Tyler Smith (Georgia)
Tyler Smith (Republican Party) is a member of the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 18. He assumed office on January 11, 2021. His current term ends on January 11, 2027.
Smith (Republican Party) is running for re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives to represent District 18. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.[source]
Biography
Tyler Smith earned a B.A. in political science from The Citadel and a J.D. from John Marshall Law School. Smith's career experience includes working as an associate attorney with The Law Office of Julie C. Moore, a law clerk, and a legislative aide.[1]
Committee assignments
2025-2026
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee
- Insurance Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Judiciary Juvenile Committee
- Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Chair
- Small Business Development Committee
2023-2024
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
- Insurance Committee
- House Judiciary Committee
- Judiciary - Non-Civil Committee, Chair
- Judiciary Juvenile Committee
- Small Business Development Committee
2021-2022
Smith was assigned to the following committees:
Sponsored legislation
The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.
Elections
2026
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Democratic primary
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Pat Rhudy (D) is running in the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith (R) and Frank Phillips (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 19, 2026.
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Endorsements
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2024
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith won election in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith (R) | 100.0 | 30,101 |
| Total votes: 30,101 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith | 100.0 | 8,676 |
| Total votes: 8,676 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Smith in this election.
2022
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith defeated Pat Rhudy in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith (R) | 86.4 | 20,567 |
| Pat Rhudy (D) | 13.6 | 3,225 | ||
| Total votes: 23,792 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Pat Rhudy advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Rhudy | 100.0 | 853 | |
| Total votes: 853 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Incumbent Tyler Smith advanced from the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith | 100.0 | 10,587 |
| Total votes: 10,587 | |||
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2020
See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Tyler Smith defeated Pat Rhudy in the general election for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith (R) | 75.2 | 18,168 |
| Pat Rhudy (D) | 24.8 | 6,002 | ||
| Total votes: 24,170 | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Tyler Smith defeated Cason Hightower in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on August 11, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith | 51.3 | 3,774 |
| Cason Hightower | 48.7 | 3,577 | ||
| Total votes: 7,351 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Pat Rhudy advanced from the Democratic primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Pat Rhudy | 100.0 | 2,346 | |
| Total votes: 2,346 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18
Cason Hightower and Tyler Smith advanced to a runoff. They defeated Lane Daniel in the Republican primary for Georgia House of Representatives District 18 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cason Hightower | 46.9 | 4,374 | |
| ✔ | | Tyler Smith | 34.9 | 3,255 |
| Lane Daniel | 18.2 | 1,695 | ||
| Total votes: 9,324 | |||
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Campaign themes
2026
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2024
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2022
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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Scorecards
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Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2025.
- The Freedom Index — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2024.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- Georgia Conservation Voters (GCV) Action Fund — Legislators are scored on their votes on environmental issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2023.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The Institute for Legislative Analysis — Legislators are scored on their adherence to the limited government principles of the U.S. Constitution.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2022.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- National Federation of Independent Business — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
Below you can find the scorecards found for the Georgia General Assembly in 2021.
- ACLU of Georgia — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to civil rights issues.
- Club for Growth Foundation — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to economic issues.
- Georgia Chamber of Commerce — Legislators are scored on their votes on bills related to business issues.
- The American Conservative Union — Legislators are scored on their votes on conservative issues.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
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Candidate Georgia House of Representatives District 18 |
Officeholder Georgia House of Representatives District 18 |
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Footnotes
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| Preceded by Kevin Cooke (R) |
Georgia House of Representatives District 18 2021-Present |
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