Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
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Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026.
The Georgia House of Representatives is one of 88 state legislative chambers with elections in 2026. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Party control
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 79 | |
| Republican Party | 100 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 180 | |
Candidates
Note: The following list includes official candidates only. Ballotpedia defines official candidates as people who:
- Register with a federal or state campaign finance agency before the candidate filing deadline
- Appear on candidate lists released by government election agencies
Primary
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- See also: Voting in Georgia
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Competitiveness
This section will be updated with information about the competitiveness of state legislative elections in Georgia. For more information about Ballotpedia's Competitiveness Analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Process to become a candidate
See statutes: Title 21, Chapter 2, Article 4 of the Georgia Code
There are four ways for a candidate to gain ballot access in Georgia: as a political party candidate, as a political organization candidate, as an independent candidate or as a write-in.
Requirements for all candidates
All candidates are required to pay a filing fee; filing fees vary from year-to-year. In lieu of a filing fee, a candidate may submit a pauper's affidavit and qualifying petition, which certifies that the candidate is unable to pay the fee. The affidavit includes a financial statement that lists the candidate's total income, assets, liabilities, and other relevant financial information. This information must indicate that the candidate has neither the assets nor the income to pay the qualifying fee normally required. The pauper's affidavit must be accompanied by a qualifying petition containing signatures as follows:[1]
- One-fourth of 1 percent of the total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the last general election if the candidate is seeking statewide office
- 1 percent of the total number of registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the office being sought by the candidate if the candidate is seeking an office other than statewide office
Political party candidates
A political party candidate is nominated at his or her party's primary election. An individual cannot become a political party candidate if he or she has already qualified for the same primary election with a different political party, or if he or she has filed as an independent or political organization candidate. Political parties determine the rules for qualifying to appear on the primary election ballot. However, there are some stipulations set by the state to which all political party candidates must adhere. These include the following:[2][3][4]
- filing a declaration of candidacy and an affidavit with the political party during the political party qualifying period, which is set by the Georgia Secretary of State; the affidavit must state the following:
- the name of the candidate as he or she wishes it to appear on the ballot
- the candidate’s residence
- the candidate’s occupation
- the candidate’s precinct
- that the candidate is eligible to vote in the primary in which he or she is running
- the office the candidate is seeking
- that the candidate is eligible to hold the office he or she is seeking
- that the candidate will not knowingly violate any election rule or law
- that the candidate has never been convicted or sentenced for violation of election laws, malfeasance in office or a felony involving moral turpitude, or, if the candidate has been convicted and sentenced for such crimes, that at least 10 years have passed since completion of the sentence and that the candidate's civil rights have been restored
- paying the qualifying fee or submitting a pauper's affidavit and the accompanying qualifying petition
Within three days of the end of the qualifying period, a political party must certify to the Georgia Secretary of State a list of those candidates who successfully qualified with the party for the primary election and turn in the qualifying fees paid by the candidates, the declarations of candidacy, and the affidavits.[5]
Political organization candidates
A political organization candidate can be nominated by his or her organization's convention, if the political organization has qualified to hold such a convention, or by petition. A candidate cannot file as a political organization candidate if he or she has already filed for the same office as a political party candidate.[3]
If nominated by convention, a political organization candidate must file a notice of candidacy with the Georgia Secretary of State during the political party qualifying period. After a candidate is chosen at the convention, the candidate must pay the filing fee for the corresponding office to the Georgia Secretary of State. If the candidate cannot afford the filing fee, he or she must file a pauper's affidavit and accompanying qualifying petition. With the filing fee or pauper's affidavit, a certified copy of the minutes of the convention, attested to by the chairperson and secretary of the convention, must also be filed.[1][6]
If nominated by petition, a political organization candidate must file a notice of candidacy, petition, and qualifying fee (or pauper's affidavit) with the Georgia Secretary of State during the independent candidate qualifying period, which starts on the fourth Monday in June and ends the following Friday. The signature requirements for these petitions are the same as those for independent candidates, which are listed below. In order for a candidate filing by petition to be recognized as a political organization candidate, the political organization must provide a sworn certificate stating that the named candidate is the nominee of that political organization.[1][7]
Independent candidates
A candidate cannot run as an independent if he or she has qualified for the same office with any political party or political organization. An independent candidate must file a notice of candidacy, petition, and qualifying fee (or pauper's affidavit) with the Georgia Secretary of State during the independent candidate qualifying period, which starts on the fourth Monday in June and ends the following Friday. The signature requirements for the petitions are as follows:[1][3][7]
- For a candidate seeking statewide office, the petition must be signed by registered voters equal in number to 1 percent of the total registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the same office the candidate is seeking.
- For candidates seeking any other office, the petition must be signed by registered voters equal in number to 5 percent of the total registered voters eligible to vote in the last election for the same office the candidate is seeking.
Petitions cannot be circulated for more than 180 days between the signing of the first signature and the last.[7]
Write-in candidates
A write-in candidate can only run in the general election. A candidate cannot run as a write-in if he or she ran for the same office as a political party candidate in the immediately preceding primary election. A write-in candidate must file a notice of intention of write-in candidacy with the Georgia Secretary of State no earlier than January 1 in the year of the election and no later than the first Monday in September in the year of the election. After the notice of intention is filed, a notice must also be published in a newspaper with general circulation in the state. Once this notice has been published, the candidate must file with the Georgia Secretary of State a copy of the published notice, as well as an affidavit stating that the notice has been published. The affidavit can be filled out by the candidate or by the publisher or an employee of the newspaper.[8]
Qualifications
Paragraph 3 of Section 2 of Article 3 of the Georgia Constitution states, "At the time of their election, the members of the House of Representatives shall be citizens of the United States, shall be at least 21 years of age, shall have been citizens of this state for at least two years, and shall have been legal residents of the territory embraced within the district from which elected for at least one year."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[9] | |
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| Salary | Per diem |
| $24,341.64/year | $247/day |
When sworn in
Georgia legislators assume office the second Monday in January.[10]
Georgia political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
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 |
Presidential politics in Georgia
2024
- See also: Presidential election, 2024
Presidential election in Georgia, 2024
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| Donald Trump/J.D. Vance (R) |
50.7
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2,663,117 | 16 |
 
| Kamala D. Harris/Tim Walz (D) |
48.5
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2,548,017 | 0 | |
 
| Chase Oliver/Mike ter Maat (L) |
0.4
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20,684 | 0 | |
 
| Jill Stein/Butch Ware (G) |
0.3
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18,229 | 0 | |
 | Peter Sonski (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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730 | 0 | |
 | Shiva Ayyadurai (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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37 | 0 | |
 | Jay Bowman (no running mate) (Independent) |
0.0
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30 | 0 | |
 | Emily Mathews (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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19 | 0 | |
 | President Boddie (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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14 | 0 | |
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| Brian Kienitz (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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13 | 0 | |
 | Andre Ramon McNeil (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
9 | 0 | |
 | Susan Buchser-Lochocki (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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| Nomusa Venita Smith (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
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3 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 5,250,905 |
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Georgia, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
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| ✔ |
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
49.5
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2,473,633 | 16 |
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
49.3
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2,461,854 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.2
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62,229 | 0 | |
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Total votes: 4,997,716 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Georgia, 2016 | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 45.6% | 1,877,963 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
50.8% | 2,089,104 | 16 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3% | 125,306 | 0 | |
| - | Other/Write-in | 0.5% | 22,359 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 4,114,732 | 16 | |||
| Election results via: Federal Election Commission | |||||
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[11] | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | R |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
The district court's approval of remedial state legislative maps was appealed to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals. Oral argument was held on January 23, 2025.[12]
Governor Kemp (R) signed revised legislative maps into law on December 8, 2023. Legislators in the Georgia House of Representatives voted 98-71 to adopt the new state legislative maps on December 5. The Georgia State Senate voted 32-23 to adopt the state legislative maps on December 1. For more information about the enacted legislative maps, click here.[13][14]
On October 26, 2023, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia ruled that the state's congressional and legislative district boundaries violated the Voting Rights Act and enjoined the state from using them for future elections.[15] The court directed the Georgia General Assembly to develop new maps by December 8, 2023.[15]
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-132," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-151," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-137," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-153," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-154," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-172," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-170," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ Georgia Code, "Section 21-2-133," accessed March 6, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Georgia Secretary of State, "Georgia Constitution - Article III, Section IV, Paragraph I," accessed February 12, 2021
- ↑ American Independent Party
- ↑ Democracy Docket, "11th Circuit Considers Fate of Georgia Maps in High-Stakes Redistricting Case," January 21, 2025
- ↑ Georgia General Assembly, "Legislative and Congressional Reapportionment Office - Proposed Plans," accessed December 11, 2023
- ↑ Twitter, "RedistrictNet," December 7, 2023
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 Reuters, "US judge orders new congressional map in Georgia, citing harm to Black voters," October 27,, 2023
