2018 Georgia General Election Story (Governor)

A head to head comparison of the Georgia 2018 General Election gives us an idea of the break down of the voters.

Brian Kemp received 2M (50.2 %) votes, beating Stacey Abrams who gained 1.9M (48.8 %) by 54.7k votes in Georgia.

Stacey Abrams won 29 counties out of the 159 counties that make up Georgia. The record shows that Brian Kemp won 130 counties.

During the 2018 general elections, over 4M total number of votes were cast. Brian Kemp got 1,978,408 (2M) over Stacey Abrams 1,923,685 (2M). He won the popular vote by 1,978,408 (2M). His victory in the State of Georgia (with 1,978,408 votes) represents 50.0% of his popular vote victory.

Top 15 Counties in General Elections

These 15 counties play an important role in these Primary elections. If a candidate, can get a sizable majority in the largest counties (Cobb, Cobb and Cobb), it becomes very difficult to win majorities in the smaller counties without voter outreach and increased voter participation in them.

Top 15 Counties Comparison in General Elections

Fulton, Fulton and Fulton, three of the larger counties voted in favor of Stacey Abrams, giving him a 503k vote advantage.