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Democratic Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
May 19, 2026

Primary Runoff Date
June 16, 2026

Federal elections
Democratic primaries for U.S. House

State party
Democratic Party of Georgia
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Democratic primaries that will take place in Georgia on May 19, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which any voter can participate in a political party's primary election regardless of their partisan affiliation. A candidate must win a majority of votes cast in the primary in order to win the election. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff primary is held between the top two vote-getters.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)

A Democratic Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Georgia to determine which Democratic candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

Incumbent Jon Ossoff (D) is running in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on May 19, 2026.

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U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Georgia, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Georgia are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 14 U.S. House districts. The primary is May 19, 2026, and a primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The general runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline was March 6, 2026. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

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District 3

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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 10

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Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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State elections

State Senate

See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2026
Elections for the Georgia State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and the primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The general election runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline was March 6, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Georgia State Senate elections, 2026

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Corey Foreman  Candidate Connection
Barbara Gooby  Candidate Connection

Ben Watson (i)

District 2

Derek Mallow (i)


District 3


Mike Hodges (i)

District 4


Billy Hickman (i)

District 5

Sheikh Rahman (i)
Robin McCoy  Candidate Connection


District 6

Jermarkus Jacobs

Matt Brass (i)

District 7

Rahul Garabadu  Candidate Connection
Jamin Harkness
Ruwa Romman
Astrid Ross  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Jyot Singh  Candidate Connection

Aizaz Shaikh  Candidate Connection

District 8


Russ Goodman (i)
Ralph Tyre

District 9

Nikki Merritt (i)

Michael Johnson

District 10

Kate Denny
Larry Johnson
Gabrielle Rogers
Sylvester Smith III

Furquan Stafford

District 11


Sam Watson (i)

District 12

Edward Brown  Candidate Connection
Corey Morgan
Freddie Powell
Tracy Taylor

Did not make the ballot:
Freddie Sims 

Terence Fowler

District 13


Carden Summers (i)

District 14

Kevin Abel
Kay Howell  Candidate Connection
Nathalie Kanani

Did not make the ballot:
Josh McLaurin (i)

Michael Dvorscak
Tamara Johnson-Shealey
Mckenzie Mcqueen

District 15

Teddy Reese
Alyssa Williams

Did not make the ballot:
Ed Harbison (i)

Chuck Hand

District 16

Pauline Henley  Candidate Connection
Sonya Wimberly Hawkins

Marty Harbin (i)

District 17

Gail Davenport (i)
Duro Haynes


District 18


Steven McNeel (i)
Eugene Allison

Did not make the ballot:
Eric Wilson 
John Kennedy (i)

District 19

Eduardo Delgado
Joshua Wilkerson

Dwayne H. Gillis
Travis Hodges
David Sikes

District 20


Larry Walker (i)

District 21

Kori Simmons

Jason Dickerson (i)

District 22

Harold Jones (i)


District 23

Shayna Boston
Satoria Ragin

Max Burns (i)

District 24

Lorraine Thomas
Catie Young

Lee Anderson (i)

District 25


Ricky Williams (i)

District 26

David Lucas Sr. (i)

Nancy Hicks
Tracy Wheeler

District 27

Jessica Roper

Klaus Buck
Mike Dudgeon
Marc Martinelli
Carter Patterson

District 28

Donzella James (i)
Mel Keyton  Candidate Connection


District 29

Jeff Lowe

Randy Robertson (i)

District 30

Wanda Cooper

Tim Bearden (i)

District 31

Alec Miller
Josh Plancher

Jason Anavitarte (i)
Daniel Davenport

District 32

Michael Hettig  Candidate Connection

Kay Kirkpatrick (i)

District 33

Michael Rhett (i)
Lisa Anderson


District 34

Kenya Wicks (i)
Gabriel Martin


District 35

Jaha Howard (i)
Elfreda Desvignes  Candidate Connection
Erica Denise Solomon


District 36

Nan Orrock (i)

Katie Corkren

District 37

Darcy Castro
Zachary Neville  Candidate Connection

Ed Setzler (i)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (i)

Eric Helvy
Gregory Thomas

District 39

Sonya Halpern (i)

John Franklin Guest, Jr.

District 40

Sally Harrell (i)

Melina Mast

District 41

Kim Jackson (i)
Shenika Maddox

Jeff Newlin

District 42

Eric Lee

Bret Dunn

District 43

Tonya Anderson (i)
Donald Ferguson
Sharon Henderson


District 44

Saira Draper
Nadine Thomas

Did not make the ballot:
Elena Parent (i)

Ngozi Orabueze

District 45

Anthony Tippetts

Clint Dixon (i)

District 46

William Gaulden
Ray Smith

Michael Broun
Doug McKillip
Marc McMain

Did not make the ballot:
Steven Strickland 

District 47

Justin Gillespie

Frank Ginn (i)
Jason Black

District 48

Nathan Hombroek  Candidate Connection
Laura Murvartian  Candidate Connection

Shawn Still (i)

District 49

William Wallace

Drew Echols (i)

District 50

Dave Cooper

Bo Hatchett (i)

District 51

Gary St. Lawrence  Candidate Connection

John Milam
Steve Shaw
Will Wade

District 52


Chuck Hufstetler (i)

District 53

Jack Zibluk

Denise Burns
Blake Elsberry
Lanny Thomas

Did not make the ballot:
Colton Moore 

District 54


Chuck Payne (i)
James Brown
Eddie Hall

District 55

Randal Mangham (i)

Mary Williams Benefield

District 56

Patrick Thompson

John Albers (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Lee Hills  Candidate Connection


House of Representatives

See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and the primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The general election runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline was March 6, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026

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Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
District 1

Steven Disbrow

Mike Cameron (i)
Neal Howell

District 2

Whitney Echenique  Candidate Connection

Steve Tarvin (i)
Christian Hurd

District 3

Margaret Spear

Mitchell Horner (i)
Nick Millwood

District 4

Quentin Postell Jr.

Kasey Carpenter (i)
Cleve Manis

District 5

Rasmus Jensen

Matt Barton (i)

District 6

Cathy Kott

Jason Ridley (i)

District 7

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Johnny Chastain (i)

District 8

Nick Mitchell

Stan Gunter (i)

District 9

Roger Smith
Joanne Wirtz-Ryan

Chris Dockery
Wayne Rowan  Candidate Connection
Doug Sherrill

Did not make the ballot:
Will Wade (i)

District 10

John Brown

Victor Anderson (i)

District 11

Ryan Fountain

Rick Jasperse (i)

District 12

Holly Chaney

Eddie Lumsden (i)

District 13

Vincent Mendes III

Katie Dempsey (i)
Kristie Miner  Candidate Connection

District 14

Bella Bautista

Mitchell Scoggins (i)

District 15

Lauren Jones

Matthew Gambill (i)

District 16

Diana Spangler

Trey Kelley (i)

District 17

Tamyko Green

Martin Momtahan (i)

District 18

Pat Rhudy

Tyler Smith (i)
Frank Phillips  Candidate Connection

District 19

Cynthia Starke-Jones  Candidate Connection

Joseph Gullett (i)

District 20

Jason Tanner  Candidate Connection
Erik Zeil

Charlice Byrd (i)
Mark Fernandez

District 21

Anthony Aragues Jr.

Brad Thomas (i)

District 22

James Shade

Jordan Ridley (i)

District 23

Rob Epstein  Candidate Connection

Bill Fincher (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Mandi Ballinger 

District 24

Maureen Gault

Carter Barrett (i)

District 25

Elaine Padgett
Metin Vargonen  Candidate Connection

Todd Jones (i)
Mathew Philip

District 26

Meredith Greene

Lauren McDonald (i)

District 27

Joseph Kirkland IV

Lee Hawkins (i)

District 28

Mateo Sanabria  Candidate Connection

Brent Cox (i)

District 29

Scott Soracco

Matt Dubnik (i)
Cody Ewing

District 30

Braden Doxey

Derrick McCollum (i)

District 31

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chad Bingham

District 32

Rebecca Sims

Chris Erwin (i)

District 33

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Alan Powell (i)

District 34

Titus Nichols

Devan Seabaugh (i)

District 35

Lisa Campbell (i)

Elvis Casely

District 36

Luke Noiset

Ginny Ehrhart (i)

District 37

Mary Frances Williams (i)
Graham Bowers

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 38

David Wilkerson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 39

Terry Cummings (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 40

Elisa Lassiter

Kimberly New (i)

District 41

Michael Smith (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 42

Gabriel Sanchez (i)
Carlos Vilela

Andre Stafford

District 43

Solomon Adesanya (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 44

Danielle Bell

Don Parsons (i)

District 45

Michelle Schreiner

Sharon Cooper (i)

District 46

Dumont Walker  Candidate Connection

John Carson (i)

District 47

Lindsay Defranco

Brian Cochran
Phoebe Eckhardt
Jack Miller

Did not make the ballot:
Jan Jones (i)

District 48

Adam Cleveland

Scott Hilton (i)

District 49

Grace Demit
Teresa Lin

Charles Martin Jr. (i)

District 50

Michelle Au (i)

Azure Duan

District 51

Esther Panitch (i)
Aaron Baker

Keith Gettmann

District 52

Shea Roberts (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 53

Tim Dorr  Candidate Connection
Beth Fuller

Deborah Silcox (i)

District 54

Betsy Holland (i)
Derrick Tuff II

Gregory Miller

District 55

Inga Willis (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 56

Bryce Berry (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 57

Stacey Evans (i)
Jeremiah Olney  Candidate Connection

Helmut Love

District 58

Demetria Henderson
Edith Ladipo
Kyle Lamont  Candidate Connection
Mathewos Samson

Did not make the ballot:
Park Cannon (i)

Torrey Balam

District 59

Phil Olaleye (i)

Sully Sullivan

District 60

Sheila Jones (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 61

Mekyah McQueen (i)
Grace Mcclain

Damita Bishop

District 62

Kavon Arnold
Kenn Collier
Matthew Rinker  Candidate Connection
Willie Roseberry

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 63

Kim Schofield (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 64

Sylvia Wayfer (i)

Lydia Parchue

District 65

Robert Dawson (i)

Gordon Rolle

District 66

Kimberly Alexander (i)
Derrian Smith  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 67

Lydia Glaize (i)

Daniel Cook

District 68

Mark Baker
Jonathan Bonner  Candidate Connection
Courtney Heard  Candidate Connection
Timoria McQueen Saba  Candidate Connection
Quentin Pullen  Candidate Connection
Jane Williams  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Derrick Jackson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 69

Debra Bazemore (i)
Cobie Lyrix Brown
September Cooper

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 70

Diane Boulai
Pierre Whatley

Melissa Stuckey

District 71

Anna Higgins
Brandolynn Yarbrough  Candidate Connection

Justin Howard (i)

District 72

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Did not make the ballot:
Scott Hamby  Candidate Connection

David Huddleston (i)

District 73

Timothy Wilkinson

Josh Bonner (i)

District 74

Robert Flournoy Jr. (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 75

Eric Bell II (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 76

Sandra Scott (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 77

Rhonda Burnough (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 78

Demetrius Douglas (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 79

Yasmin Neal (i)

David Hamrick

District 80

Long Tran (i)

Brian Anderson

District 81

Mishael White

Noelle Kahaian (i)

District 82

Anthony Dickson
William Harris

Karen Mathiak (i)

District 83

Karen Lupton (i)

James Smith

District 84

Mary Margaret Oliver (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 85

Karla Drenner (i)

Tyion Fields

District 86

Imani Barnes (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 87

Viola Davis (i)

Timothy Burson

District 88

Billy Mitchell (i)

William Freeman

District 89

Omari Crawford (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 90

Nicole Horn
Bentley Hudgins  Candidate Connection
Howard Mosby
Matthew Nursey  Candidate Connection
Leisa Stafford  Candidate Connection

Samantha Boston

District 91

Angela Moore (i)
Stacey Garel

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 92

Rhonda Taylor (i)
Shawn Brown
Arthur Kinney

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 93

Doreen Carter (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Heavenly Kimes 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 94

Elmore Alexander
Kelly Kautz  Candidate Connection
Audrey Lux  Candidate Connection
Venola Mason
Ikenna Ugwumadu

Did not make the ballot:
Karen Bennett 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 95

Dar'shun Kendrick (i)
Zae Brewer  Candidate Connection
Stacy Johnson

Reggie Hall

District 96

Arlene Beckles (i)
Tanjina Islam

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 97

Jacques Laurent
Jyot Singh

Yassin Moghazy  Candidate Connection

District 98

Marvin Lim (i)
Brenda Lopez Romero

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 99

Shelly Abraham  Candidate Connection
Michelle Kang  Candidate Connection

Matt Reeves (i)

District 100

Jennifer Ambler

Josh Clark
Edwin Duncan  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Denise Rumbaugh 
David Clark (i)

District 101

Scott Holcomb (i)

Jennifer Bowers Hutchison

District 102

Gabe Okoye (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 103

Chris Luchey

Soo Hong (i)

District 104

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Chuck Efstration (i)

District 105

Farooq Mughal

Sandy Donatucci (i)

District 106

Muhammad Akbar Ali (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 107

Samuel Park (i)

Murray Berkowitz

District 108

Rahim Asani
Joshua Pressley  Candidate Connection

Elvia Davila-Pelayo

District 109

Juan Estrada
Don Mahmood  Candidate Connection
Nico Parra

Did not make the ballot:
Dewey McClain (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 110

Segun Adeyina (i)

Charles Lollar

District 111

Scott Jackson

Rey Martinez (i)

District 112

Lisa Maria

Bruce Williamson (i)

District 113

Karla Daniels Hooper
Alana Sanders  Candidate Connection

Don Scarbrough

District 114

Michael Caw  Candidate Connection

Brett Mauldin
Wendell McNeal

Did not make the ballot:
Tim Fleming (i)

District 115

Regina Lewis-Ward (i)

Darius Francis

District 116

El-Mahdi Holly (i)

Samie Conyers

District 117

Mary Ann Santos (i)
Tony Brown
Kim Thomas Smith  Candidate Connection
Tiffany Walker  Candidate Connection
Vincent Williams  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 118

Sharonda Bell
Jodi Lewis  Candidate Connection

Clint Crowe (i)

District 119

Catherine Morris

Holt Persinger (i)

District 120

Suzanna Karatassos  Candidate Connection

Ward Black
Chad Paton  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Kris Kendrick  Candidate Connection

District 121

Eric Gisler (i)

Mack Guest IV

District 122

Spencer Frye (i)

Carol Hubbard

District 123

Hope Beard  Candidate Connection

Rob Leverett (i)

District 124

Melanie Miller

Trey Rhodes (i)

District 125

Leonard Hennessy III

Gary Richardson (i)

District 126

L.C. Myles Jr. (i)

William Harris

District 127

Channing Taylor  Candidate Connection

Mark Newton (i)

District 128

Tyrone Evans
Rameriz Lewis

Did not make the ballot:
Mack Jackson (i)

Trey Sheppard

District 129

Karlton Howard (i)
Scott Cambers

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 130

Sha'Qunta Calles
Karen Gordon  Candidate Connection
Sheila Clark Nelson
LaFawn Pinkney-Mealing  Candidate Connection

David Carson
Thomas McAdams  Candidate Connection

District 131

Jenny Eppard

Rob Clifton (i)

District 132

Brian Prince (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 133

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Danny Mathis (i)
Robert Pruitt

District 134

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Robert Dickey (i)

District 135

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Beth Camp (i)

District 136

The Democratic primary was canceled.


David Jenkins (i)

District 137

Debbie Buckner (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 138

Cyndie Hutchings

Vance Smith (i)

District 139

Elliot Valdez

Carmen Rice (i)

District 140

Marquese Averett

Edward Kvietkus Jr.

District 141

Carolyn Hugley (i)

Regina Liparoto

District 142

Miriam Paris (i)
George Thomas

Calvin Palmer

District 143

Anissa Jones (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 144

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Dale Washburn (i)

District 145

Tangie Herring (i)

Eric Wilson

District 146

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Shaw Blackmon (i)

District 147

Renita Duncan
Tim Riley

Bethany Ballard (i)

District 148

Lillie Bryant
Cynthia Johnson  Candidate Connection

Noel Williams Jr. (i)

District 149

Floyd Griffin (i)
Ross Sheppard

Randy Peters

District 150

Patty Stinson (i)

Cary Moore

District 151

James Wolfe

Mike Cheokas (i)

District 152

Mitchell Rosa

Bill Yearta (i)

District 153

David Sampson (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 154

Harry James

Gerald Greene (i)

District 155

Joe Powers

Matt Hatchett (i)
Charles Cook

District 156

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Leesa Hagan (i)

District 157

Micah King  Candidate Connection

Bill Werkheiser (i)
Bradley Anderson

District 158

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Larry Parrish (i)

District 159

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jon G. Burns (i)
Nathan Hooks

District 160

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Lehman Franklin (i)

District 161

David Dillie  Candidate Connection

Bill Hitchens (i)

District 162

Orlando Scott

Did not make the ballot:
Carl Gilliard (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 163

Anne Westbrook (i)

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 164

Stephanie Burgess

Ron Stephens (i)

District 165

Edna Jackson (i)
Kendra Clark  Candidate Connection
MiQuan A. Green
Jay Morris  Candidate Connection

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 166

Pat Daley

Jesse Petrea (i)

District 167

Nathaniel Hicks Jr.
Laurie Thompson  Candidate Connection

Buddy DeLoach (i)

District 168

Al Williams (i)
Sabrina Newby  Candidate Connection

Kevin Remillard

District 169

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Angie O'Steen (i)

District 170

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Jaclyn Ford (i)

District 171

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Joe Campbell (i)

District 172

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Charles Cannon (i)

District 173

Adam Chitwood  Candidate Connection
Theresa Thomas

Darlene Taylor (i)

District 174

David Hall

John Corbett (i)

District 175

Anissa Knight Wiseman

John LaHood (i)

District 176

Marcus Ryan

James Burchett (i)
Michael Dockery  Candidate Connection

District 177

Kristina Cheek McBride
Eric Howard
Elsie Napier
Alvin Payton Jr.
Blake Robinson  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Dexter Sharper 

The Republican primary was canceled.


District 178

Barry Dunham

Steven Meeks (i)

District 179

Holle Weiss-Friedman

Rick Townsend (i)

District 180

The Democratic primary was canceled.


Steven Sainz (i)


State executive offices

See also: Georgia state executive official elections, 2026

Ten state executive offices are up for election in Georgia in 2026:

Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Agriculture Commissioner
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Service Commission (2 seats)


To see a full list of candidates in the Democratic primaries, click "Show more" below.
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Governor of Georgia

Democratic primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


Did not make the ballot:

Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Democratic primary candidates

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Attorney General of Georgia

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Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

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Georgia Secretary of State

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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

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Georgia Commissioner of Labor

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Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

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Georgia Public Service Commission

District 3
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District 5
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Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Election information in Georgia: May 19, 2026, election.

What is the voter registration deadline?

  • In-person: April 20, 2026
  • By mail: Postmarked by April 20, 2026
  • Online: April 20, 2026

Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

  • In-person: May 8, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 8, 2026
  • Online: May 8, 2026

What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

  • In-person: May 19, 2026
  • By mail: Received by May 19, 2026

Is early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What are the early voting start and end dates?

April 27, 2026 to May 15, 2026

Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When are polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (ET)


Context of the 2026 elections

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2026
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two years of Republican trifectas
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Year 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26
Governor D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
Senate D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R
House D D D D D D D D D D D D D R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

State party overview

Democratic Party of Georgia

See also: Democratic Party of Georgia

Party control
in Georgia
GovernorRepublican
SenateRepublican
HouseRepublican
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Georgia has a Republican trifecta and a Republican triplex. The Republican Party controls the offices of governor, secretary of state, attorney general, and both chambers of the state legislature.



State political party revenue

See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Democratic state party affiliates.


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.[3][4]

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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