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Georgia Attorney General election, 2026

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2022
Georgia Attorney General
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General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 6, 2026
Primary: May 19, 2026
Primary runoff: June 16, 2026
General: November 3, 2026
General runoff: June 16, 2026
How to vote
Poll times:

7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Voting in Georgia

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Georgia is holding an election for attorney general on November 3, 2026.

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Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Attorney General of Georgia

Tanya Miller, Robert Trammell, Bill Cowsert, and Brian Strickland are running in the general election for Attorney General of Georgia on November 3, 2026.


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Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Georgia Attorney General election, 2022

General election

General election for Attorney General of Georgia

Incumbent Chris Carr defeated Jen Jordan and Martin Cowen in the general election for Attorney General of Georgia on November 8, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Carr
Chris Carr (R) Candidate Connection
 
51.9
 
2,032,500
Image of Jen Jordan
Jen Jordan (D)
 
46.6
 
1,826,437
Image of Martin Cowen
Martin Cowen (L) Candidate Connection
 
1.5
 
60,107

Total votes: 3,919,044
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia

Jen Jordan defeated Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Jen Jordan
Jen Jordan
 
77.6
 
533,266
Image of Christian Wise Smith
Christian Wise Smith
 
22.4
 
153,928

Total votes: 687,194
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia

Incumbent Chris Carr defeated John Gordon in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 24, 2022.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Carr
Chris Carr Candidate Connection
 
73.7
 
834,383
Image of John Gordon
John Gordon Candidate Connection
 
26.3
 
297,037

Total votes: 1,131,420
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2018

See also: Georgia Attorney General election, 2018

General election

General election for Attorney General of Georgia

Incumbent Chris Carr defeated Charlie Bailey in the general election for Attorney General of Georgia on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Carr
Chris Carr (R)
 
51.3
 
1,981,563
Image of Charlie Bailey
Charlie Bailey (D)
 
48.7
 
1,880,807

Total votes: 3,862,370
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia

Charlie Bailey advanced from the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Charlie Bailey
Charlie Bailey
 
100.0
 
456,105

Total votes: 456,105
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia

Incumbent Chris Carr advanced from the Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 22, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Chris Carr
Chris Carr
 
100.0
 
475,122

Total votes: 475,122
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2014

See also: Georgia attorney general election, 2014
Georgia Attorney General, 2014
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Republican Green check mark transparent.pngSamuel S. Olens Incumbent 56.9% 1,436,987
     Democratic Greg Hecht 43.1% 1,087,268
Total Votes 2,524,255
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

  • Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
  • Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
  • State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
  • Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.


See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Georgia
District Kamala Harris Democratic Party Donald Trump Republican Party
Georgia's 1st 42.0% 58.0%
Georgia's 2nd 54.0% 46.0%
Georgia's 3rd 35.0% 65.0%
Georgia's 4th 76.0% 23.0%
Georgia's 5th 85.0% 14.0%
Georgia's 6th 75.0% 25.0%
Georgia's 7th 38.0% 60.0%
Georgia's 8th 34.0% 65.0%
Georgia's 9th 33.0% 67.0%
Georgia's 10th 39.0% 60.0%
Georgia's 11th 38.0% 61.0%
Georgia's 12th 43.0% 57.0%
Georgia's 13th 71.0% 28.0%
Georgia's 14th 31.0% 68.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:


Following the 2024 presidential election, 52.2% of Georgians lived in one of the state's 27 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 46.8% lived in one of 128 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Georgia was Battleground Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Georgia following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Historical voting trends

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
Winning Party D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D R AI[1] R D D R R D R R R R R R D R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.

U.S. Senate election results in Georgia
Race Winner Runner up
2022 51.4%Democratic Party 48.6%Republican Party
2020 51.0%Democratic Party 49.0%Republican Party
2020 50.6%Democratic Party 49.4%Republican Party
2016 54.8%Republican Party 41.0%Democratic Party
2014 52.9%Republican Party 45.2%Democratic Party
Average 52.1 46.6

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.

Gubernatorial election results in Georgia
Race Winner Runner up
2022 53.4%Republican Party 45.9%Democratic Party
2018 50.2%Republican Party 48.8%Democratic Party
2014 52.7%Democratic Party 44.9%Republican Party
2010 53.0%Republican Party 43.0%Democratic Party
2006 58.0%Republican Party 38.2%Democratic Party
Average 53.5 44.2
See also: Party control of Georgia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of October 2025.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia
Party U.S. Senate U.S. House Total
Democratic 2 5 7
Republican 0 9 9
Independent 0 0 0
Vacancies 0 0 0
Total 2 14 16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Georgia, October 2025
Office Officeholder
Governor Republican Party Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor Republican Party Burt Jones
Secretary of State Republican Party Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General Republican Party Chris Carr

State legislature

Georgia State Senate

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 22
     Republican Party 33
     Other 0
     Vacancies 1
Total 56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party As of October 2025
     Democratic Party 79
     Republican Party 99
     Other 0
     Vacancies 2
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
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

The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Georgia
Georgia United States
Population 10,711,908 331,449,281
Land area (sq mi) 57,716 3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White 52.5% 63.4%
Black/African American 31.3% 12.4%
Asian 4.4% 5.8%
Native American 0.4% 0.9%
Pacific Islander 0.6% 0.4%
Other (single race) 4.1% 6.6%
Multiple 7.2% 10.7%
Hispanic/Latino 10.7% 19%
Education
High school graduation rate 89% 89.4%
College graduation rate 34.2% 35%
Income
Median household income $74,664 $78,538
Persons below poverty level 13.5% 12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Attorney General elections in 2026

There are 30 attorney general seats on the ballot in 2026.

See also

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Footnotes

  1. American Independent Party