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STATE ELECTIONS LIST: What to know before you vote in Georgia
STATE ELECTIONS LIST: What to know before you vote in Georgia
STATE ELECTIONS LIST: What to know before you vote in Georgia

Published on: 05/19/2026

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GEORGIA (WALB) — Voters across the state will vote May 19, 2026 in state races from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Results are expected after polls close.

Voters will be given a ballot based on political party. This means you can only vote for candidates running in your party, or those running non-partisan. You can only vote in races that affect where you live. You have until May 19 to vote.

In contests where only one party has candidates, the May primary will decide the winner. Races that include at least one Republican and one Democrat will be decided in November. Nonpartisan races are final in May. Georgia has a “50% plus one” rule: if no candidate gets a majority of the vote, the top finishers advance to a runoff on June 16, and the highest vote-getter in the runoff wins the primary.

Which races will be on most Georgia ballots?

Federal and statewide offices

Legislative and judicial offices

Local government and community

Ballot measures and special items

Which races will be on many South Georgia ballots?

U.S. Senate (Winner will face Incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff in November)

U.S. House of Representatives, Georgia District 8 (Winner will face Incumbent Republican Austin Scott in November)

Governor (Open; incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp is term limited; one Democrat and one Republican will go on compete again in November)

Lieutenant Governor (Open; incumbent Burt Jones is running for governor; one Democrat and one Republican will go on compete again in November)

Secretary of State (Open; incumbent Brad Raffensperger is running for governor; one Democrat and one Republican will go on compete again in November)

Attorney General (Open; incumbent Chris Carr is running for governor; one Democrat and one Republican will go on compete again in November)

Insurance and Fire Safety Commissioner (Winner will face Incumbent Republican John King in November)

Labor Commissioner (Winner will face Incumbent Republican Barbara Rivera Holmes in November)

Agriculture Commissioner (Winner will face Incumbent Republican Tyler Harper in November)

State School Superintendent (one Democrat and one Republican will go on to compete again in November)

Justice of the Supreme Court (This race will be final)

Justice of the Supreme Court (This race will be final)

Georgia Public Service Commission District 3 (Winner will face Incumbent Democrat Peter Hubbard in November)

Public Service Commission District 5 (one Democrat and one Republican will go on to compete again in November)

State House, District 148 (Winner will face Incumbent Republican Noel Warren Williams Jr. in November)

State House, District 173 (Winner will face Incumbent Republican Darlene Kaye Taylor in November)

State House, District 176 (Winner will face Democrat Marcus Tyrone Ryan in November)

State Senate, District 8 (This race will be final barring a run-off)

State Senate, District 12 — To Replace Freddie Powell Sims (This race will be final barring a run-off)

State Senate, District 19 (One Republican and one Democrat will go on to compete in November)

Georgia Supreme Court (This race will be final)

Georgia Supreme Court (This race will be final)

Georgia Court of Appeals (This race will be final)

Georgia Court of Appeals (This race will be final)

For more basics on voting in Georgia (including registration, ID requirements, voting methods and key deadlines), see the state’s Election Guide.

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