2018 Georgia State House Special Election

The 2018 Georgia State House Special Election took place in 4 electoral districts to elect 4 seats. Republican secured 4 seats, receiving 86.29% of the popular vote. A total number of 17,197 votes were casted in the election. There were totally 14 candidates ran for 4 seats across the 4 districts.

Results by Party

There were totally 14 candidates competed for seats. Republican won 4 seats, making up 100.00% of the total seats being elected, while receiving 86.29% of the popular vote.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Political Party
Party	Votes	% Votes	Candidates	Elected	% Seats	Seats: option = {color: ['red'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 4, name: 'Republican'}] }]} Votes: option = {color: ['red','blue'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 14840, name: 'Republican'},{value: 2357, name: 'Democratic'}] }]}
Republican	14,840	86.29%	11	4	100.00%
Democratic	2,357	13.71%	3	0	-
Total	17,197	100%	14	4	100%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Party in Districts
Electoral District	Republican		Others		Valid Votes
Electoral District	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes
District 14	3,174	100.00%	-	-	3,174
District 28	7,040	100.00%	-	-	7,040
District 111	2,079	56.93%	1,573	43.07%	3,652
District 175	2,547	76.46%	784	23.54%	3,331
Total	14,840	86.29%	2,357	13.71%	17,197

Elected Candidates

There are 1 districts with winning margins of no more than 5%:

District 28: Republican won by 0.02%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election - Elected Candidates
Electoral District	Elected Candidate				Second Candidate				Margin
Electoral District	Name	Party	Votes	%	Name	Party	Votes	%	Margin
District 14	Mitchell Scoggins	Republican	2,049	64.56%	Ken Coomer	Republican	893	28.13%	36.43%
District 28	Chris Erwin	Republican	3,521	50.01%	Dan Gasaway	Republican	3,519	49.99%	0.02%
District 111	Geoffrey Cauble	Republican	1,864	51.04%	El-Mahdi Holly	Democratic	1,122	30.72%	20.32%
District 175	John Lahood	Republican	2,355	70.70%	Treva Gear	Democratic	784	23.54%	47.16%

Results by Candidates

There are 14 candidates competed for 14 seats, with 10 candidates (71.43%) received at least 5% of votes in their electoral districts.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election - Summary by Candidate
Electoral District	Candidate	Affiliation	Valid Votes	%
District 14	Mitchell Scoggins	Republican	2,049	64.56%
	Ken Coomer	Republican	893	28.13%
	Nickie Leighly	Republican	155	4.88%
	Nathan Wilson	Republican	77	2.43%
District 28	Chris Erwin	Republican	3,521	50.01%
District 28	Dan Gasaway	Republican	3,519	49.99%
District 111	Geoffrey Cauble	Republican	1,864	51.04%
	El-Mahdi Holly	Democratic	1,122	30.72%
	Tarji Leonard Dunn	Democratic	451	12.35%
	Larry K. Morey	Republican	215	5.89%
District 175	John Lahood	Republican	2,355	70.70%
	Treva Gear	Democratic	784	23.54%
	Coy Reaves	Republican	117	3.51%
	Bruce Phelps	Republican	75	2.25%

Results by Districts

District 14

Mitchell Scoggins of Republican received 64.56% of the votes, totaling 2,049 votes, to win the election, defeated Ken Coomer of Republican by a comfortable margin of 36.43%. The total votes casted was 3,174.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 14
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#0FDA9C','#6E0590','#14867A'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2049, name: 'Mitchell Scoggins'},{value: 893, name: 'Ken Coomer'},{value: 155, name: 'Nickie Leighly'},{value: 77, name: 'Nathan Wilson'}] }]}
Mitchell Scoggins	Republican	2,049	64.56%
Ken Coomer	Republican	893	28.13%
Nickie Leighly	Republican	155	4.88%
Nathan Wilson	Republican	77	2.43%
Election Date: 2018-12-18, Valid Votes: 3,174, Margin: 36.43%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 14 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	MITCHELL SCOGGINS Republican		KEN COOMER Republican		NICKIE LEIGHLY Republican		NATHAN WILSON Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Bartow	1,911	70.52%	631	23.28%	109	4.02%	59	2.18%	2,710	47.23%
Floyd	138	29.74%	262	56.47%	46	9.91%	18	3.88%	464	-26.72%
Total	2,049	64.56%	893	28.13%	155	4.88%	77	2.43%	3,174	36.43%

Bartow

Results by Voting Types in Bartow (Republican Primary)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
MITCHELL SCOGGINS	Republican	6	417	1,487	1	1911
KEN COOMER	Republican	4	136	491	-	631
NICKIE LEIGHLY	Republican	-	28	81	-	109
NATHAN WILSON	Republican	1	11	47	-	59
Total		11	592	2,106	1	2710

Floyd

Results by Voting Types in Floyd (Republican Primary)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
KEN COOMER	Republican	4	35	223	-	262
MITCHELL SCOGGINS	Republican	-	32	106	-	138
NICKIE LEIGHLY	Republican	-	10	36	-	46
NATHAN WILSON	Republican	-	4	14	-	18
Total		4	81	379	-	464

District 28

Chris Erwin of Republican received 50.01% of the votes, totaling 3,521 votes, to win the election, defeated Dan Gasaway of Republican by a tiny margin of 0.02%. The total votes casted was 7,040.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 28
Republican Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','#4B3A45'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 3521, name: 'Chris Erwin'},{value: 3519, name: 'Dan Gasaway'}] }]}
Chris Erwin	Republican	3,521	50.01%
Dan Gasaway	Republican	3,519	49.99%
Election Date: 2018-12-04, Valid Votes: 7,040, Margin: 0.02%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 28 (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	CHRIS ERWIN Republican		DAN GASAWAY Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Banks	1,759	59.61%	1,192	40.39%	2,951	19.21%
Habersham	676	48.11%	729	51.89%	1,405	-3.77%
Stephens	1,086	40.46%	1,598	59.54%	2,684	-19.08%
Total	3,521	50.01%	3,519	49.99%	7,040	0.02%

Banks

Results by Voting Types in Banks (Republican Primary)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
CHRIS ERWIN	Republican	28	537	1,193	1	1759
DAN GASAWAY	Republican	34	333	824	1	1192
Total		62	870	2,017	2	2951

Habersham

Results by Voting Types in Habersham (Republican Primary)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DAN GASAWAY	Republican	42	389	295	3	729
CHRIS ERWIN	Republican	40	355	277	4	676
Total		82	744	572	7	1405

Stephens

Results by Voting Types in Stephens (Republican Primary)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
DAN GASAWAY	Republican	73	991	533	1	1598
CHRIS ERWIN	Republican	55	615	416	-	1086
Total		128	1,606	949	1	2684

District 111

Geoffrey Cauble of Republican received 51.04% of the votes, totaling 1,864 votes, to win the election, defeated El-Mahdi Holly of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 20.32%. The total votes casted was 3,652.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 111
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#2D8A68','#1ECBFA'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 1864, name: 'Geoffrey Cauble'},{value: 1122, name: 'El-Mahdi Holly'},{value: 451, name: 'Tarji Leonard Dunn'},{value: 215, name: 'Larry K. Morey'}] }]}
Geoffrey Cauble	Republican	1,864	51.04%
El-Mahdi Holly	Democratic	1,122	30.72%
Tarji Leonard Dunn	Democratic	451	12.35%
Larry K. Morey	Republican	215	5.89%
Election Date: 2018-01-09, Valid Votes: 3,652, Margin: 20.32%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 111 (General) - Results by County
County	GEOFFREY CAUBLE Republican		EL-MAHDI HOLLY Democratic		TARJI LEONARD DUNN Democratic		LARRY K. MOREY Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Henry	1,864	51.04%	1,122	30.72%	451	12.35%	215	5.89%	3,652	20.32%
Total	1,864	51.04%	1,122	30.72%	451	12.35%	215	5.89%	3,652	20.32%

Henry

Results by Voting Types in Henry (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
GEOFFREY CAUBLE	Republican	23	572	1,269	-	1864
EL-MAHDI HOLLY	Democratic	4	231	887	-	1122
TARJI LEONARD DUNN	Democratic	6	142	303	-	451
LARRY K. MOREY	Republican	1	59	155	-	215
Total		34	1,004	2,614	-	3652

District 175

John Lahood of Republican received 70.70% of the votes, totaling 2,355 votes, to win the election, defeated Treva Gear of Democratic by a comfortable margin of 47.16%. The total votes casted was 3,331.

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 175
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['red','blue','#7131A0','#5F9CF5'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 2355, name: 'John Lahood'},{value: 784, name: 'Treva Gear'},{value: 117, name: 'Coy Reaves'},{value: 75, name: 'Bruce Phelps'}] }]}
John Lahood	Republican	2,355	70.70%
Treva Gear	Democratic	784	23.54%
Coy Reaves	Republican	117	3.51%
Bruce Phelps	Republican	75	2.25%
Election Date: 2018-02-13, Valid Votes: 3,331, Margin: 47.16%

2018 Georgia State House Special Election in District 175 (General) - Results by County
County	JOHN LAHOOD Republican		TREVA GEAR Democratic		COY REAVES Republican		BRUCE PHELPS Republican		Valid Votes	Margin
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Valid Votes	Margin
Brooks	901	71.39%	262	20.76%	72	5.71%	27	2.14%	1,262	50.63%
Lowndes	1,030	74.05%	303	21.78%	23	1.65%	35	2.52%	1,391	52.26%
Thomas	424	62.54%	219	32.30%	22	3.24%	13	1.92%	678	30.24%
Total	2,355	70.70%	784	23.54%	117	3.51%	75	2.25%	3,331	47.16%

Brooks

Results by Voting Types in Brooks (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
JOHN LAHOOD	Republican	21	293	585	2	901
TREVA GEAR	Democratic	16	76	170	-	262
COY REAVES	Republican	-	19	52	1	72
BRUCE PHELPS	Republican	-	9	18	-	27
Total		37	397	825	3	1262

Lowndes

Results by Voting Types in Lowndes (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
JOHN LAHOOD	Republican	7	522	485	16	1030
TREVA GEAR	Democratic	4	125	168	6	303
BRUCE PHELPS	Republican	-	20	13	2	35
COY REAVES	Republican	-	7	16	-	23
Total		11	674	682	24	1391

Thomas

Results by Voting Types in Thomas (General)
Candidate	Party	Absentee	Advance	Election Day	Provisional	All Votes
JOHN LAHOOD	Republican	3	107	314	-	424
TREVA GEAR	Democratic	4	76	139	-	219
COY REAVES	Republican	-	3	19	-	22
BRUCE PHELPS	Republican	-	3	10	-	13
Total		7	189	482	-	678