Georgia 2026 Primary

U.S. Senate & U.S. House & Governor

May 19 2026

Completed

Governor & U.S. House & U.S. Senate

Nov 3 2026

83 days away

Filing Deadline: Mar 6, 2026

★ U.S. Senate Lean D

Incumbent: D Jon Ossoff

Democrat

Jon Ossoff Incumbent Nominee $77,279,766 raised

Independent

Al Bartell

Republican

Buddy Carter $7,300,243 raised

Christina Clement $0 raised

Derek Dooley $4,725,351 raised

Jonathan McColumn $36,144 raised

Mike Collins Nominee $7,409,350 raised

Dollar figures are each campaign’s total funds raised, from FEC filings.

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held May 19, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Jon Ossoff ✓	1,042,331	100.0%

Republican Runoff

Held June 16, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Mike Collins ✓	390,005	55.5%
Derek Dooley	312,227	44.5%

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★ Governor Lean D

Incumbent: R Brian Kemp Term Limited

Democrat

Keisha Lance Bottoms Nominee

Republican

Rick Jackson Nominee

Primary Results

Democratic Primary

Held May 19, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Keisha Lance Bottoms ✓	608,264	56.2%
Jason Esteves	201,852	18.7%
Mike Thurmond	139,787	12.9%
Geoff Duncan	75,721	7.0%
Derrick Jackson	25,050	2.3%
Amanda Duffy	18,808	1.7%
Olujimi Brown	12,329	1.1%

Republican Runoff

Held June 16, 2026.

Candidate	Votes	%
Rick Jackson ✓	373,415	52.6%
Burt Jones	335,858	47.4%

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★ U.S. House 14 districts

GA-01 District 1 Safe R R Buddy Carter Open

Amanda Hollowell (D) ✓ Joyce Marie Griggs (D) Michael McCord (D) Patrick Wilver (D) Randy Zurcher (D) Sharon Williamson (D) Brian Allen Montgomery (R) Eugene Chin Yu (R) Jim Kingston (R) ✓ Kandiss Taylor (R) Krista Penn (R) Matt Day (R) Monte, Eugene, Gee T Monteleone (R) Patrick K. Farrell (R)

Democratic Runoff · Jun 16 Amanda Hollowell 12,616 53.0% ✓ Joyce Griggs 11,206 47.0%

Republican · May 19 Jim Kingston 37,025 52.4% ✓ Patrick Farrell 12,193 17.2% Kandiss Taylor 8,875 12.6% Brian Montgomery 7,088 10.0% Eugene Yu 3,083 4.4% Krista Penn 2,428 3.4%

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GA-02 District 2 Safe D D Sanford Bishop

Sanford Bishop (D) ^* ✓ Matt Day (R) ✓

Democratic · May 19 Sanford Bishop 72,498 100.0% ✓

Republican · May 19 Matt Day 42,639 100.0% ✓

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GA-03 District 3 Safe R R Brian Jack

George Melville Johnson (D) Maura Keller (D) ✓ Brian Jack (R) ^* ✓

Democratic · May 19 Maura Keller 33,964 60.8% ✓ George Johnson 21,881 39.2%

Republican · May 19 Brian Jack 87,643 100.0% ✓

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GA-04 District 4 Safe D D Hank Johnson

Hank Johnson (D) ^* ✓ James Duffie (R) ✓

Democratic · May 19 Hank Johnson 81,997 79.3% ✓ Ansel Postell 12,052 11.7% Ben Truman 9,366 9.1%

Republican · May 19 James Duffie 17,390 100.0% ✓

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GA-05 District 5 Safe D D Nikema Williams

Nikema N. Williams (D) ^* ✓ Andres Castro (D) Arnetress Beatty (D) John Salvesen (R) ✓

Democratic · May 19 Nikema Williams 118,546 88.0% ✓ Arnetress Beatty 16,186 12.0%

Republican · May 19 John Salvesen 9,552 100.0% ✓

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GA-06 District 6 Safe D D Lucy McBath

Lucy McBath (D) ^* ✓ Crystal Shauna Baptiste (R) Justin Pinker (R) Kevin Eugene Martin (R) ✓

Democratic · May 19 Lucy McBath 126,663 100.0% ✓

Republican · May 19 Kevin Martin 16,878 70.1% ✓ Justin Pinker 7,197 29.9%

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GA-07 District 7 Safe R R Rich McCormick

Anthony Lawrence Kozycki (D) ✓ Casey Norton (D) Jayson Toweh (D) Larry Long (D) Rich McCormick (R) ^* ✓ Stephen Eric Barfield (R)

Democratic Runoff · Jun 16 Anthony Kozycki 11,664 67.7% ✓ Casey Norton 5,557 32.3%

Republican · May 19 Rich McCormick 83,746 100.0% ✓

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GA-08 District 8 Safe R R Austin Scott

Kelly Esti (D) ✓ Austin Scott (R) ^* ✓ Vinson Watkins (R)

Democratic · May 19 Kelly Esti 23,828 53.5% ✓ Justin Lucas 20,719 46.5%

Republican · May 19 Austin Scott 72,036 100.0% ✓

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GA-09 District 9 Safe R R Andrew Clyde

Caitlyn Gegen (D) ✓ Nick Alex (D) Andrew Clyde (R) ^* ✓ Gregg Poole (R) Sam Couvillon (R)

Democratic · May 19 Caitlyn Gegen 25,570 60.0% ✓ Nick Alex 17,056 40.0%

Republican · May 19 Andrew Clyde 70,083 76.0% ✓ Sam Couvillon 11,129 12.1% Gregg Poole 11,037 12.0%

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GA-10 District 10 Safe R R Mike Collins Open

Lexy Doherty (D) Pamela DeLancy (D) ✓ Houston Gaines (R) ✓ Ryan Millsap (R)

Democratic · May 19 Pamela DeLancy 35,058 54.4% ✓ Lexy Doherty 25,341 39.3% John Dority 4,022 6.2%

Republican · May 19 Houston Gaines 59,895 66.9% ✓ Ryan Millsap 16,149 18.0% Jeffrey Baker 13,483 15.1%

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GA-11 District 11 Safe R R Barry Loudermilk Open

Barry Craig Wolfert (D) Chris Harden (D) ✓ Christopher Mora (R) John Cowan (R) ✓ Lisa Carlquist (R) Rob Adkerson (R) Tricia Pridemore (R) Uloma Kama (R) William Brown (R) William Flynn Kelly III (R)

Democratic · May 19 Chris Harden 39,204 74.8% ✓ Barry Wolfert 13,230 25.2%

Republican Runoff · Jun 16 John Cowan 44,780 65.0% ✓ Rob Adkerson 24,135 35.0%

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GA-12 District 12 Safe R R Rick Allen

Brianna Courtney Estelle Woodson (D) Ceretta Smith (D) ✓ Chris Stephens (D) Tracell Peace-Nichols (D) Rick Allen (R) ^* ✓ Tori Branum (R)

Democratic Runoff · Jun 16 Ceretta Smith 16,815 55.8% ✓ Traci George 13,324 44.2%

Republican · May 19 Rick Allen 59,576 83.4% ✓ Tori Branum 11,884 16.6%

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GA-13 District 13 Safe D D David Scott Open

Carlos Moore (D) Emanuel Jones (D) Everton Blair (D) Heavenly Kimes (D) Jasmine Clark (D) ✓ Jeff Fauntleroy (D) Joe Nathan Lester (D) Jonathan Bonner (D) Marcye Scott (D) Pierre Whatley (D) Ronald McKenzie (D) Fayth Park (R) Jonathan Chavez (R) ✓

Democratic · May 19 Jasmine Clark 61,504 56.1% ✓ Heavenly Kimes 23,537 21.5% Everton Blair 12,733 11.6% Emanuel Jones 8,204 7.5% Joe Lester 2,046 1.9% Jeff Fauntleroy 1,557 1.4%

Republican · May 19 Jonathan Chavez 25,547 100.0% ✓

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GA-14 District 14 Safe R R Clay Fuller

Clarence Blalock (D) Shawn Harris (D) ✓ Rob Ruszkowski ( Rush ) (O) Clay Fuller (R) ^* ✓ Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) ^* Brian C. Stover (R) Christian Michael Hurd (R) Colton Moore (R) Eric B Cunningham (R) James M Brown (R) Jared Craig (R) Jefferson Edward Criswell (R) Jenna Jaye Turnipseed (R) Jim Tully (R) Megahn Strickland (R) Nicky Lama (R) Reagan Box (R) Star Black (R) Timothy Beau Brown (R) Tom Gray (R)

Democratic · May 19 Shawn Harris 43,067 100.0% ✓

Republican · May 19 Clay Fuller 66,888 81.3% ✓ Colton Moore 5,508 6.7% Brian Stover 3,191 3.9% Tom Gray 2,044 2.5% Timothy Brown 1,489 1.8% Star Black 1,406 1.7% Nicky Lama 1,220 1.5% Reagan Box 560 0.7%

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📊 Primary Polls

Race	Pollster	Date	Sample	Results
Governor	InsiderAdvantage ±1.9	2026-06-15	800 LV	Jones 47% · Jackson 48%
Senate	InsiderAdvantage ±1.9	2026-06-15	800 LV	Dooley 48% · Collins 50%
Senate	InsiderAdvantage ±1.9	2026-06-14	800 LV	Derek Dooley 46% · Mike Collins 48%
Governor	InsiderAdvantage ±1.9	2026-06-14	800 LV	Rick Jackson 49% · Burt Jones 46%
Governor · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-06-07	— LV	Rick Jackson 56% · Burt Jones 44%
Governor · Republican primary	JMC Analytics (R)	2026-05-27	600 LV	Rick Jackson 45% · Burt Jones 43% · Unsure 12%
Senate · Republican primary	JMC Analytics (R)	2026-05-27	600 LV	Mike Collins 55% · Derek Dooley 39% · Unsure 6%
Governor · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-05-24	— LV	Burt Jones 50% · Rick Jackson 50%
Governor · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-05-21	800 LV	Burt Jones 48% · Rick Jackson 42% · Unsure 10%
Senate · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-05-21	800 LV	Mike Collins 46% · Derek Dooley 41% · Unsure 13%
Governor · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-20	782 LV	Burt Jones 46% · Rick Jackson 44% · Unsure 9%
Senate · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-20	782 LV	Mike Collins 54% · Derek Dooley 37% · Unsure 9%
Governor · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-05-17	800 LV	Rick Jackson 31% · Burt Jones 27% · Brad Raffensperger 16% · Chris Carr 10% · Unsure 12%
Senate · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-05-17	800 LV	Mike Collins 32% · Derek Dooley 26% · Buddy Carter 21% · Unsure 18%
Governor · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-02	1677 LV	Rick Jackson 27% · Burt Jones 22% · Brad Raffensperger 14% · Chris Carr 8% · Unsure 14%
Senate · Republican primary	Quantus Insights (R) partisan·R	2026-05-02	1677 LV	Mike Collins 33% · Derek Dooley 23% · Buddy Carter 14% · Unsure 27%
Governor · Republican primary	Remington Research Group (R)	2026-04-29	815 LV	Rick Jackson 29% · Burt Jones 28% · Brad Raffensperger 14% · Chris Carr 5% · Unsure 24%
Governor · Republican primary	University of Georgia	2026-04-26	1000 LV	Rick Jackson 27% · Burt Jones 25% · Brad Raffensperger 14% · Chris Carr 3% · Unsure 31%
Senate · Republican primary	University of Georgia	2026-04-26	1000 LV	Mike Collins 22% · Buddy Carter 13% · Derek Dooley 11% · Unsure 54%
Governor · Republican primary	yes. every kid.	2026-04-24	603 LV	Rick Jackson 32% · Burt Jones 26% · Brad Raffensperger 12% · Chris Carr 10% · Unsure 19%
Governor · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-04-23	800 LV	Rick Jackson 32% · Burt Jones 25% · Brad Raffensperger 11% · Chris Carr 6% · Unsure 23%
Governor · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-04-23	600 LV	Rick Jackson 27% · Burt Jones 24% · Brad Raffensperger 12% · Chris Carr 6% · Unsure 30%
Senate · Republican primary	InsiderAdvantage (R) ±1.9	2026-04-23	800 LV	Mike Collins 27% · Buddy Carter 24% · Derek Dooley 16% · Unsure 29%
Senate · Republican primary	Cygnal (R) partisan·R ±4.2	2026-04-23	600 LV	Mike Collins 30% · Derek Dooley 12% · Buddy Carter 11% · Unsure 45%

Primary polls are shown here only — they never enter the general-election averages. Pollster names link to track records.

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