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2024

Republican Party primaries, 2026

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Primary Date
May 19, 2026

Primary Runoff Date
June 16, 2026

Federal elections
Republican primaries for U.S. House

State party
Republican Party of Georgia
State political party revenue

This page focuses on the Republican primaries that will take place in Georgia on May 19, 2026.

A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. Georgia utilizes an open primary system, in which any voter can participate in a political party's primary election regardless of their partisan affiliation. A candidate must win a majority of votes cast in the primary in order to win the election. If no candidate wins an outright majority, a runoff primary is held between the top two vote-getters.[1][2]

For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.

Federal elections

U.S. Senate

See also: United States Senate election in Georgia, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

A Republican Party primary takes place on May 19, 2026, in Georgia to determine which Republican candidate will run in the state's general election on November 3, 2026.

Republican primary

Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia

The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Georgia on May 19, 2026.


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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

U.S. House

See also: United States House elections in Georgia, 2026 (May 19 Republican primaries)
The U.S. House of Representatives elections in Georgia are scheduled on November 3, 2026. Voters will elect 14 candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's 14 U.S. House districts. 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. To see a full list of candidates in the primary in each district, click "Show more" below.
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District 1

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 2

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

District 3

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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District 4

Republican Party Republican primary candidates

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    District 5

    Republican Party Republican primary candidates

    Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 6

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 7

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 8

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 9

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 10

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:

      District 11

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:

      District 12

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      District 13

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      District 14

      Republican Party Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


      Did not make the ballot:
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      State elections

      State Senate

      See also: Georgia State Senate elections, 2026
      Elections for the Georgia State Senate will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and the primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The general election runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline is March 6, 2026. To see a full list of state Senate candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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      Georgia State Senate elections, 2026

      • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
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      • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
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      Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
      District 1

      Corey Foreman  Candidate Connection
      Barbara Gooby


      District 2

      Derek Mallow (i)


      District 3


      Mike Hodges (i)

      District 4


      Billy Hickman (i)

      District 5
      District 6
      District 7
      District 8


      Russ Goodman (i)

      District 9
      District 10
      District 11


      Sam Watson (i)

      District 12
      District 13


      Carden Summers (i)

      District 14

      Kevin Abel

      Did not make the ballot:
      Josh McLaurin (i)


      District 15

      Ed Harbison (i)


      District 16

      Pauline Henley  Candidate Connection

      Marty Harbin (i)

      District 17

      Gail Davenport (i)


      District 18


      Eric Wilson

      Did not make the ballot:
      John Kennedy (i)

      District 19
      District 20


      Larry Walker (i)

      District 21
      District 22

      Harold Jones (i)


      District 23


      Max Burns (i)

      District 24


      Lee Anderson (i)

      District 25
      District 26

      David Lucas Sr. (i)


      District 27


      Mike Dudgeon

      District 28


      Matt Brass (i)

      District 29


      Randy Robertson (i)

      District 30


      Tim Bearden (i)

      District 31
      District 32


      Kay Kirkpatrick (i)

      District 33
      District 34
      District 35

      Donzella James (i)


      District 36
      District 37


      Ed Setzler (i)

      District 38

      Rashaun Kemp (i)


      District 39
      District 40

      Sally Harrell (i)


      District 41

      Kim Jackson (i)


      District 42
      District 43
      District 44

      Elena Parent (i)


      District 45


      Clint Dixon (i)

      District 46

      William Gaulden

      Michael Broun
      Doug McKillip
      Marc McMain
      Steven Strickland

      District 47


      Frank Ginn (i)
      Jason Black

      District 48


      Shawn Still (i)

      District 49


      Drew Echols (i)

      District 50


      Bo Hatchett (i)

      District 51

      Gary St. Lawrence  Candidate Connection

      Will Wade

      District 52
      District 53

      Jack Zibluk


      Did not make the ballot:
      Colton Moore 

      District 54


      Chuck Payne (i)

      District 55
      District 56


      John Albers (i)
      Lee Hills  Candidate Connection


      House of Representatives

      See also: Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026
      Elections for the Georgia House of Representatives will take place in 2026. The general election is on November 3, 2026. The primary is May 19, 2026, and the primary runoff is June 16, 2026. The general election runoff is December 1, 2026. The filing deadline is March 6, 2026. To see a full list of state House candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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      Georgia House of Representatives elections, 2026

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      • The candidate list in this election may not be complete.
      • Please contact Ballotpedia about candidate additions, withdrawals, or disqualifications.
      Office Democratic Party Democratic Republican Party Republican Other
      District 1
      District 2


      Steve Tarvin (i)

      District 3
      District 4


      Kasey Carpenter (i)

      District 5


      Matt Barton (i)

      District 6


      Jason Ridley (i)

      District 7
      District 8


      Stan Gunter (i)

      District 9


      Chris Dockery
      Wayne Rowan  Candidate Connection

      Did not make the ballot:
      Will Wade (i)

      District 10


      Victor Anderson (i)

      District 11


      Rick Jasperse (i)

      District 12


      Eddie Lumsden (i)

      District 13


      Katie Dempsey (i)

      District 14


      Mitchell Scoggins (i)

      District 15


      Matthew Gambill (i)

      District 16


      Trey Kelley (i)

      District 17
      District 18
      District 19
      District 20


      Charlice Byrd (i)

      District 21
      District 22
      District 23



      Did not make the ballot:
      Mandi Ballinger 

      District 24
      District 25
      District 26
      District 27


      Lee Hawkins (i)

      District 28

      Mateo Sanabria  Candidate Connection

      Brent Cox (i)

      District 29


      Matt Dubnik (i)

      District 30
      District 31
      District 32


      Chris Erwin (i)

      District 33


      Rob Leverett (i)
      Alan Powell (i)

      District 34


      Devan Seabaugh (i)

      District 35

      Lisa Campbell (i)


      District 36


      Ginny Ehrhart (i)

      District 37
      District 38

      David Wilkerson (i)


      District 39

      Terry Cummings (i)


      District 40


      Kimberly New (i)

      District 41
      District 42
      District 43

      Solomon Adesanya (i)


      District 44
      District 45


      Sharon Cooper (i)

      District 46

      Dumont Walker  Candidate Connection

      John Carson (i)

      District 47


      Jan Jones (i)

      District 48


      Scott Hilton (i)

      District 49


      Charles Martin Jr. (i)

      District 50
      District 51
      District 52

      Shea Roberts (i)


      District 53

      Beth Fuller


      District 54

      Betsy Holland (i)


      District 55

      Inga Willis (i)


      District 56
      District 57

      Stacey Evans (i)
      Jeremiah Olney  Candidate Connection


      District 58

      Park Cannon (i)


      District 59
      District 60
      District 61

      Mekyah McQueen (i)


      District 62
      District 63

      Kim Schofield (i)


      District 64
      District 65
      District 66

      Kimberly Alexander (i)


      District 67

      Lydia Glaize (i)


      District 68

      Derrick Jackson (i)
      Quentin Pullen  Candidate Connection
      Timoria McQueen Saba
      Jane Williams


      District 69

      Debra Bazemore (i)


      District 70
      District 71


      Justin Howard (i)

      District 72

      Scott Hamby  Candidate Connection

      David Huddleston (i)

      District 73


      Josh Bonner (i)

      District 74

      Yasmin Neal (i)


      District 75
      District 76

      Sandra Scott (i)


      District 77
      District 78

      Demetrius Douglas (i)


      District 79
      District 80
      District 81


      Noelle Kahaian (i)

      District 82


      Karen Mathiak (i)

      District 83

      Karen Lupton (i)


      District 84

      Omari Crawford (i)


      District 85

      Karla Drenner (i)


      District 86
      District 87

      Viola Davis (i)


      District 88

      Billy Mitchell (i)


      District 89
      District 90

      Saira Draper (i)


      District 91
      District 92

      Rhonda Taylor (i)


      District 93

      Doreen Carter (i)

      Did not make the ballot:
      Heavenly Kimes 


      District 94


      Did not make the ballot:
      Karen Bennett 


      District 95

      Zae Brewer


      District 96
      District 97
      District 98
      District 99

      Shelly Abraham  Candidate Connection

      Matt Reeves (i)

      District 100


      Josh Clark
      Edwin Duncan  Candidate Connection
      Denise Rumbaugh

      Did not make the ballot:
      David Clark (i)

      District 101

      Scott Holcomb (i)


      District 102
      District 103


      Soo Hong (i)

      District 104


      Chuck Efstration (i)

      District 105


      Sandy Donatucci (i)

      District 106
      District 107

      Samuel Park (i)


      District 108
      District 109

      Dewey McClain (i)


      District 110
      District 111
      District 112


      Bruce Williamson (i)

      District 113

      Sharon Henderson (i)
      Karla Daniels Hooper
      Alana Sanders


      District 114


      Brett Mauldin

      Did not make the ballot:
      Tim Fleming (i)

      District 115

      Regina Lewis-Ward (i)


      District 116

      El-Mahdi Holly (i)


      District 117
      District 118


      Clint Crowe (i)

      District 119
      District 120

      Suzanna Karatassos

      Ward Black
      Kris Kendrick  Candidate Connection
      Chad Paton  Candidate Connection

      District 121
      District 122

      Spencer Frye (i)


      District 123
      District 124
      District 125
      District 126
      District 127


      Mark Newton (i)

      District 128

      Mack Jackson (i)


      District 129
      District 130

      Karen Gordon  Candidate Connection
      Sheila Clark Nelson


      District 131


      Rob Clifton (i)

      District 132
      District 133


      Danny Mathis (i)

      District 134


      Robert Dickey (i)

      District 135


      Beth Camp (i)

      District 136
      District 137

      Debbie Buckner (i)


      District 138


      Vance Smith (i)

      District 139


      Carmen Rice (i)

      District 140

      Teddy Reese (i)


      District 141

      Carolyn Hugley (i)


      District 142

      Miriam Paris (i)
      George Thomas


      District 143

      Anissa Jones (i)


      District 144


      Dale Washburn (i)

      District 145

      Tangie Herring (i)


      District 146


      Shaw Blackmon (i)

      District 147
      District 148
      District 149

      Ross Sheppard


      District 150
      District 151
      District 152
      District 153
      District 154
      District 155


      Matt Hatchett (i)

      District 156
      District 157


      Bill Werkheiser (i)
      Bradley Anderson

      District 158


      Larry Parrish (i)

      District 159


      Jon G. Burns (i)

      District 160


      Lehman Franklin (i)

      District 161


      Bill Hitchens (i)

      District 162

      Carl Gilliard (i)


      District 163
      District 164


      Ron Stephens (i)

      District 165

      Jay Morris  Candidate Connection


      District 166
      District 167
      District 168

      Al Williams (i)
      Sabrina Newby  Candidate Connection


      District 169
      District 170


      Jaclyn Ford (i)

      District 171


      Joe Campbell (i)

      District 172


      Charles Cannon (i)

      District 173


      Darlene Taylor (i)

      District 174


      John Corbett (i)

      District 175
      District 176


      Michael Dockery  Candidate Connection

      District 177

      Dexter Sharper (i)


      District 178


      Steven Meeks (i)

      District 179


      Rick Townsend (i)

      District 180


      State executive offices

      See also: Georgia state executive official elections, 2026

      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)


      To see a full list of candidates in the Republican primaries, click "Show more" below.
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      Governor of Georgia

      Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      Lieutenant Governor of Georgia

      Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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      Attorney General of Georgia

      Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

      Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture

      Republican primary candidates

      Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

        Georgia Secretary of State

        Republican primary candidates

        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

        Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner

        Republican primary candidates

        Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

          Georgia Commissioner of Labor

          Republican primary candidates

          Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

            Georgia State Superintendent of Schools

            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.


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            Georgia Public Service Commission

            District 3
            Republican primary candidates

            Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

              District 5
              Republican primary candidates

              Note: The candidate list in this election may not be complete.

                Voting information

                See also: Voting in Georgia

                Election information in Georgia: May 19, 2026, election.

                What is the voter registration deadline?

                • In-person: April 20, 2026
                • By mail: Postmarked by April 20, 2026
                • Online: April 20, 2026

                Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

                Yes

                What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

                • In-person: May 8, 2026
                • By mail: Received by May 8, 2026
                • Online: May 8, 2026

                What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

                • In-person: May 19, 2026
                • By mail: Received by May 19, 2026

                Is early voting available to all voters?

                Yes

                What are the early voting start and end dates?

                April 27, 2026 to May 15, 2026

                Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?

                N/A

                When are polls open on Election Day?

                7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. (ET)


                Context of the 2026 elections

                Georgia Party Control: 1992-2026
                Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-two 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 26
                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 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 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 R

                State party overview

                Republican Party of Georgia

                See also: Republican Party of Georgia


                State political party revenue

                See also: State political party revenue and State political party revenue per capita

                State political parties typically deposit revenue in separate state and federal accounts in order to comply with state and federal campaign finance laws.

                The Democratic Party and the Republican Party maintain state affiliates in all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and select U.S. territories. The following map displays total state political party revenue per capita for the Republican state party affiliates.


                Pivot Counties

                See also: Pivot Counties by state

                Five of 159 Georgia counties—3.14 percent—are pivot counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 pivot counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

                Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
                County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
                Baker County, Georgia 8.68% 0.57% 1.07%
                Dooly County, Georgia 2.05% 6.98% 3.53%
                Peach County, Georgia 2.91% 7.48% 6.75%
                Quitman County, Georgia 10.92% 9.04% 7.90%
                Twiggs County, Georgia 1.58% 8.64% 6.97%

                In the 2016 presidential election, Donald Trump (R) won Georgia with 50.8 percent of the vote. Hillary Clinton (D) received 45.6 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Georgia voted Democratic 63.33 percent of the time and Republican 36.67 percent of the time. Georgia voted Republican in every presidential election from 2000 to 2016.

                Presidential results by legislative district

                The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Georgia. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[3][4]

                In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 64 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 45.5 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 74 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 42.3 points. Clinton won 14 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
                In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 116 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.6 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 106 out of 180 state House districts in Georgia with an average margin of victory of 36.8 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.


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