2026 Georgia State Senate election
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The 2026 elections for the Georgia Senate will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect state senators from all 56 districts.
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November 3, 2026
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Retirements
Democratic
- District 10: Emanuel Jones is running for the U.S. House of Representatives.[1]
- District 14: Josh McLaurin is running for Lieutenant Governor.[2]
Republican
- District 19: Blake Tillery is running for Lieutenant Governor.[3]
- District 27: Greg Dolezal is running for Lieutenant Governor.[4]
- District 42: Brian Strickland is running for Attorney General.[5]
- District 46: Bill Cowsert is running for Attorney General.[6]
- District 51: Steve Gooch is running for Lieutenant Governor.[7]
Special Elections
District 7
Nabilah Parkes, first elected in 2022, resigned on March 13, 2026, to focus on her lieutenant gubernatorial campaign. A special election to fill the seat will be held on May 19, 2026.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Astrid Ross | |||
| Republican | Aizaz Shaikh | |||
| Democratic | Adrienne White | |||
| Total votes | ||||
District 18
John F. Kennedy, first elected in 2014, resigned on December 9, 2025 to focus on his lieutenant gubernatorial campaign. A special election to fill the seat was held on February 17, 2026, after no one received over 50% of the vote on January 20, 2026.
| Primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Democratic | LeMario Nicholas Brown | 7,947 | 36.93% | ||
| Republican | Steven McNeel | 4,581 | 21.29% | ||
| Republican | Eric S. Wilson | 4,357 | 20.25% | ||
| Republican | Lauren Daniel | 4,052 | 18.83% | ||
| Republican | Nathan Warnock | 310 | 1.44% | ||
| Republican | Eugene Allison | 271 | 1.26% | ||
| Total votes | 21,518 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Steven McNeel | 14,998 | 59.42% | ||
| Democratic | LeMario Nicholas Brown | 10,244 | 40.58% | ||
| Total votes | 25,242 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
District 53
Colton Moore, first elected in 2014, resigned on December 9, 2025 resigned to run in the 2026 Georgia's 14th congressional district special election. A special election to fill the seat was held on April 7, 2026, after no one received over 50% of the vote on March 10, 2026.
| Primary election | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
| Republican | Lanny Thomas | 11,799 | 38.70 | ||
| Democratic | Jack Zibluk | 8,228 | 26.99 | ||
| Republican | Denise Burns | 6,372 | 20.90 | ||
| Republican | Blake Elsbury | 4,087 | 13.41 | ||
| Total votes | 30,486 | 100.0 | |||
| General election | |||||
| Republican | Lanny Thomas | 22,133 | 68.66 | ||
| Democratic | Jack Zibluk | 10,102 | 31.34 | ||
| Total votes | 32,235 | 100.0 | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
Predictions
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified Senate District 48 among five districts most likely to flip from Republican to Democratic control in 2026.[13]
| Source | Ranking | As of |
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| Sabato's Crystal Ball[14] | Likely R | January 22, 2026 |
Results summary
- † denotes a retiring incument.
District 1
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The first Senate district is in Southeast Georgia encompassing most of Savannah's southern and eastern suburbs, as well as a sliver of Savannah itself. The district includes all of Bryan and Liberty counties. The district also includes coastal and southwestern Chatham County.[15]
The incumbent for this seat is Ben Watson, a Republican, first elected in 2014, winning the general election unopposed. He is running for re-election. Republican nominee Donald Trump won this district with 56.8 percent of the vote at the 2024 presidential election.[15]
Republican primary
Presumptive nominee
- Ben Watson, incumbent senator[16]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Ben Watson | |||
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Democratic primary
Declared
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Corey Foreman | |||
| Democratic | Barbara Gooby | |||
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