Georgia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026
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| Georgia's 10th Congressional District |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
| Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Solid Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
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All U.S. House districts, including the 10th Congressional District of Georgia, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. 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.
This is one of 56 open races for the U.S. House of Representatives this year in which an incumbent is not running for re-election. Across the country, 21 Democrats and 35 Republicans are not running for re-election. In 2024, 45 incumbents — 24 Democrats and 21 Republicans — did not seek re-election.
The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 120th Congress. All 435 U.S. House districts are up for election.
Currently, Republicans have a 218-214 majority with three vacancies in the chamber.[1] To read more about the U.S. House elections taking place this year, click here. Ballotpedia identified the May 19 Republican primary as a battleground primary. For more on the Republican primary, click here. For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Georgia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
- Georgia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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 election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Pamela DeLancy, Lexy Doherty, and John Dority are running in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Pamela DeLancy  | |
 | Lexy Doherty | |
| John Dority | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Jeff Baker, Houston Gaines, and Ryan Millsap are running in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Jeff Baker | |
 | Houston Gaines | |
 | Ryan Millsap | |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mike Collins (R)
May 19 Republican primary
Ballotpedia identified the May 19 Republican primary as a battleground primary. For more on the Republican primary, click here. For more on the Democratic primary, click here.
Jeff Baker (R), Houston Gaines (R), and Ryan Millsap (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia's 10th Congressional District on May 19, 2026. As of March 2026, Gaines and Millsap led in local media attention.[2]
Incumbent Mike Collins (R) is running for U.S. Senate rather than seeking re-election. As of March 2026, major election forecasters rated the general election Solid/Safe Republican. In the 2024 election, Collins defeated Lexy Doherty (D) 63.1%–36.9%.
Gaines is director of business development at Carter Engineering.[3] He was elected to the Georgia House in 2022. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Greg Bluestein wrote that Gaines was "[a] close ally of [Gov. Brian] Kemp...[who] has helped steer GOP priorities on crime and prosecution, including a 2023 law giving the state new powers to oust local prosecutors and hard-line immigration crackdowns after the killing of Laken Riley."[2] After Millsap entered the race, Gaines said, "Our district isn't for sale to a California film executive. We've had enough of Hollywood in Georgia."[2]
Millsap is the founder and chief executive officer of Indira Capital Management, a real estate investment firm. He earlier served as chairman and chief executive officer of Shadowbox Studios, an Atlanta-area film studio.[4] Millsap says he is running "because we need someone with a titanium backbone who doesn't care about climbing the political ladder but is running to defeat the radical left once and for all and end the reign of radical lunatic liberals and impotent RINOs in Congress."[2]
If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two finishers will advance to a June 16 runoff.
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Submitted Biography: "I am a self-employed college educated blue collar entrepreneur outsider running against the establishment candidate who promises a fight for the ages. No token votes from me, all action. I promise to get things done from bringing federal relief for property taxes, to fighting illegal immigration and making things more affordable from your power bill to what to pay at the pump."
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Georgia House of Representatives District 120 (Assumed office: 2023)
Biography: Gaines obtained a bachelor's degree from the University of Georgia. After graduation, Gaines worked at Cannon Financial Institute. As of the 2026 elections, Gaines worked for Carter Engineering.
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Sources: Houston Gaines campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 19, 2026; Houston Gaines campaign website, "About," accessed March 19, 2026; Facebook, "Houston Gaines on October 6, 2025," accessed March 19, 2026; Houston Gaines campaign website, "About," accessed March 19, 2026; Georgia Legislature, "Rep. Houston Gaines, District 120 -- Biography," accessed March 19, 2026
Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Biography: Millsap was a former chairman and chief executive officer of Shadowbox Studios (then known as Blackhall Studios). As of the 2026 elections, Millsap was chief executive officer of Irinda Capital Management (a real estate investment firm) and chairman of Advance DeKalb, a nonprofit aiming to grow the local economy.
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Sources: Ryan Millsap campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 19, 2026; Ryan Millsap campaign website, "Millsap Intro," accessed March 19, 2026; Ryan Millsap campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 19, 2026; Athens Banner-Herald, "Who is Ryan Millsap? Georgia film executive enters US House race," March 4, 2026; Internet Movie Database, "Ryan Millsap - Biography," accessed March 19, 2026; Irinda Capital Management, "Our Team," accessed March 19, 2026
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Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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Campaign finance
| Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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| Pamela DeLancy | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Lexy Doherty | Democratic Party | $110,666 | $102,952 | $20,517 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| John Dority | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Jeff Baker | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
| Houston Gaines | Republican Party | $1,569,875 | $131,264 | $1,438,611 | As of December 31, 2025 |
| Ryan Millsap | Republican Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
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General election race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[5]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[6][7][8]
| Race ratings: Georgia's 10th Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| 4/7/2026 | 3/31/2026 | 3/24/2026 | 3/17/2026 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | Safe Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Ballot access
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Georgia in the 2026 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Georgia, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2026 | ||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source |
| Georgia | U.S. House | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | $5,220 | 3/6/2026 | Source |
| Georgia | U.S. House | Unaffiliated | 27,992 | $5,220 | 7/14/2026 | Source |
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Incumbent Mike Collins (R) defeated Lexy Doherty (D) in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mike Collins (R) | 63.1 | 256,442 |
| | Lexy Doherty (D) | 36.9 | 150,274 | |
| Total votes: 406,716 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Lexy Doherty (D) defeated Jessica Fore (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Lexy Doherty | 58.7 | 17,821 |
 | Jessica Fore | 41.3 | 12,532 | |
| Total votes: 30,353 | |||
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Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Incumbent Mike Collins (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 21, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collins | 100.0 | 62,109 |
| Total votes: 62,109 | |||
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General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Mike Collins (R) defeated Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collins (R) | 64.5 | 198,523 |
 | Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) | 35.5 | 109,107 | |
| Total votes: 307,630 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff
Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) defeated Jessica Fore (D) in the Democratic primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tabitha Johnson-Green | 64.4 | 9,070 |
| | Jessica Fore | 35.6 | 5,024 | |
| Total votes: 14,094 | |||
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Republican primary runoff
Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Mike Collins (R) defeated Vernon Jones (R) in the Republican primary runoff for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collins | 74.5 | 30,536 |
 | Vernon Jones | 25.5 | 10,469 | |
| Total votes: 41,005 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) and Jessica Fore (D) advanced to a runoff. They defeated Phyllis Hatcher (D), Femi Oduwole (D), and Paul Walton (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tabitha Johnson-Green | 42.0 | 15,821 |
| ✔ | | Jessica Fore | 19.2 | 7,257 |
 | Phyllis Hatcher | 18.9 | 7,120 | |
 | Femi Oduwole | 11.7 | 4,427 | |
 | Paul Walton | 8.2 | 3,077 | |
| Total votes: 37,702 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kimberly Reuter (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
The following candidates ran in the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Mike Collins | 25.6 | 28,741 |
| ✔ | | Vernon Jones | 21.5 | 24,165 |
 | Timothy Barr | 14.3 | 16,007 | |
 | Paul C. Broun | 13.3 | 14,901 | |
 | David Curry | 9.4 | 10,557 | |
 | Alan Sims | 6.6 | 7,388 | |
 | Marc McMain | 4.7 | 5,222 | |
 | Mitchell Swan | 4.6 | 5,184 | |
| Total votes: 112,165 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Andrew Alvey (R)
- Todd Heussner (R)
- Matt Richards (R)
- Charles Rupert (R)
- Patrick Witt (R)
General election
General election for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Incumbent Jody Hice (R) defeated Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) in the general election for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jody Hice (R) | 62.3 | 235,810 |
| | Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) | 37.7 | 142,636 | |
| Total votes: 378,446 | |||
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Democratic primary
Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Tabitha Johnson-Green (D) defeated Andrew Ferguson (D) in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Tabitha Johnson-Green | 65.7 | 48,069 |
 | Andrew Ferguson | 34.3 | 25,048 | |
| Total votes: 73,117 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Clyde Elrod (D)
- Alvin Spitzner (D)
Republican primary
Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10
Incumbent Jody Hice (R) advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Georgia District 10 on June 9, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jody Hice | 100.0 | 93,506 |
| Total votes: 93,506 | |||
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District analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.
- District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
- Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2026 U.S. House elections in the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
- State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
Below is the district map in place for this election. Click the map below to enlarge it.
Partisan Voter Index
Heading into the 2026 elections, based on results from the 2024 and 2020 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district is R+11. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 11 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Georgia's 10th the 120th most Republican district nationally.[9]
2024 presidential election results
The table below shows what the vote in the 2024 presidential election was in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by The Downballot.
Kamala Harris  | Donald Trump  |
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| 39.0% | 60.0% |
Presidential voting history
- See also: Presidential election in Georgia, 2024
Georgia presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 20 Democratic wins
- 11 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | AI[10] | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R |
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of January 2026.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 2 | 14 | 16 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.
| Office | Officeholder |
|---|---|
| Governor | Brian Kemp |
| Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones |
| Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger |
| Attorney General | Chris Carr |
State legislature
Georgia State Senate
| Party | As of March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of March 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 78 | |
| Republican Party | 99 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 3 | |
| Total | 180 | |
Trifecta control
Georgia Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-one 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 |
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| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ A majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, when there are no vacancies, is 218 seats.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Provocative film executive enters Georgia House race with $4M pledge," March 4, 2026
- ↑ Houston Gaines campaign website, "About," accessed March 19, 2026
- ↑ Ryan Millsap campaign website, "Home page," accessed March 19, 2026
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)," accessed July 1, 2025
- ↑ American Independent Party
