Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2018)

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2018 DeKalb County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: March 9, 2018
Primary election: May 22, 2018
General election: November 6, 2018
Election stats
Offices up: County commissioner, Local judgeships
Total seats up: 9
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2018

DeKalb County, Georgia, held general elections for county commissioner on November 6, 2018. If a race has more than two candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on May 22, 2018.

Judgeships on the DeKalb County State Court and the Stone Mountain Circuit Superior Court were also up for election in 2018. May 22, 2018, was the general election for the judicial races. For any race where no candidate received a majority of votes, a runoff election occurred on July 24, 2018.

Elections

County commission

General election

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Primary runoff

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Primary election

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Special districts

DeKalb County Soil and Water Conservation District

General election candidates

Judicial

Superior Court, Stone Mountain Circuit

Jackson seat

General election

General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit

Incumbent Asha F. Jackson won election in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Asha F. Jackson (Nonpartisan)
 
100.0
 
75,354

Total votes: 75,354
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Coursey seat

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit

LaTisha Dear Jackson defeated Tunde Akinyele in the general runoff election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on July 24, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
LaTisha Dear Jackson (Nonpartisan)
 
55.2
 
21,808
Tunde Akinyele (Nonpartisan)
 
44.8
 
17,719

Total votes: 39,527
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General election

General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit

The following candidates ran in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District Stone Mountain Circuit on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
LaTisha Dear Jackson (Nonpartisan)
 
37.7
 
31,717
Tunde Akinyele (Nonpartisan)
 
22.5
 
18,890
Gina Bernard (Nonpartisan)
 
16.8
 
14,147
Nicholas Smith (Nonpartisan)
 
9.5
 
7,949
Kirby Clements Jr. (Nonpartisan)
 
7.4
 
6,180
Roderick Bridges (Nonpartisan)
 
6.2
 
5,185

Total votes: 84,068
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Johnson seat

General election

General election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District

Incumbent Courtney Johnson defeated Genet Hopewell in the general election for Georgia 4th Superior Court District on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Courtney Johnson (Nonpartisan)
 
64.8
 
55,213
Genet Hopewell (Nonpartisan)
 
35.2
 
29,992

Total votes: 85,205
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DeKalb County State Court

Panos seat

General election

General election for DeKalb County State Court

Incumbent Johnny Panos won election in the general election for DeKalb County State Court on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Johnny Panos (Nonpartisan)
 
99.5
 
75,458
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.5
 
347

Total votes: 75,805
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Wong seat

General election

General election for DeKalb County State Court

Incumbent Alvin T. Wong won election in the general election for DeKalb County State Court on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Alvin T. Wong (Nonpartisan)
 
99.6
 
76,830
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.4
 
333

Total votes: 77,163
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Additional elections on the ballot

See also: Georgia elections, 2018

About the county

Demographics

The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

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Demographic Data for DeKalb County, Georgia
DeKalb County Georgia
Population 691,893 9,687,653
Land area (sq mi) 267 57,716
Race and ethnicity**
White 34.3% 58.6%
Black/African American 54% 31.6%
Asian 6.1% 4%
Native American 1% 0.4%
Pacific Islander 0% 0.1%
Two or more 2.8% 2.6%
Hispanic/Latino 8.5% 9.5%
Education
High school graduation rate 89.3% 87.1%
College graduation rate 44.2% 31.3%
Income
Median household income $62,399 $58,700
Persons below poverty level 15.1% 15.1%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019).
**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.


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.[1][2]

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.


See also

DeKalb County, Georgia Georgia Municipal government Other local coverage
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