Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026
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| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 General runoff: December 1, 2026 |
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Georgia is holding an election for secretary of state on 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 is March 6, 2026.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Georgia Secretary of State
Adrian Consonery Jr., Penny Brown Reynolds, Tim Fleming, Kelvin King, and Gabriel Sterling are running in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Adrian Consonery Jr. (D)  | |
 | Penny Brown Reynolds (D) | |
 | Tim Fleming (R) | |
 | Kelvin King (R) | |
 | Gabriel Sterling (R) | |
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Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office: None
Submitted Biography: "Adrian Consonery Jr is the product of two Entrepreneurs who made the ends meet by being honest, hard working, and determined Americans every day. With his father being a mechanic and his mother being a counselor, the household was designed to help fix things. This mentality played a heavy role in his upbringing, supplying a foundation for innovation, service, and outreach. At the age of 17, he started his journey in international humanitarian work to better understand the heart of service at its core. His search for more intentional service and advocacy led him to the 2019 United Nations Civil Society Conference. There he was taught about the everlasting importance as well as the pathway to developing sustainable cities and communities. This experience added even more flame to his already burning fire for community involvement. In 2020, in an effort to apply the knowledge he amassed he founded Lyfeline Initiative Inc., a 501c(3) focused on community development and vocational rehabilitation. His main goal was to go into lower income areas and find ways to strengthen the already present skills of the community in an effort to promote positive growth and a true sense of self-sufficiency in the area. Adrian is also a 2x published author having published his first book at 17 and his second at 21. He worked with numerous nonpartisan organizations on voter advocacy and education for 5+ years. Adrian believes in being the change you wish to see and not wait on someone else."
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Adrian wants to revamp and improve our professional licensing division by making more reliable pathways to accessing the Secretary of State office or representatives in order to increase small business productivity as well as boost the trust in the office’s capability with business owners. He is the product of an entrepreneurial household so understanding the necessity and value of Small Businesses is second nature to him. Without supporting our working families and small business owners, our society will not be as prosperous or stable as it can be.
Adrian believes strongly in fighting for proper economic development in our communities to create self-sustaining and self-sufficient neighborhoods. This can be achieved by proper monitoring of the Georgia securities market to not only study the movement of the dollar but also how to help it grow in often neglected areas throughout the state.
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Georgia Secretary of State
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Bee Nguyen, Ted Metz, and Brenda Nelson-Porter in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 53.2 | 2,081,241 |
 | Bee Nguyen (D) | 44.0 | 1,719,922 | |
 | Ted Metz (L) | 2.8 | 108,884 | |
 | Brenda Nelson-Porter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 154 | |
| Total votes: 3,910,201 | |||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State
Bee Nguyen defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bee Nguyen | 77.0 | 198,511 |
 | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 23.0 | 59,310 | |
| Total votes: 257,821 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Bee Nguyen and Dee Dawkins-Haigler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Owens, Floyd Griffin, and John Eaves in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bee Nguyen | 44.3 | 309,437 |
| ✔ | | Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 18.7 | 130,278 |
 | Michael Owens | 16.4 | 114,621 | |
 | Floyd Griffin | 10.8 | 75,423 | |
 | John Eaves | 9.8 | 68,233 | |
| Total votes: 697,992 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Jody Hice, David Belle Isle, and Torri M. Hudson in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 52.4 | 611,616 |
 | Jody Hice | 33.3 | 389,447 | |
 | David Belle Isle | 8.8 | 103,272 | |
 | Torri M. Hudson | 5.4 | 63,646 | |
| Total votes: 1,167,981 | |||
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2018
General runoff election
General runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated John Barrow in the general runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State on December 4, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 51.9 | 764,855 |
 | John Barrow (D) | 48.1 | 709,049 | |
| Total votes: 1,473,904 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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General election
General election for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger and John Barrow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Smythe DuVal in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger (R) | 49.1 | 1,906,588 |
| ✔ | | John Barrow (D) | 48.7 | 1,890,310 |
 | Smythe DuVal (L) | 2.2 | 86,696 | |
| Total votes: 3,883,594 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 61.8 | 329,708 |
| David Belle Isle | 38.2 | 204,194 | |
| Total votes: 533,902 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State
John Barrow defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and R.J. Hadley in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Barrow | 51.5 | 264,864 |
| Dee Dawkins-Haigler | 29.5 | 151,963 | |
 | R.J. Hadley | 19.0 | 97,682 | |
| Total votes: 514,509 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua McKoon and Buzz Brockway in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brad Raffensperger | 35.0 | 185,386 |
| ✔ | | David Belle Isle | 28.5 | 151,328 |
 | Joshua McKoon | 21.1 | 112,113 | |
 | Buzz Brockway | 15.4 | 81,492 | |
| Total votes: 530,319 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Ken Brown (R)
2014
| Secretary of State of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Brian Kemp Incumbent |
57.5% | 1,452,554 | |
| Democrat | Doreen Carter | 42.5% | 1,075,101 | |
| Total Votes | 2,527,655 | |||
| 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.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| District | Incumbent | PVI |
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| Georgia's 1st | Buddy Carter | R+8 |
| Georgia's 2nd | Sanford Bishop | D+4 |
| Georgia's 3rd | Brian Jack | R+15 |
| Georgia's 4th | Hank Johnson | D+27 |
| Georgia's 5th | Nikema Williams | D+36 |
| Georgia's 6th | Lucy McBath | D+25 |
| Georgia's 7th | Rich McCormick | R+11 |
| Georgia's 8th | Austin Scott | R+15 |
| Georgia's 9th | Andrew Clyde | R+17 |
| Georgia's 10th | Mike Collins | R+11 |
| Georgia's 11th | Barry Loudermilk | R+12 |
| Georgia's 12th | Rick Allen | R+7 |
| Georgia's 13th | David Scott | D+21 |
| Georgia's 14th | Marjorie Taylor Greene | R+19 |
2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines
| District | Kamala Harris  |
Donald Trump  |
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| 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:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
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.
| Georgia county-level statistics, 2024 | |||||||
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| Solid Democratic | 27 | 52.2% | |||||
| Solid Republican | 128 | 46.8% | |||||
| New Republican | 3 | 0.7% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 1 | 0.2% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 27 | 52.2% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 132 | 47.8% | |||||
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 |
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| 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
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Georgia
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of October 2025.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia | |||
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| 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.
| Office | Officeholder |
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| Governor | Brian Kemp |
| Lieutenant Governor | Burt Jones |
| Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger |
| Attorney General | Chris Carr |
State legislature
Georgia State Senate
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 33 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of October 2025 | |
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| 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 |
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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 |
The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.
| Demographic Data for Georgia | ||
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| 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. | ||
Secretary of State elections in 2026
There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.
See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ American Independent Party
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