West, pastor

District 3
The incumbent was Republican Drew Ferguson, who had represented the district since 2017. He was elected with 68% of the vote in 2016.

Nominee

 * Drew Ferguson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Philip Singleton, pilot

Nominee

 * Chuck Enderlin, pilot

Eliminated in primary

 * Rusty Oliver, science teacher

District 4
The incumbent was Democratic Hank Johnson, who had represented the district since 2007. He was re-elected with 76% of the vote in 2016.

Nominee

 * Hank Johnson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Juan Parks, Marine Corps JROTC instructor

Nominee

 * Joe Profit, businessman and former NFL player

District 5
The incumbent was Democratic John Lewis, who had represented the district from 1987 until his death in 2020. Lewis was re-elected with 84% of the vote in 2016. With no primary challenger and no Republican opposition, Rep. Lewis won his 2018 midterm election for the 116th Congress of the United States by default.

Nominee

 * John Lewis, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 6
The incumbent was Republican Karen Handel, who won a hotly contested special election for the seat in 2017 with almost 52% of the vote. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Nominee

 * Karen Handel, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Lucy McBath, Everytown for Gun Safety and Moms Demand Action national spokesperson

Eliminated in runoff

 * Kevin Abel, businessman

Eliminated in primary

 * Steven Knight Griffin, management consultant
 * Bobby Kaple, TV news anchor

Declined

 * Jon Ossoff, investigative journalist, media executive and nominee for Georgia's 6th congressional district in 2017

District 7
The incumbent was Republican Rob Woodall, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 60% of the vote in 2016. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.

Nominee

 * Rob Woodall, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Shane Hazel, business developer

Nominee

 * Carolyn Bourdeaux, policy professor at Georgia State University

Eliminated in primary

 * Kathleen Allen, risk management consultant
 * Mellisa Davis, financial manager
 * David J. Kim, publisher
 * Ethan Pham, small business owner
 * Steve Reilly, attorney

Results
After a recount, the 433-vote margin made this the closest race of the 2018 House elections. It was the closest that a Democrat has come to winning this district since its creation in 1993 (it was numbered as the 4th District from 1993 to 1997, the 11th from 1997 to 2003, and has been the 7th since 2003). It was also the closest House race in 2018.

District 8
The incumbent was Republican Austin Scott, who had represented the district since 2011. He was re-elected with 68% of the vote in 2016. With no primary challenger and no Democratic opposition, Rep. Scott won his 2018 midterm election for the 116th Congress of the United States barring any further opposition by default.

Nominee

 * Austin Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

District 9
The incumbent was Republican Doug Collins, who had represented northeastern Georgia since 2013. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Republican primary

 * Doug Collins, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Josh McCall, teacher

Eliminated in primary

 * Dave Cooper

District 10
The incumbent was Republican Jody Hice, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Nominee

 * Jody Hice, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Bradley Griffin, businessman
 * Joe Hunt, businessman

Nominee

 * Tabitha A. Johnson-Green, registered nurse

Eliminated in primary

 * Chalis Montgomery, teacher
 * Richard Dien Winfield, professor

District 11
The incumbent was Republican Barry Loudermilk, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 67% of the vote in 2016.

Nominee

 * Barry Loudermilk, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Flynn Broady, attorney

Withdrawn

 * Harry Braun, renewable energy consultant and nominee for Arizona's 1st congressional district in 1984 & 1986

District 12
The incumbent was Republican Rick Allen, who had represented the district since 2015. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2016.

Nominee

 * Rick W. Allen, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Eugene Yu, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014 & 2016

Nominee

 * Francys Johnson, lawyer and pastor

Eliminated in primary

 * Robert Ingham, tax preparer
 * Trent Nesmith, businessman

District 13
The incumbent was Democrat David Scott, who had represented the district since 2003. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Democratic primary

 * David Scott, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * David Callahan, part-time driver

Eliminated in primary

 * Femi Akinkugbe, TSA security

District 14
The incumbent was Republican Tom Graves, who v represented northwestern Georgia since 2010. He was re-elected unopposed in 2016.

Nominee

 * Tom Graves, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Steven Lamar Foster, surgeon

Results

 * Convicted for DUI in August 2018, Foster ran the race while still behind bars until election day.