Howard Allison
Howard Allison (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 18. Allison lost in the special general election on January 20, 2026.
Allison also ran for election to the Georgia State Senate to represent District 18. Allison will not appear on the ballot for the Republican primary on May 19, 2026.
Elections
2026
Georgia State Senate District 18 General Election
See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2026
General election
The primary will occur on May 19, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.
Republican primary
Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 18
Incumbent Steven McNeel (R) and Eugene Allison (R) are running in the Republican primary for Georgia State Senate District 18 on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Steven McNeel | |
| Eugene Allison | ||
| ||||
 = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- John Kennedy (R)
- Howard Allison (R)
- Eric Wilson (R)
Endorsements
Ballotpedia is gathering information about candidate endorsements. To send us an endorsement, click here.
Georgia State Senate District 18 Special Election
See also: Georgia state legislative special elections, 2026
General Runoff
Special general runoff election for Georgia State Senate District 18
Steven McNeel (R) defeated LeMario Brown (D) in the special general runoff for Georgia State Senate District 18 on February 17, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Steven McNeel (R) | 59.4 | 14,998 |
| LeMario Brown (D) | 40.6 | 10,244 | ||
| Total votes: 25,242 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
General election
Special general election for Georgia State Senate District 18
The following candidates ran in the special general election for Georgia State Senate District 18 on January 20, 2026.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | LeMario Brown (D) | 36.9 | 7,946 | |
| ✔ | | Steven McNeel (R) | 21.3 | 4,581 |
| Eric Wilson (R) | 20.2 | 4,356 | ||
 | Lauren Daniel (R) | 18.8 | 4,052 | |
| Nathan Warnock (R) | 1.4 | 310 | ||
| Howard Allison (R) | 1.3 | 271 | ||
| Total votes: 21,516 | |||
| = candidate completed the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey. | ||||
| If you are a candidate and would like to tell readers and voters more about why they should vote for you, complete the Ballotpedia Candidate Connection Survey. | ||||
Do you want a spreadsheet of this type of data? Contact our sales team. | ||||
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Allison in this election.
Campaign themes
2026
Georgia State Senate District 18 General Election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Howard Allison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Georgia State Senate District 18 Special Election
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Howard Allison did not complete Ballotpedia's 2026 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
Campaign finance information for this candidate is not yet available from OpenSecrets. That information will be published here once it is available.
See also
2026 Elections
External links
Footnotes
.svg.png){kind=small}
