2026 Georgia State Senate election

Not to be confused with the 2026 United States Senate election in Georgia.

2026 Georgia Senate election

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All 56 seats in the Georgia Senate 29 seats needed for a majority
Leader Jason Anavitarte Harold V. Jones II Party Republican Democratic Leader since June 17, 2025 January 13, 2025 Leader's seat 31st 22nd Last election 33 seats, 55.67% 23 seats, 44.33% Current seats 33 23 Seats needed 6
Results:      Democratic incumbent     Democratic incumbent retiring      Republican incumbent     Republican incumbent retiring      Vacant
Incumbent Majority Leader Steve Gooch (retiring) Republican

The 2026 elections for the Georgia Senate will take place on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, to elect state senators from all 56 districts.

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 18: John F. Kennedy is running for Lieutenant Governor. ^[6]
• District 46: Bill Cowsert is running for Attorney General. ^[7]
• District 51: Steve Gooch is running for Lieutenant Governor. ^[8]

Predictions

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution identified Senate District 48 among five districts most likely to flip from Republican to Democratic control in 2026. ^[9]

Results

District	Outgoing Senator	Elected Senator
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5
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7
8
9
10
11
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13
14
15
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17
18
19
20
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25
26
27
28
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30
31
32
33
34
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40
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56

See also

• 2026 Georgia elections
  • U.S. Senate
  • U.S. House
  • Governor
  • Lieutenant Governor

References

1. Bluestein, Greg; Mitchell, Tia; Murphy, Patricia; Beam, Adam. "Emanuel Jones to challenge David Scott for Atlanta-area congressional seat". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
2. "Democrat Josh McLaurin announces run for Georgia lieutenant governor in 2026". Associated Press News . May 5, 2025.
3. Lasseter, Evan (August 11, 2025). "Republican Blake Tillery announces bid for Lt. Gov.; pledges to cut state income tax". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
4. Kramon, Charlotte (September 30, 2025). "Republican state Sen. Greg Dolezal enters Georgia's lieutenant governor race". Associated Press . Retrieved September 30, 2025.
5. Baruchman, Michelle. "GOP's Brian Strickland begins campaign for Georgia attorney general". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
6. "John Kennedy, Georgia's top Senate Republican, joins race for lieutenant governor". Associated Press News .
7. "Republican state Sen. Bill Cowsert enters race to become Georgia's next attorney general • Georgia Recorder".
8. Prabhu, Maya. "Georgia Senate Republican leader launches campaign for lieutenant governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
9. Baruchman, Michelle (October 3, 2025). "5 Georgia Legislature seats Republicans could lose in 2026". The Atlanta Journal Constitution . Retrieved October 3, 2025.