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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. |
| Ballotpedia analysis |
| Federal and state primary competitiveness State executive elections in 2026 Impact of term limits in 2026 State government trifectas and triplexes |
| Other state executive elections |
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 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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Chris Carr | |
 | Clark Dean | |
 | Burt Jones | |
| Gregg Kirkpatrick | ||
| Leland Olinger II | ||
 | Brad Raffensperger | |
| Kenneth Yasger | ||
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Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Seth Clark, Josh McLaurin, and Richard N. Wright are running in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David Clark | |
 | Greg Dolezal | |
 | Steve Gooch | |
 | John Kennedy | |
 | Brenda Nelson-Porter | |
 | Blake Tillery | |
 | Jerry Timbs | |
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Attorney General of Georgia
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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia
Tanya Miller and Robert Trammell are running in the Democratic primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Tanya Miller | |
 | Robert Trammell | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia
Bill Cowsert and Brian Strickland are running in the Republican primary for Attorney General of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Bill Cowsert | |
 | Brian Strickland | |
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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 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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Dana Barrett, Adrian Consonery Jr., and Penny Brown Reynolds are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State
Tim Fleming, Kelvin King, and Gabriel Sterling are running in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 19, 2026.
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Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner
Nabilah Islam Parkes is running in the Democratic primary for Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Nabilah Islam Parkes | |
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Georgia Commissioner of Labor
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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor
Nikki Porcher is running in the Democratic primary for Georgia Commissioner of Labor on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
| Nikki Porcher | ||
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Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
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.
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Lydia Powell and Otha Thornton are running in the Democratic primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | Lydia Powell | |
 | Otha Thornton | |
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
Fred Longgrear, Mesha Mainor, and Randell Trammell are running in the Republican primary for Georgia State Superintendent of Schools on May 19, 2026.
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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
Past elections
2024
The following offices were up for election in 2024:
Public Service Commissioner (2 seats)
See also
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