Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026

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Georgia Secretary of State
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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
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia
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Georgia is holding an election for secretary of state on November 3, 2026. 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.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
• Georgia Secretary of State election, 2026 (May 19 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

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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.

		Candidate
		Dana Barrett
		Adrian Consonery Jr.
		Penny Brown Reynolds

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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.

		Candidate
		Tim Fleming
		Kelvin King
		Gabriel Sterling

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Voting information

See also: Voting in Georgia

Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022

General election

General election for Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Bee Nguyen, Ted Metz, and Brenda Nelson-Porter in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger (R)	53.2	2,081,241
		Bee Nguyen (D)	44.0	1,719,922
		Ted Metz (L)	2.8	108,884
		Brenda Nelson-Porter (Nonpartisan) (Write-in)	0.0	154

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,910,201
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Democratic primary runoff election

Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

Bee Nguyen defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler in the Democratic primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on June 21, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bee Nguyen	77.0	198,511
		Dee Dawkins-Haigler	23.0	59,310

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 257,821
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Bee Nguyen and Dee Dawkins-Haigler advanced to a runoff. They defeated Michael Owens, Floyd Griffin, and John Eaves in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bee Nguyen	44.3	309,437
✔		Dee Dawkins-Haigler	18.7	130,278
		Michael Owens	16.4	114,621
		Floyd Griffin	10.8	75,423
		John Eaves	9.8	68,233

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 697,992
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Manswell Peterson (D)

Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Incumbent Brad Raffensperger defeated Jody Hice, David Belle Isle, and Torri M. Hudson in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 24, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger	52.4	611,616
		Jody Hice	33.3	389,447
		David Belle Isle	8.8	103,272
		Torri M. Hudson	5.4	63,646

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,167,981
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2018

See also: Georgia Secretary of State election, 2018

General runoff election

General runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated John Barrow in the general runoff election for Georgia Secretary of State on December 4, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger (R)	51.9	764,855
		John Barrow (D)	48.1	709,049

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,473,904 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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General election

General election for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and John Barrow advanced to a runoff. They defeated Smythe DuVal in the general election for Georgia Secretary of State on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger (R)	49.1	1,906,588
✔		John Barrow (D)	48.7	1,890,310
		Smythe DuVal (L)	2.2	86,696

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,883,594 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Republican primary runoff election

Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger defeated David Belle Isle in the Republican primary runoff for Georgia Secretary of State on July 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger	61.8	329,708
		David Belle Isle	38.2	204,194

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 533,902
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State

John Barrow defeated Dee Dawkins-Haigler and R.J. Hadley in the Democratic primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Barrow	51.5	264,864
		Dee Dawkins-Haigler	29.5	151,963
		R.J. Hadley	19.0	97,682

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 514,509
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State

Brad Raffensperger and David Belle Isle advanced to a runoff. They defeated Joshua McKoon and Buzz Brockway in the Republican primary for Georgia Secretary of State on May 22, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Brad Raffensperger	35.0	185,386
✔		David Belle Isle	28.5	151,328
		Joshua McKoon	21.1	112,113
		Buzz Brockway	15.4	81,492

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 530,319
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Ken Brown (R)

2014

See also: Georgia secretary of state election, 2014

Secretary of State of Georgia, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Brian Kemp Incumbent	57.5%	1,452,554
	Democrat	Doreen Carter	42.5%	1,075,101
Total Votes				2,527,655
Election results via Georgia Secretary of State

Election analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.

• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
• Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
• State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
• Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.

• Presidential elections
• Statewide elections
• State partisanship
• Demographics

See also: Presidential voting trends in Georgia and The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Cook PVI by congressional district

Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Georgia, 2026

District	Incumbent	PVI
Georgia's 1st	Buddy Carter	R+8
Georgia's 2nd	Sanford Bishop	D+4
Georgia's 3rd	Brian Jack	R+15
Georgia's 4th	Hank Johnson	D+27
Georgia's 5th	Nikema Williams	D+36
Georgia's 6th	Lucy McBath	D+25
Georgia's 7th	Rich McCormick	R+11
Georgia's 8th	Austin Scott	R+15
Georgia's 9th	Andrew Clyde	R+17
Georgia's 10th	Mike Collins	R+11
Georgia's 11th	Barry Loudermilk	R+12
Georgia's 12th	Rick Allen	R+7
Georgia's 13th	David Scott	D+21
Georgia's 14th	Marjorie Taylor Greene	R+19

2024 presidential results by 2026 congressional district lines

2024 presidential results in congressional districts, Georgia

District	Kamala Harris	Donald Trump
Georgia's 1st	42.0%	58.0%
Georgia's 2nd	54.0%	46.0%
Georgia's 3rd	35.0%	65.0%
Georgia's 4th	76.0%	23.0%
Georgia's 5th	85.0%	14.0%
Georgia's 6th	75.0%	25.0%
Georgia's 7th	38.0%	60.0%
Georgia's 8th	34.0%	65.0%
Georgia's 9th	33.0%	67.0%
Georgia's 10th	39.0%	60.0%
Georgia's 11th	38.0%	61.0%
Georgia's 12th	43.0%	57.0%
Georgia's 13th	71.0%	28.0%
Georgia's 14th	31.0%	68.0%
Source: The Downballot

2016-2024

How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2016, 2020, and 2024 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:

County-level voting pattern categories
Democratic
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Democratic	D	D	D
Trending Democratic	R	D	D
Battleground Democratic	D	R	D
New Democratic	R	R	D
Republican
Status	2016	2020	2024
Solid Republican	R	R	R
Trending Republican	D	R	R
Battleground Republican	R	D	R
New Republican	D	D	R

Following the 2024 presidential election, 52.2% of Georgians lived in one of the state's 27 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and 46.8% lived in one of 128 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Georgia was Battleground Republican, having voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016, Joe Biden (D) in 2020, and Donald Trump (R) in 2024. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Georgia following the 2024 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.

Georgia county-level statistics, 2024
Solid Democratic	27	52.2%
Solid Republican	128	46.8%
New Republican	3	0.7%
Trending Republican	1	0.2%
Total voted Democratic	27	52.2%
Total voted Republican	132	47.8%

Historical voting trends

Georgia presidential election results (1900-2024)

• 20 Democratic wins
• 11 Republican wins
• 1 other win

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020	2024
Winning Party	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	AI[1]	R	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	R

This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.

U.S. Senate elections

See also: List of United States Senators from Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.

U.S. Senate election results in Georgia

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	51.4%	48.6%
2020	51.0%	49.0%
2020	50.6%	49.4%
2016	54.8%	41.0%
2014	52.9%	45.2%
Average	52.1	46.6

Gubernatorial elections

See also: Governor of Georgia

The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.

Gubernatorial election results in Georgia

Race	Winner	Runner up
2022	53.4%	45.9%
2018	50.2%	48.8%
2014	52.7%	44.9%
2010	53.0%	43.0%
2006	58.0%	38.2%
Average	53.5	44.2

See also: Party control of Georgia state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of January 2026.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	2	5	7
Republican	0	8	8
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	1	1
Total	2	14	16

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of October 2025.

State executive officials in Georgia, October 2025

Office	Officeholder
Governor	Brian Kemp
Lieutenant Governor	Burt Jones
Secretary of State	Brad Raffensperger
Attorney General	Chris Carr

State legislature

Georgia State Senate

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	22
	Republican Party	33
	Other	0
	Vacancies	1
Total		56

Georgia House of Representatives

Party		As of October 2025
	Democratic Party	79
	Republican Party	99
	Other	0
	Vacancies	2
Total		180

Trifecta control

Georgia Party Control: 1992-2025
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas  •  Twenty-one 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
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
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
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

The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2023.

Demographic Data for Georgia
	Georgia	United States
Population	10,711,908	331,449,281
Land area (sq mi)	57,716	3,531,905
Race and ethnicity**
White	52.5%	63.4%
Black/African American	31.3%	12.4%
Asian	4.4%	5.8%
Native American	0.4%	0.9%
Pacific Islander	0.6%	0.4%
Other (single race)	4.1%	6.6%
Multiple	7.2%	10.7%
Hispanic/Latino	10.7%	19%
Education
High school graduation rate	89%	89.4%
College graduation rate	34.2%	35%
Income
Median household income	$74,664	$78,538
Persons below poverty level	13.5%	12.4%
Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2018-2023).
**Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Secretary of State elections in 2026

There are 26 secretary of state seats on the ballot in 2026.

See also

Georgia	State Executive Elections	News and Analysis
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