Georgia Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
[ Brian Kemp (R)* - Term-Limited in 2026. ]
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) - Ex-Atlanta Mayor, Ex-Atlanta City Councilwoman & Attorney
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2026.
Lieutenant Governor
[ Burt Jones (R)* - Lost for Governor in 2026. ]
Josh McLaurin (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep. & Attorney Secretary of State
[ Brad Raffensperger (R)* - Lost for Governor in 2026.]
Penny Brown Reynolds (D) - Ex-Fulton County Judge & Ex-USDA Official Attorney General
[ Chris Carr (R)* - Lost for Governor in 2026. ]
Tanya Miller (D) - State Rep. & Attorney STATE AGRICULTURE COMMISSIONER
[ Tyler Harper (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Katherine Juhan-Arnold (D) - Nonprofit Founder STATE INSURANCE COMMISSIONER
[ John King (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Keisha Waites (D) - Ex-Atlanta City Councilwoman, Ex-State Rep. & '25 PSC CandidateSTATE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT
[ Richard Woods (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Lydia Powell (D) - Educator & Diversity Trainer
State LABOR COMMISSIONER
[ Barbara Rivera Holmes (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Nikki Porcher (D) - Nonprofit Founder & TeacherSTATE LEGISLATURE
State House - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )
State Senate - ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Dantwan Watkins (D) - College Student & '24 US Rep Candidate
Brian Kemp (R) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-State Sen.
Rich McCormick (R) - Congressman & Physician
Chris Capparell (I) - '24 Pres Candidate
SENATE ELECTION 2032:
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Jim Kingston (R) - Insurance Broker & Son of Ex-US Rep Jack Kingston District 2
District 3
District 4
DISTRICT 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
Jasmine Clark (D) - State Rep. & Microbiology ScientistDistrict 14
Political Parties
Constitution
Party of Georgia (C)
Democratic Party of
Georgia (D)
Georgia Green Party (G)
Libertarian Party of Georgia (L)
Georgia Republican Party (R)
Socialist Workers Party (SWP)
Independent (I)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Americus Times Recorder
Athens
Banner-Herald
Athens Flagpole (Alternative)
Athens Red & Black (UGA)
Atlanta Black Star (African American)
Atlanta Business
Chronicle
Atlanta Daily World
(African American)
Atlanta Creative
Loafing (Alternative)
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Atlanta Magazine
Atlanta News First
Axios: Atlanta
Augusta Chronicle
Barnesville Herald-Gazette
Blackshear Times
Brantley Beacon
Capital B (African American)
Cartersville Daily Tribune
News
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer
DeKalb County Champion
DeKalb News
Emanuel County Forest-Blade
Fayette County Citizen
Florida-Georgia Star (African American)
Georgia Asian Times
Georgia Voice (LGBT)
Gwinnett Daily Post
LaGrange Daily News
Macon Telegraph
Main Street News (Banks,
Jackson & Madison Counties)
Marietta Daily Journal
Mundo Hispanico / Mundo Now (Spanish)
Muscogee Muckraker
Newnan Times-Herald
El Nuevo Georgia (Spanish)
Oconee Enterprise
OGC News (Metro Atlanta)
Rome News-Tribune
Savannah Morning News
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Waycross Journal-Herald
Georgia Public Broadcasting (PBS & NPR)
WAGA TV-5 (FOX - Atlanta)
WANF TV-46 (CBS - Atlanta)
WKTB TV-23 (Telemundo - Atlanta)
WSB TV-2 (ABC - Atlanta)
WUVG TV-34 (Univision - Athens)
WXIA TV-11 (NBC - Atlanta)
WJCL TV-22 (ABC - Savannah)
WSAV TV-3 (NBC - Savannah)
WTGS TV-28 (FOX - Savannah)
WTOC TV-11 (CBS - Savannah)
WABE Radio (NPR - Atlanta)
WDUN Radio (North Georgia)