May 19, 2026 Election Results

Macon Water Authority At Large

Nonpartisan General Election

— Gary Bechtel (I) 15,183 ✓

— Desmond D. Brown 12,351

— Write-in 119

Macon Water Authority, District 1

Nonpartisan General Election

— Elaine H. Lucas (I) 4,387 ✓

— Write-in 146

Macon Water Authority, District 2 (Special Election)

Nonpartisan General Election

— Ron E. Lemon 1,593

— Sharif Robbins-Brinson 990

— Renoalda Scott 1,300

— Marshall Talley 1,844

— Write-in 16

Macon Water Authority, District 4

Nonpartisan General Election

— Michael McKeever 1,789

— Frank K. Patterson Jr. (I) 4,309 ✓

— De’Ron Rogers 1,885

— Write-in 23

Board of Education At Large, Post 7

Nonpartisan General Election

— Kerry Hatcher 11,410

— Amy Morton 14,998 ✓

— Write-in 64

Board of Education At Large, Post 8

Nonpartisan General Election

— Jonathan Fisher 4,346

— Lisa Garrett-Boyd (I) 14,677 ✓

— Carlos A. McCloud 2,694

— Nola McFadden 4,591

— Write-in 51

Democratic Party Primary

— Keisha Lance Bottoms 11,344

— Olu Brown 155

— Amanda Duffy 247

— Geoff Duncan 885

— Jason Esteves 1,831

— Derrick Jackson 451

— Michael “Mike” Thurmond 2,984

Republican Party Primary

— Chris Carr 1,131

— Clark Dean 52

— Rick Jackson 3,040

— Burt Jones 4,624

— Gregg Kirkpatrick 31

— Brad Raffensperger 1,186

— Tom Williams 37

— Ken Yasger 32

Democratic Party Primary

— Josh McLaurin 7,396

— Nabilah Parkes 5,273

— Richard N. Wright 4,390

Republican Party Primary

— David Clark 917

— Greg Dolezal 1,256

— Steve Gooch 669

— John F. Kennedy 5,973

— Brenda Lynn Nelson-Porter 89

— Takosha Swan 64

— Blake Tillery 972

Democratic Party Primary

— Cam Ashling 1,908

— Dana Barrett 4,734

— Penny Brown Reynolds 8,628

— Adrian Consonery Jr. 1,816

Republican Party Primary

— Tim Fleming 3,934

— Vernon Jones 2,332

— Kelvin King 1,152

— Ted Metz 444

— Gabriel “Gabe” Sterling 1,263

Democratic Party Primary

— Tanya Miller 14,828

— Robert “Bob” Trammell 2,530

Republican Party Primary

— Bill Cowsert 3,427

— Brian Strickland 5,880

Commissioner of Agriculture

Democratic Party Primary

— Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold 9,129

— Sedrick Kent Rowe Jr. 7,768

Republican Party Primary

— Tyler Harper (I) 8,724

Commissioner of Insurance

Democratic Party Primary

— Clarence Blalock 2,545

— Thomas Dean 1,540

— Ambuj “AJ” Jain 1,359

— DeAndre Mathis 5,172

— Keisha Sean Waites 6,491

Republican Party Primary

— John King (I) 8,405

State School Superintendent

Democratic Party Primary

— Anton Anthony 5,646

— Lydia Powell 7,088

— Otha Thornton 4,239

Republican Party Primary

— Nelva Lee 197

— Fred “Bubba” Longgrear 2,843

— Mesha Mainor 349

— Randell E. Trammell 1,200

— Richard Woods (I) 4,676

Commissioner of Labor

Democratic Party Primary

— Brett A. Hulme 2,687

— Jason Moon 1,495

— Nikki Porcher 7,121

— Michelle Michi Sanchez 3,433

— Christian Wise Smith 2,217

Republican Party Primary

— Bárbara Rivera Holmes 8,230

Public Service Commissioner, District 3

Democratic Party Primary

— Peter Hubbard (I) 15,902

Republican Party Primary

— Fitz Johnson 3,907

— Brandon Martin 4,290

Public Service Commissioner, District 5

Democratic Party Primary

— Craig Cupid 2,335

— Shelia Edwards 9,508

— Angelia Pressley 4,942

Republican Party Primary

— Bobby Mehan 2,385

— Carolyn Tatum Roddy 1,502

— Josh Tolbert 4,319

Democratic Party Primary

— Jon Ossoff (I) 16,953

Republican Party Primary

— Earl L. “Buddy” Carter 2,077

— Mike Collins 4,573

— John F. Coyne III 98

— Derek Dooley 2,681

— Jonathan “Jon” McColumn 407

U.S. House of Representatives, District 2

Democratic Party Primary

— Sanford Bishop (I) 12,152

Republican Party Primary

— Matt Day 3,391

U.S. House of Representatives, District 8

Democratic Party Primary

— Kelly Esti 2,802

— Justin M. Lucas 2,093

Republican Party Primary

— Austin Scott (I) 5,385

State Senate, District 18

No Democratic Party candidates

Republican Party Primary

— Eugene Allison 490

— Steven McNeel (I) 5,889

State Senate, District 25

No Democratic Party candidates

Republican Party Primary

— Rick A. Williams (I) 1,022

State Senate, District 26

Democratic Party Primary

— David E. Lucas (I) 9,711

Republican Party Primary

— Nancy Hicks 876

— Tracy Wheeler 849

State House of Representatives, District 142

Democratic Party Primary

— Miriam Paris (I) 4,984

— George Thomas 1,694

Republican Party Primary

— Calvin Palmer 3,507

State House of Representatives, District 143

Democratic Party Primary

— Anissa M. Jones (I) 2,978

No Republican Party candidates

State House of Representatives, District 144

No Democratic Party candidates

Republican Party Primary

— Dale Washburn (I) 1,205

State House of Representatives, District 145

Democratic Party Primary

— Tangie Herring (I) 4,686

Republican Party Primary

— Eric Wilson 2,265

State House of Representatives, District 149

Democratic Party Primary

— Floyd Griffin (I) 1,447

— Ross Sheppard 299

Republican Party Primary

— Randy Peters 62

Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Charles “Charlie” Bethel (I) 12,791

— Miracle Rankin 14,468

— Write-in 90

Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Ben Land (I) 24,420

— Write-in 377

Justice, Supreme Court of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Jen Auer Jordan 11,266

— Sarah Hawkins Warren (I) 15,763

— Write-in 77

Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Trenton “Trent” Brown (I) 17,043

— Will Wooten 9,509

— Write-in 76

Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Sara Doyle (I) 25,003

— Write-in 192

Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— Fatima Harris Felton 12,879

— Elizabeth D. Gobeil (I) 13,718

— Write-in 46

Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— David Todd Markle (I) 24,758

— Write-in 204

Judge, Court of Appeals of Georgia

Nonpartisan General Election

— J. Wade Padgett (I) 24,736

— Write-in 170

Judge, Superior Court, Macon Judicial Circuit

Nonpartisan General Election

— David L. Mincey (I) 25,132

— Write-in 149

Judge, Superior Court, Macon Judicial Circuit

Nonpartisan General Election

— Phillip T. Raymond III (I) 24,954

— Write-in 148

Judge, Superior Court, Macon Judicial Circuit

Nonpartisan General Election

— Ken Smith (I) 24,880

— Write-in 141

Judge, Superior Court, Macon Judicial Circuit

Nonpartisan General Election

— Connie Williford Marsh (I) 24,855

— Write-in 130

State Court Judge

Nonpartisan General Election

— Jeffrey B. Hanson (I) 24,800

— Write-in 109

State Court Judge

Nonpartisan General Election

— Sharell F. Lewis (I) 24,808

— Write-in 108

Civil/Magistrate Court Judge

Nonpartisan General Election

— Pam White Colbert (I) 25,111

— Write-in 112

Question 1 — Should the State of Georgia raise the sales tax on everyday items like clothing, food and school supplies to pay for an income tax cut that would make millionaires and billionaires richer?

— Yes 716

— No 17,113

Question 2 — Is it ethical for political candidates who have used their public offices to enrich themselves and their families, or have had nearly a billion dollars of business dealings with the State of Georgia, to hold statewide office?

— Yes 871

— No 16,831

Question 1 — Should Georgia enact the strongest election integrity measures possible, which may include hand-marked paper ballots, fines for counties that refuse to maintain current voter rolls, and restrictions on no-excuse absentee voting to restore trust in elections?

— Yes 9,046

— No 841

Question 2 — Should Georgia prohibit judges from releasing criminal defendants accused of murder and other felonies without posting secure bail?

— Yes 8,782

— No 1,126

Question 3 — Should Georgia extend the death penalty to include sexual crimes against children?

— Yes 8,191

— No 1,569

Question 4 — Should the United States Constitution be amended to limit the number of Supreme Court Justices to a maximum of nine to prevent partisan court packing schemes?

— Yes 8,832

— No 1,014

Question 5 — Should Georgia require public school systems to make all instructional materials and library content publicly accessible online for parental review?

— Yes 9,071

— No 826

Question 6 — Do you support making Georgia energy-independent by prioritizing American oil/gas production, reducing regulations, and delivering lower energy costs for families?

— Yes 9,105

— No 674

Question 7 — Do you support banning cellphone use in Georgia public schools to improve student focus, safety, and discipline?

— Yes 8,722

— No 1,155

Question 8 — Should Georgia enact laws punishing state and local law enforcement who refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities in the deportation of illegal aliens charged with serious crimes?

— Yes 8,889

— No 936