Georgia intermediate appellate court elections, 2018

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2018 election dates
Deadline to file candidacy
March 9, 2018
General election
May 22, 2018

The terms of seven Georgia Court of Appeals judges expired on December 31, 2018. All judges were required to stand for nonpartisan election by voters in 2018 in order to remain on the bench. A full term on the court is six years.


Candidates and results

Miller's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Yvette Miller (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
895,451

Total votes: 895,451
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Dillard's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Stephen Dillard (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
881,916

Total votes: 881,916
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Ellington vacancy

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Ken Hodges (Nonpartisan)
 
69.9
 
665,875
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Ken Shigley (Nonpartisan)
 
30.1
 
286,093

Total votes: 951,968
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Rickman's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Brian Rickman (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
879,575

Total votes: 879,575
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Mercier's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Amanda Mercier (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
892,718

Total votes: 892,718
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Bethel's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Charlie Bethel (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
886,924

Total votes: 886,924
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Reese's seat

General election

General election for Georgia Court of Appeals

Candidate
%
Votes
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Clyde Reese (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
879,627

Total votes: 879,627
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Judges not on the ballot

Selection

See also: Nonpartisan election of judges

There are fifteen judges on the Georgia Court of Appeals, each chosen by the people in nonpartisan elections to serve a six-year term. If a vacancy appears on the court, the position is filled by assisted appointment. The governor chooses an appointee from a list of qualified candidates compiled by the judicial nominating commission. If appointed, an interim judge must run in the next general election held at least six months after the appointment, and, if confirmed by voters, he or she may finish the rest of the predecessor's term.[2]

Qualifications

To serve on this court, a judge must be:

  • a resident of Georgia and
  • admitted to practice law for at least seven years.[2]

Selection of the chief judge

The chief judge is selected by peer vote and serves in that capacity for twp years.[2]

State profile

Demographic data for Georgia
 GeorgienU.S.
Total population:10,199,398316,515,021
Land area (sq mi):57,5133,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White:60.2%73.6%
Black/African American:30.9%12.6%
Asian:3.6%5.1%
Native American:0.3%0.8%
Pacific Islander:0%0.2%
Two or more:2.1%3%
Hispanic/Latino:9.1%17.1%
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High school graduation rate:85.4%86.7%
College graduation rate:28.8%29.8%
Income
Median household income:$49,620$53,889
Persons below poverty level:21.1%11.3%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2010-2015)
Click here for more information on the 2020 census and here for more on its impact on the redistricting process in Georgia.
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Presidential voting pattern

See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia

Georgia voted Republican in five out of the six presidential elections between 2000 and 2020.

Pivot Counties (2016)

Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012. Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes. Of these 206 counties, five are located in Georgia, accounting for 2.43 percent of the total pivot counties.[3]

Pivot Counties (2020)

In 2020, Ballotpedia re-examined the 206 Pivot Counties to view their voting patterns following that year's presidential election. Ballotpedia defined those won by Trump won as Retained Pivot Counties and those won by Joe Biden (D) as Boomerang Pivot Counties. Nationwide, there were 181 Retained Pivot Counties and 25 Boomerang Pivot Counties. Georgia had five Retained Pivot Counties, 2.76 percent of all Retained Pivot Counties.

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Pivot Counties

See also: Pivot Counties by state

Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

Presidential results by legislative district

The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[4][5]

In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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