2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2018 election for Georgia's 6th District
U.S. House · Georgia
Lucy McBath (D) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Karen C. Handel (R) by 1.0 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Lucy McBathDemocrat · winner
50.5%160,139
Karen C. HandelRepublican
49.5%156,875
317,014 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.
Lucy McBathKaren C. Handel
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$8.8M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$8.7M
$218.7K
Cash on hand
$87.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2018.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2018