County guides
- Cobb CountyMarietta, Smyrna, Kennesaw, Acworth, Mableton, Austell, Powder Springs
- Gwinnett CountyLawrenceville, Duluth, Snellville, Peachtree Corners, Suwanee, Buford, Lilburn, Norcross
- DeKalb CountyDecatur, Dunwoody, Brookhaven, Stonecrest, Tucker, Chamblee, Doraville, Lithonia, Stone Mountain, Clarkston
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Who is running statewide in Georgia in 2026
- U.S. Senator
- Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins
- Governor
- Keisha Lance Bottoms and Rick Jackson
- Lieutenant Governor
- Josh McLaurin and Greg Dolezal
- Secretary of State
- Penny Brown Reynolds and Tim Fleming
- Attorney General
- Tanya Miller and Brian Strickland
- Commissioner of Agriculture
- Katherine Juhan-Arnold and Tyler Harper
- Commissioner of Insurance
- Keisha Sean Waites and John King
- Commissioner of Labor
- Nikki Porcher and Barbara Rivera Holmes
- State School Superintendent
- Lydia Powell and Richard Woods
- Public Service Commission, District 3
- Peter Hubbard and Fitz Johnson
- Public Service Commission, District 5
- Shelia Edwards and Josh Tolbert
Statewide races
U.S. Senator
Vote for oneThree write-in candidates have also qualified: Christina Loren Clement (Republican), Elbert Bartell and Cassandra Easton (independents).
Jon Ossoff
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRan unopposed for the Democratic nomination for a second term. In the Senate he voted for the American Rescue Plan, the Inflation Reduction Act and the 2023 bipartisan debt ceiling deal.
Sources: Wikipedia, Black Vote Watch
Mike Collins
Not good people RepublicanWon the June runoff with Donald Trump's endorsement and later picked up Gov. Brian Kemp's.
Sources: Wikipedia, The Current
Governor
Vote for oneOpen seat.
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratAs mayor she signed an ordinance ending cash bail for low-level city offenses, which Republicans are now using against her. Endorsed by Joe Biden, Eric Holder, Rep. Sanford Bishop and the federal employees' union AFGE.
Sources: AJC, AFGE, Campaign site
Rick Jackson
Not good people RepublicanBeat Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the runoff, then took Trump's endorsement in July after running primary ads attacking how Brad Raffensperger handled the 2020 election. The IRS sued his investment firm in 2024 seeking $38 million over income it says went unreported.
Sources: Wikipedia, Axios Atlanta, FOX 5 Atlanta
Lieutenant Governor
Vote for oneOpen seat.
Josh McLaurin
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratGreg Dolezal
Not good people RepublicanAfter the 2020 election he called for a special session on voter fraud claims and admitted sending absentee ballot applications with deliberately altered signatures to test the system. Led the 2025 Senate hearings into Fani Willis over her Trump prosecution, and wrote the 2024 private school voucher law.
Sources: Democracy Docket, Capital B Atlanta, Campaign site
Secretary of State
Vote for oneOpen seat. The secretary of state runs Georgia elections.
Penny Brown Reynolds
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratSays "the people are owed integrity" and that she would run elections as impartially as she ran her courtroom. Endorsed by Roy Barnes, EMILY's List and the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.
Sources: iVoterGuide, Democratic secretaries of state
Tim Fleming
Not good people RepublicanHas said there were "irregularities" in Georgia's 2020 presidential election. Sponsored bills to ban absentee ballot drop-offs the weekend before Election Day and pull Georgia out of a national voter-roll accuracy compact.
Sources: Wikipedia, Democratic secretaries of state, Campaign site
Attorney General
Vote for oneOpen seat.
Tanya Miller
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratBrian Strickland
Compromised RepublicanCarried bills on senior care homes, foster care and mental health insurance parity, and promises to keep the office out of partisan fights. Backed by Gov. Kemp and more than 100 sheriffs and DAs, and supported the state's voting restrictions and abortion limits.
Sources: AJC, WABE, American Bridge
Commissioner of Agriculture
Vote for oneKatherine Juhan-Arnold
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWants drought and water plans, more farm-to-school food, and farmland impact reviews before data centers and big developments go in. Endorsed by the Sierra Club and Georgia Equality.
Sources: The Atlanta Objective, Georgia Equality PAC
Tyler Harper
Not good people RepublicanStarted the Georgia Farmland Conservation Fund. Endorsed Trump for president in January 2024, praising his "proven track record fighting for our farmers."
Sources: Dept. of Agriculture, AJC
Commissioner of Insurance
Vote for oneKeisha Sean Waites
Compromised (best choice in this race) DemocratWants to stop insurers from setting premiums by ZIP code and credit score. The state ethics commission fined her $5,000 in 2022 for filing three campaign finance reports late.
Sources: Insurance Journal, AJC
John King
Not good people RepublicanWas a Georgia co-chair of Trump's 2020 campaign. At a September rally he told voters to "get used to burning patrol cars" if Democrats win.
Sources: Campaign site, WABE
Commissioner of Labor
Vote for oneTwo decent people. Holmes has run the department since 2025; Porcher would bring a teacher's and small-business advocate's view.
Nikki Porcher
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratSays "people cannot afford to live" and is running on child care, fair pay and fixing the unemployment system. Endorsed by the Working Families Party.
Sources: The Story Exchange, Campaign site
Barbara Rivera Holmes
Seems like good people RepublicanWorking to speed up unemployment claims by replacing old systems. Asked in 2025 whether she wanted Trump's endorsement, she said she wanted only "that of the people of Georgia."
Sources: Dept. of Labor, Campaign site, AJC
State School Superintendent
Vote for oneTwo career educators.
Lydia Powell
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratWants universal preschool and less reliance on high-stakes testing, and says she wants to restore trust in teachers.
Sources: WABE, iVoterGuide
Public Service Commission, District 3
Vote for oneThe commission sets Georgia Power's rates. Commissioners live in their district but every Georgia voter picks them. A rematch of the 2025 special election.
Peter Hubbard
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratHas called for an independent audit of Georgia Power's profits, and his analysis found data center power discounts push more than a billion dollars in costs onto households.
Sources: Wikipedia, Campaign site
Public Service Commission, District 5
Vote for oneOpen seat. Both candidates say homeowners shouldn't pay for data centers' power.
Shelia Edwards
Seems like good people (best choice in this race) DemocratRunning on "People Before Profits" and against rate increases, saying the state keeps giving corporations welfare. Endorsed by the Sierra Club and Georgia Conservation Voters.
Sources: Campaign site, WABE, Endorsements
Josh Tolbert
Seems like good people RepublicanSays energy decisions need "real technical understanding and independent judgment," and that costs should fall on "those who cause them," not ratepayers.
Constitutional amendments
Yes or noWe describe what each amendment does and don't make recommendations.
- Amendment 1: Doubles the most farm and timber land one owner can enroll in the conservation use program, from 2,000 acres to 4,000. Land in the program is taxed at 40% of its value and must stay in farming, forestry or wildlife use under a 10-year agreement with the county.
- Amendment 2: Requires all probate judges to be elected in nonpartisan races, with no party label on the ballot.
- Amendment 3: Lets the Legislature create a Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund and set aside money for it.