Georgia Superintendent of Schools election, 2026
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Georgia Superintendent of Schools |
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Election details |
Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
Primary: Pending Primary runoff: Pending General: November 3, 2026 General runoff: Pending |
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Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Georgia is holding an election for superintendent of schools on November 3, 2026.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Fred Longgrear is running in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 3, 2026.
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Fred Longgrear (R) |
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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
General election
General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Alisha Searcy in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Woods (R) | 54.2 | 2,115,728 |
Alisha Searcy (D) ![]() | 45.8 | 1,788,671 |
Total votes: 3,904,399 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Alisha Searcy defeated Jaha Howard, James Morrow, and Currey Hitchens in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Alisha Searcy ![]() | 57.0 | 382,792 | |
Jaha Howard | 15.0 | 100,675 | ||
![]() | James Morrow | 14.6 | 97,821 | |
![]() | Currey Hitchens ![]() | 13.5 | 90,514 |
Total votes: 671,802 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated John Barge in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Woods | 72.6 | 802,260 |
![]() | John Barge | 27.4 | 302,681 |
Total votes: 1,104,941 | ||||
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2018
General election
General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated Otha Thornton in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Woods (R) | 53.0 | 2,048,003 |
![]() | Otha Thornton (D) | 47.0 | 1,814,461 |
Total votes: 3,862,464 | ||||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Otha Thornton defeated Sid Chapman in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Otha Thornton | 59.1 | 86,704 |
Sid Chapman | 40.9 | 60,006 |
Total votes: 146,710 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Otha Thornton and Sid Chapman advanced to a runoff. They defeated Sam Mosteller in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Otha Thornton | 43.9 | 208,407 |
✔ | Sid Chapman | 36.5 | 173,270 | |
Sam Mosteller | 19.7 | 93,402 |
Total votes: 475,079 | ||||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Incumbent Richard Woods defeated John Barge in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Richard Woods | 60.1 | 324,848 |
![]() | John Barge | 39.9 | 215,431 |
Total votes: 540,279 | ||||
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2014
Superintendent of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
Republican | ![]() |
55.1% | 1,391,005 | |
Democratic | Valarie Wilson | 44.9% | 1,132,886 | |
Total Votes | 2,523,891 | |||
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State |
Election analysis
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