These results come from the Georgia Secretary of State’s website (also for the runoff).
Turnout
May 19
2,077,082 people voted in Georgia out of 7,368,167 registered voters (28.2% turnout).
26,067 people voted in Athens out of 72,250 registered voters (36.1% turnout).
June 16 runoff
1,111,747 people voted in Georgia out of 7,358,462 registered voters (15.1% turnout).
19,613 people voted in Athens out of 72,196 registered voters (over 27.2% turnout).
Democratic Primary
Republican Primary
Nonpartisan Election
Democratic Primary
Governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms — 56.2%
Jason Esteves — 18.7%
Mike Thurmond — 12.9%
Geoff Duncan — 7.0%
Derrick Jackson — 2.3%
Amanda Duffy — 1.7%
Olu Brown — 1.1%
1,081,811 votes were cast in total.
Lieutenant Governor
Josh McLaurin — 41.4%
Nabilah Parkes — 39.5%
Richard Wright — 19.1%
McLaurin and Parkes will head to a runoff on June 16.
1,028,197 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Josh McLaurin — 54.9%
Nabilah Parkes — 45.1%
383,868 votes were cast in total.
Secretary of State
Penny Brown Reynolds — 42.3%
Dana Barrett — 35.2%
Cam Ashling — 12.3%
Adrian Consonery, Jr. — 10.1%
Reynolds and Barrett will head to a runoff on June 16.
1,026,642 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Penny Brown Reynolds — 63.1%
Dana Barrett — 36.9%
384,198 votes were cast in total.
Attorney General
Tanya Miller — 84.6%
Bob Trammell — 15.5%
1,041,373 votes were cast in total.
Agriculture Commissioner
Katherine Juhan-Arnold — 62.1%
Sedrick Rowe, Jr. — 37.9%
1,011,508 votes were cast in total.
Insurance Commissioner
Keisha Waites — 42.0%
DeAndre Mathis — 19.8%
Clarence Blalock — 17.8%
Ambuj “AJ” Jain — 12.0%
Thomas Dean — 8.3%
Waites and Mathis are headed for a runoff on June 16.
1,019,057 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Keisha Waites — 58.7%
DeAndre Mathis — 41.3%
381,791 votes were cast in total.
State School Superintendent
Lydia Powell — 50.5%
Anton Anthony — 29.8%
Otha Thornton — 19.7%
1,013,845 votes were cast in total.
Labor Commissioner
Nikki Porcher — 30.8%
Michi Sanchez — 25.9%
Brett Hulme — 19.8%
Christian Wise Smith — 13.5%
Jason Moon — 10.0%
Porcher and Sanchez will head to a runoff on June 16.
1,010,926 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Nikki Porcher — 61.7%
Michi Sanchez — 38.3%
376,640 votes were cast in total.
Public Service Commissioner, District 5
Shelia Edwards — 55.7%
Angelia Pressley — 25.9%
Craig Cupid — 18.4%
1,001,028 votes were cast in total.
US House, District 10
Pamela DeLancy — 54.4%
Lexy Doherty — 39.3%
John Dority — 6.2%
64,421 votes were cast in total.
State Senate, District 46
Ray Smith — 59.9%
William Gaulden — 40.1%
14,494 votes were cast in total.
Uncontested races
US Senate, Public Service Commissioner (District 3), State Senate (District 47), State House (Districts 120, 121, 122 and 124) and ACC Solicitor General are all uncontested in the Democratic primary.
Skip to the nonpartisan results.
Republican Primary
US Senate
Mike Collins — 40.5%
Derek Dooley — 30.2%
Earl “Buddy” Carter — 25.1%
Jon McColumn — 3.1%
John Coyne — 1.1%
Collins and Dooley will head to a runoff on June 16.
912,696 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Mike Collins — 55.5%
Derek Dooley — 44.5%
702,513 votes were cast in total.
Governor
Burt Jones — 38.4%
Rick Jackson — 32.5%
Brad Raffensperger — 15.0%
Chris Carr — 11.9%
Clark Dean — 0.8%
Gregg Kirkpatrick — 0.6%
Ken Yasger — 0.5%
Tom Williams — 0.4%
Jones and Jackson will head to a runoff on June 16.
933,817 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Rick Jackson — 52.6%
Burt Jones — 47.4%
709,554 votes were cast in total.
Lieutenant Governor
John Kennedy — 27.3%
Greg Dolezal — 23.1%
Blake Tillery — 19.1%
David Clarke — 15.8%
Steve Gooch — 11.7%
Brenda Nelson-Porter — 1.9%
Takosha Swan — 1.1%
Kennedy and Dolezal will head to a runoff on June 16.
889,130 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Greg Dolezal — 54.2%
John Kennedy — 45.8%
691,912 votes were cast in total.
Secretary of State
Tim Fleming — 39.2%
Vernon Jones — 27.3%
Kelvin King — 15.9%
Gabe Sterling — 12.0%
Ted Metz — 5.6%
Fleming and Jones will head to a runoff on June 16.
851,749 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Tim Fleming — 64.5%
Vernon Jones — 35.5%
667,375 votes were cast in total.
Attorney General
Brian Strickland — 71.6%
Bill Cowsert — 28.4%
849,992 votes were cast in total.
State School Superintendent
Richard Woods — 49.9%
Fred “Bubba” Longgrear — 29.1%
Randell Trammell — 14.1%
Mesha Mainor — 4.1%
Nelva Lee — 2.9%
Woods and Longgrear are headed for a runoff on June 16.
859,850 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Richard Woods — 51.5%
Fred “Bubba” Longgrear — 48.5%
669,997 votes were cast in total.
Public Service Commissioner, District 3
Fitz Johnson — 50.2%
Brandon Martin — 49.8%
776,489 votes were cast in total.
Public Service Commissioner, District 5
Josh Tolbert — 47.2%
Bobby Mehan — 31.1%
Carolyn Roddy — 21.8%
Tolbert and Mehan will head to a runoff on June 16.
777,731 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Josh Tolbert — 59.8%
Bobby Mehan — 40.2%
621,796 votes were cast in total.
US House, District 10
Houston Gaines — 66.9%
Ryan Millsap — 18.0%
Jeff Baker — 15.1%
89,527 votes were cast in total.
State Senate, District 46
Marc McMain — 43.3%
Doug McKillip — 34.7%
Michael Broun — 22.0%
McMain and McKillip will head to a runoff on June 16.
22,546 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Marc McMain — 64.6%
Doug McKillip — 35.5%
18,721 votes were cast in total.
State Senate, District 47
Frank Ginn — 51.0%
Jason Black — 49.0%
20,348 votes were cast in total.
State House, District 120
Ward Black, Jr. — 58.4%
Chad Paton — 41.6%
6,863 votes were cast in total.
Uncontested races
Agriculture Commissioner, Insurance Commissioner, Labor Commissioner and State House (District 121, 122 and 124) are all uncontested in the Republican primary.
Nonpartisan Election
Georgia Supreme Court
Charlie Bethel — 51.1%
Miracle Rankin — 48.9%
1,938,837 votes were cast in total.
Georgia Supreme Court
Sarah Warren — 59.3%
Jen Jordan — 40.7%
1,922,485 votes were cast in total.
Georgia Court of Appeals
Trent Brown — 63.8%
Will Wooten — 36.2%
1,886,643 votes were cast in total.
Georgia Court of Appeals
Elizabeth Gobeil — 56.5%
Fatima Felton — 43.5%
1,888,618 votes were cast in total.
ACC Mayor
Tim Denson — 37.7%
Dexter Fisher — 27.1%
LaKeisha Gantt — 21.7%
Mara Zúñiga — 11.7%
Sharon Miller — 1.8%
Denson and Fisher will head to a runoff on June 16.
25,539 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Dexter Fisher — 52.8%
Tim Denson — 47.2%
19,451 votes were cast in total.
ACC Commission, District 1
Patrick Davenport — 77.5%
Terry Johnson — 22.5%
3,719 votes were cast in total.
ACC Commission, District 3
Tiffany Taylor — 57.0%
Tammie Foote — 43.0%
2,425 votes were cast in total.
ACC Commission, District 5
Kimberly Bennett — 35.3%
Craig Topple — 30.9%
Zander Mason — 25.0%
Rick Stanziale — 8.8%
Bennett and Topple will head to a runoff on June 16.
2,955 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Craig Topple — 54.4%
Kimberly Bennett — 45.6%
2,447 votes were cast in total.
ACC Commission, District 7
Ed Tolley — 73.6%
Bennie Coleman — 26.4%
2,621 votes were cast in total.
ACC Commission, District 9
Ovita Thornton — 48.7%
Tracy Smith — 42.0%
Barry Irwin — 9.3%
Thornton and Smith will head to a runoff on June 16.
1,708 votes were cast in total.
Runoff
Tracy Smith — 51.2%
Ovita Thornton — 48.8%
1,173 votes were cast in total.
ACC Board of Education, District 3
Reginald Willis — 55.2%
Carl Blount — 44.8%
957 votes were cast in total.
ACC Board of Education, District 5
Heather Fletcher — 58.3%
Fred Smith — 41.7%
3,958 votes were cast in total.
ACC Board of Education, District 7
Lillie Brooks — 60.0%
Adam Shirley — 40.0%
3,397 votes were cast in total.
TSPLOST 2026
YES — 56.0%
NO — 44.0%
25,429 votes were cast in total.
Uncontested races
Georgia Supreme Court (Seat 2), Georgia Court of Appeals (Seats 2, 4 and 5), Western Circuit Superior Court (both seats) and ACC Board of Education (Districts 1 and 9) are all uncontested.
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