2026 Georgia House of Representatives election

Not to be confused with 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia.

2026 Georgia House of Representatives election

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All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives 91 seats needed for a majority
Leader Jon Burns Carolyn Hugley Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 9, 2023 January 13, 2025 Leader's seat 159th – Newington 141st– Columbus Last election 100 80 Current seats 99 81 Seats needed 10
Map of the incumbents:      Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent term-limited or retiring      Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent term-limited or retiring
Incumbent Speaker Jon Burns Republican

The 2026 Georgia House of Representatives election will take place on November 3, 2026. All 180 seats in the Georgia House of Representatives are up for election. Prior to the election, 99 seats are held by Republicans and 81 seats are held by Democrats. ^[1]

The election will be held alongside the Georgia State Senate election and other elections in the U.S. state of Georgia. ^[2]

Candidate qualifying ran from March 2 to March 6, 2026, with Democrats fielding candidates for the largest number of House districts since 1990.

Retirements

Democratic

• District 62: Tanya F. Miller is retiring to run for Attorney General. ^[3]
• District 68: Derrick Jackson is retiring to run for Governor. ^[4]
• District 90: Saira Draper is retiring to run for State Senate. ^[5]
• District 97: Ruwa Romman is retiring to run for State Senate. ^[6]
• District 108: Jasmine Clark is retiring to run for U.S. House of Representatives. ^[7]
• District 162: Carl Gilliard is retiring. ^[8]

Republican

• District 30: Emory Dunahoo is retiring. ^[9]
• District 47: Jan Jones is retiring. ^[10]
• District 70: Lynn Smith is retiring. ^[11]
• District 100: David Clark is retiring to run for Lieutenant Governor. ^[12]
• District 114: Tim Fleming is retiring to run for Secretary of State. ^[13]
• District 120: Houston Gaines is retiring to run for U.S. House of Representatives. ^[14]

Special elections

Three special elections were held during the 158th Georgia General Assembly.

House district 106

Main article: 2025 Georgia state elections § State legislative special elections

House district 106 special election ^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marqus Cole	3,171	38.96
	Democratic	Muhammad Akbar Ali	2,613	32.10
	Republican	Jamie Parker	2,355	28.94
Total votes			8,139	100

House district 106 special election runoff ^[16]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Muhammad Akbar Ali	947	54.39
	Democratic	Marqus Cole	794	45.61
Total votes			1,741	100
	Democratic hold

House district 121

Main article: 2025 Georgia state elections § State legislative special elections

House district 121 special election ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eric Gisler	5,873	50.85
	Republican	Mack "Dutch" Guest IV	5,676	49.15
Total votes			11,549	100
	Democratic gain from Republican

House district 23

Main article: 2025 Georgia state elections § State legislative special elections

House district 23 special election ^[18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Fincher	1,373	27.40
	Democratic	Scott Sanders	1,340	26.74
	Republican	Brice Futch	1,115	22.25
	Republican	Ann Gazell	608	12.13
	Republican	Rajpal "Raj" Sagoo	559	11.16
	Republican	William Ware	16	0.32
Total votes			5,011	100

House district 23 special election runoff ^[19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Fincher	4,345	71.38
	Democratic	Scott Sanders	1,742	28.62
Total votes			6,087	100
	Republican hold

House district 94

A special election will be held on March 10, 2026, in House District 130 to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Karen Bennett's resignation. If needed, a runoff election will be held on April 7, 2026. ^[20]

House district 130

A special election will be held on March 10, 2026, in House District 130 to fill the vacancy left by Democrat Lynn Heffner's resignation. If needed, a runoff election will be held on April 7, 2026. ^[21]

Predictions

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified House Districts 105, 99, 53, and 48 among five districts most likely to flip from Republican to Democratic control in 2026. ^[22]

Source	Ranking	As of
Sabato's Crystal Ball [23]	Likely R	January 22, 2026

Results summary

Statewide

Summary of the November 3, 2026 Georgia House of Representatives election results

Party		Candidates	Votes	%	Seats	+/–	%
	Republican	138		%			%
	Democratic	160		%			%
Total		298		100.00%	180	–

References

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