2018Final results
2018 election for Georgia's 1st District
U.S. House · Georgia
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Lisa M. Ring (D) by 15.5 points.
Earl L. "Buddy" CarterRepublican · winner
57.7%144,741
Lisa M. RingDemocrat
42.3%105,942
250,683 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Lisa M. RingEarl L. "Buddy" Carter
$224.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.1M
$205.9K
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$18.1K
Cash on hand
$1.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018