Voters headed to the polls on Tuesday (and over the three-week early voting period) to cast ballots in the November 3, 2026 General Election.
Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democrat, was elected Georgia’s next Governor. She picked up 54.32 percent of the vote statewide. Rick Jackson, Republican, got 45.68 percent of the votes in that race. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, tallied 59.02 percent of the votes across the state to win his bid for re-election to the U.S. Senate. His challenger Mike Collins, a Republican, got 40.98 percent of the vote.
Jackson and Collins netted the most votes among Floyd County’s registered voters in their respective contests.
In races of regional interest –
Clay Fuller, Republican, was re-elected to U.S. House of Representatives, District 14 in his race versus Democrat Shawn Harris. John Cowan, also a Republican, won the race for U.S. House, District 11 versus Democrat Chris Harden. Cowan will succeed current Congressman Barry Loudermilk.
In contested races of local interest –
Eddie Lumsden and Katie Dempsey, Republicans, both won re-election to the Georgia House of Representatives. Cleve Jackson was elected to Post 5 of the Floyd County Commission. Steve Turrentine won his bid for re-election to the Floyd County Board of Education, District 1.
For complete statewide and local election results, visit the Georgia Secretary of State’s website at www.sos.ga.gov.
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