Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
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| 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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Georgia is holding an election forlieutenant governor onNovember 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 lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026 (May 19 Democratic primary)
- Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial 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 Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Seth Clark,Josh McLaurin, andRichard N. Wright are running in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates are running in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 19, 2026.
Candidate | ||
 | David Clark | |
 | Greg Dolezal | |
 | Steve Gooch | |
 | John Kennedy | |
 | Brenda Nelson-Porter | |
 | Blake Tillery | |
 | Jerry Timbs | |
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Voting information
- See also:Voting in Georgia
Election information inGeorgia: May 19, 2026, election.
What is the voter registration deadline?
- In-person: April 20, 2026
- By mail: Postmarked by April 20, 2026
- Online: April 20, 2026
Is absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?
What is the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?
- In-person: May 8, 2026
- By mail: Received by May 8, 2026
- Online: May 8, 2026
What is the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?
- In-person: May 19, 2026
- By mail: Received by May 19, 2026
Is early voting available to all voters?
What are the early voting start and end dates?
Are all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, is a photo or non-photo ID required?
When are polls open on Election Day?
Past elections
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.
2022
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeatedCharlie Bailey andRyan Graham in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Burt Jones (R) | 51.4 | 2,009,617 |
 | Charlie Bailey (D) | 46.4 | 1,815,524 | |
 | Ryan Graham (L) | 2.2 | 85,207 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,910,348 | ||
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Democratic primary runoff election
Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Charlie Bailey defeatedKwanza Hall in the Democratic primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on June 21, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 63.1 | 162,771 |
 | Kwanza Hall | 36.9 | 95,375 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 258,146 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
The following candidates ran in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Kwanza Hall | 30.2 | 208,249 |
| ✔ | | Charlie Bailey | 17.6 | 121,750 |
 | Renitta Shannon | 14.5 | 99,877 | |
 | Tyrone Brooks Jr. | 10.8 | 74,855 | |
 | Erick Allen | 9.2 | 63,222 | |
 | Derrick Jackson | 8.8 | 60,706 | |
 | Tony Brown | 4.0 | 27,905 | |
 | Jason Hayes | 3.1 | 21,415 | |
 | Rashid Malik | 1.8 | 12,610 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 690,589 | ||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kolbey Gardner (D)
- Bryan Miller (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Burt Jones defeatedButch Miller,Mack McGregor, andJeanne Seaver in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Burt Jones | 50.1 | 558,979 |
 | Butch Miller | 31.1 | 347,547 | |
 | Mack McGregor | 11.3 | 125,916 | |
 | Jeanne Seaver | 7.5 | 84,225 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 1,116,667 | ||
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2018
General election
General election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Geoff Duncan defeatedSarah Riggs Amico in the general election for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Geoff Duncan (R) | 51.6 | 1,951,738 |
 | Sarah Riggs Amico (D) | 48.4 | 1,828,566 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source | Total votes: 3,780,304 | ||
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Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Geoff Duncan defeatedDavid Shafer in the Republican primary runoff for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Geoff Duncan | 50.2 | 279,276 |
 | David Shafer | 49.8 | 277,523 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 556,799 | ||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
Sarah Riggs Amico defeatedTriana Arnold James in the Democratic primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Sarah Riggs Amico | 55.2 | 278,662 |
 | Triana Arnold James | 44.8 | 225,758 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 504,420 | ||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
David Shafer andGeoff Duncan advanced to a runoff. They defeatedRick Jeffares in the Republican primary for Lieutenant Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | David Shafer | 48.9 | 268,221 |
| ✔ | | Geoff Duncan | 26.7 | 146,163 |
 | Rick Jeffares | 24.4 | 134,047 | |
| There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. | Total votes: 548,431 | ||
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2014
| Lieutenant Governor of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Casey CagleIncumbent | 58% | 1,466,505 | |
| Democratic | Connie Stokes | 42% | 1,062,557 | |
| Total Votes | 2,529,062 | |||
| Election results viaGeorgia 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.
Cook PVI by congressional district
| 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
| 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, andNew. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| 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's27 Solid Democratic counties, which voted for the Democratic presidential candidate in every election from 2016 to 2024, and46.8% lived in one of128 Solid Republican counties. Overall, Georgia wasBattleground Republican, having voted forDonald Trump (R) in 2016,Joe Biden (D) in 2020, andDonald 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)
- 20Democratic wins
- 11Republican wins
- 1other 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
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.
Gubernatorial elections
- See also:Governor of Georgia
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.
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.
| 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 January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 23 | |
| Republican Party | 32 | |
| Other | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 1 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of January 2026 | |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
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 censushere. | ||
Lieutenant gubernatorial elections in 2026
There are 30lieutenant gubernatorial seats on the ballot in2026.
See also
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Footnotes
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