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Georgia state executive official elections, 2026
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| Georgia state executive official elections |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 6, 2026 |
| Primary: May 19, 2026 Primary runoff: June 16, 2026 General: November 3, 2026 General runoff: December 1, 2026 |
| How to vote |
| Poll times:
7 a.m. to 7 p.m. |
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Ten state executive offices are up for election in Georgia in 2026:
Governor
Lieutenant Governor
Attorney General
Secretary of State
Agriculture Commissioner
Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Labor Commissioner
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Public Service Commission (2 seats)
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
Governor of Georgia
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the general election for Governor of Georgia on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Keisha Bottoms (D) | |
 | Olu Brown (D) | |
 | Geoff Duncan (D) | |
 | Jason Esteves (D) | |
 | Derrick Jackson (D) | |
 | Ruwa Romman (D) | |
 | Michael Thurmond (D) | |
 | Chris Carr (R) | |
| Clark Dean (R) | ||
 | Burt Jones (R) | |
| Gregg Kirkpatrick (R) | ||
Leland Olinger II (R)  | ||
 | Brad Raffensperger (R) | |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Josh McLaurin (D) | |
 | Richard N. Wright (D) | |
 | David Clark (R) | |
 | Greg Dolezal (R) | |
 | Steve Gooch (R) | |
 | John Kennedy (R) | |
 | Brenda Nelson-Porter (R) | |
 | Blake Tillery (R) | |
 | Jerry Timbs (R) | |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Attorney General of Georgia
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.
Candidate | ||
 | Tanya Miller (D) | |
 | Robert Trammell (D) | |
 | Bill Cowsert (R) | |
 | Brian Strickland (R) | |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Georgia Secretary of State
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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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Georgia Commissioner of Labor
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Otha Thornton, Fred Longgrear, Mesha Mainor, and Randell Trammell are running in the general election for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Otha Thornton (D) | |
| Fred Longgrear (R) | ||
 | Mesha Mainor (R) | |
 | Randell Trammell (R) | |
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| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
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Georgia Public Service Commission
District 3
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
District 5
There are no official candidates yet for this election.
General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
Context of the 2026 elections
Party control in Georgia
Georgia Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Twenty-one years of Republican trifectas
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Ballotpedia will publish the dates and deadlines related to this election as they are made available.
Past elections
2024
The following offices were up for election in 2024:
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)
See also
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