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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) and Kia Legette (D) are 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 is 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

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 2

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 3

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 4

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 5

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 6

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 7

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 8

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 9

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 10

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 11

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 12

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 13

Democratic Party Democratic primary candidates

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District 14

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 is 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


District 2

Derek Mallow (i)


District 3


Mike Hodges (i)

District 4


Billy Hickman (i)

District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8


Russ Goodman (i)

District 9
District 10
District 11


Sam Watson (i)

District 12
District 13


Carden Summers (i)

District 14

Kevin Abel

Did not make the ballot:
Josh McLaurin (i)


District 15

Ed Harbison (i)


District 16

Pauline Henley  Candidate Connection

Marty Harbin (i)

District 17

Gail Davenport (i)


District 18


Eric Wilson

Did not make the ballot:
John Kennedy (i)

District 19
District 20


Larry Walker (i)

District 21
District 22

Harold Jones (i)


District 23


Max Burns (i)

District 24


Lee Anderson (i)

District 25
District 26

David Lucas Sr. (i)


District 27


Mike Dudgeon

District 28


Matt Brass (i)

District 29


Randy Robertson (i)

District 30


Tim Bearden (i)

District 31
District 32


Kay Kirkpatrick (i)

District 33
District 34
District 35

Donzella James (i)


District 36
District 37


Ed Setzler (i)

District 38

Rashaun Kemp (i)


District 39
District 40

Sally Harrell (i)


District 41

Kim Jackson (i)


District 42
District 43
District 44

Elena Parent (i)


District 45


Clint Dixon (i)

District 46

William Gaulden

Michael Broun
Doug McKillip
Marc McMain
Steven Strickland

District 47


Frank Ginn (i)
Jason Black

District 48


Shawn Still (i)

District 49


Drew Echols (i)

District 50


Bo Hatchett (i)

District 51

Gary St. Lawrence  Candidate Connection

Will Wade

District 52
District 53

Jack Zibluk


Did not make the ballot:
Colton Moore 

District 54


Chuck Payne (i)

District 55
District 56


John Albers (i)
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 is 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
District 2


Steve Tarvin (i)

District 3
District 4


Kasey Carpenter (i)

District 5


Matt Barton (i)

District 6


Jason Ridley (i)

District 7
District 8


Stan Gunter (i)

District 9


Chris Dockery
Wayne Rowan  Candidate Connection

Did not make the ballot:
Will Wade (i)

District 10


Victor Anderson (i)

District 11


Rick Jasperse (i)

District 12


Eddie Lumsden (i)

District 13


Katie Dempsey (i)

District 14


Mitchell Scoggins (i)

District 15


Matthew Gambill (i)

District 16


Trey Kelley (i)

District 17
District 18
District 19
District 20


Charlice Byrd (i)

District 21
District 22
District 23



Did not make the ballot:
Mandi Ballinger 

District 24
District 25
District 26
District 27


Lee Hawkins (i)

District 28

Mateo Sanabria  Candidate Connection

Brent Cox (i)

District 29


Matt Dubnik (i)

District 30
District 31
District 32


Chris Erwin (i)

District 33


Rob Leverett (i)
Alan Powell (i)

District 34


Devan Seabaugh (i)

District 35

Lisa Campbell (i)


District 36


Ginny Ehrhart (i)

District 37
District 38

David Wilkerson (i)


District 39

Terry Cummings (i)


District 40


Kimberly New (i)

District 41
District 42
District 43

Solomon Adesanya (i)


District 44
District 45


Sharon Cooper (i)

District 46

Dumont Walker  Candidate Connection

John Carson (i)

District 47


Jan Jones (i)

District 48


Scott Hilton (i)

District 49


Charles Martin Jr. (i)

District 50
District 51
District 52

Shea Roberts (i)


District 53

Beth Fuller


District 54

Betsy Holland (i)


District 55

Inga Willis (i)


District 56
District 57

Stacey Evans (i)
Jeremiah Olney  Candidate Connection


District 58

Park Cannon (i)


District 59
District 60
District 61

Mekyah McQueen (i)


District 62
District 63

Kim Schofield (i)


District 64
District 65
District 66

Kimberly Alexander (i)


District 67

Lydia Glaize (i)


District 68

Derrick Jackson (i)
Quentin Pullen  Candidate Connection
Timoria McQueen Saba
Jane Williams


District 69

Debra Bazemore (i)


District 70
District 71


Justin Howard (i)

District 72

Scott Hamby  Candidate Connection

David Huddleston (i)

District 73


Josh Bonner (i)

District 74

Yasmin Neal (i)


District 75
District 76

Sandra Scott (i)


District 77
District 78

Demetrius Douglas (i)


District 79
District 80
District 81


Noelle Kahaian (i)

District 82


Karen Mathiak (i)

District 83

Karen Lupton (i)


District 84

Omari Crawford (i)


District 85

Karla Drenner (i)


District 86
District 87

Viola Davis (i)


District 88

Billy Mitchell (i)


District 89
District 90

Saira Draper (i)


District 91
District 92

Rhonda Taylor (i)


District 93

Doreen Carter (i)

Did not make the ballot:
Heavenly Kimes 


District 94


Did not make the ballot:
Karen Bennett 


District 95

Zae Brewer


District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99

Shelly Abraham  Candidate Connection

Matt Reeves (i)

District 100


Josh Clark
Edwin Duncan  Candidate Connection
Denise Rumbaugh

Did not make the ballot:
David Clark (i)

District 101

Scott Holcomb (i)


District 102
District 103


Soo Hong (i)

District 104


Chuck Efstration (i)

District 105


Sandy Donatucci (i)

District 106
District 107

Samuel Park (i)


District 108
District 109

Dewey McClain (i)


District 110
District 111
District 112


Bruce Williamson (i)

District 113

Sharon Henderson (i)
Karla Daniels Hooper
Alana Sanders


District 114


Brett Mauldin

Did not make the ballot:
Tim Fleming (i)

District 115

Regina Lewis-Ward (i)


District 116

El-Mahdi Holly (i)


District 117
District 118


Clint Crowe (i)

District 119
District 120

Suzanna Karatassos

Ward Black
Kris Kendrick  Candidate Connection
Chad Paton  Candidate Connection

District 121
District 122

Spencer Frye (i)


District 123
District 124
District 125
District 126
District 127


Mark Newton (i)

District 128

Mack Jackson (i)


District 129
District 130

Karen Gordon  Candidate Connection
Sheila Clark Nelson


District 131


Rob Clifton (i)

District 132
District 133


Danny Mathis (i)

District 134


Robert Dickey (i)

District 135


Beth Camp (i)

District 136
District 137

Debbie Buckner (i)


District 138


Vance Smith (i)

District 139


Carmen Rice (i)

District 140

Teddy Reese (i)


District 141

Carolyn Hugley (i)


District 142

Miriam Paris (i)
George Thomas


District 143

Anissa Jones (i)


District 144


Dale Washburn (i)

District 145

Tangie Herring (i)


District 146


Shaw Blackmon (i)

District 147
District 148
District 149

Ross Sheppard


District 150
District 151
District 152
District 153
District 154
District 155


Matt Hatchett (i)

District 156
District 157


Bill Werkheiser (i)
Bradley Anderson

District 158


Larry Parrish (i)

District 159


Jon G. Burns (i)

District 160


Lehman Franklin (i)

District 161


Bill Hitchens (i)

District 162

Carl Gilliard (i)


District 163
District 164


Ron Stephens (i)

District 165

Jay Morris  Candidate Connection


District 166
District 167
District 168

Al Williams (i)
Sabrina Newby  Candidate Connection


District 169
District 170


Jaclyn Ford (i)

District 171


Joe Campbell (i)

District 172


Charles Cannon (i)

District 173


Darlene Taylor (i)

District 174


John Corbett (i)

District 175
District 176


Michael Dockery  Candidate Connection

District 177

Dexter Sharper (i)


District 178


Steven Meeks (i)

District 179


Rick Townsend (i)

District 180


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

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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

Democratic primary candidates

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


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Attorney General of Georgia

Democratic primary candidates

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

Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

Democratic primary candidates

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

    Georgia Secretary of State

    Democratic primary candidates

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


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    Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

    Democratic primary candidates

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

    Georgia Commissioner of Labor

    Democratic primary candidates

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


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    Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

    Democratic primary candidates

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


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    Georgia Public Service Commission

    District 3
    Democratic primary candidates

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

      District 5
      Democratic primary candidates

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

        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
        Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

        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


        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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