2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election

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2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election
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Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Burt Jones
Republican



The 2026 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia. On July 8, 2025, incumbent Republican Burt Jones announced that he would run for governor in 2026, opting against seeking reelection as lieutenant governor. [1]

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Blake Tillery
Local officials
  • 62 county sheriffs [9]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Steve Gooch (R)$1,035,638$18,443$1,017,194
John F. Kennedy (R)$813,349$3,574$809,775
Blake Tillery (R)$759,190$10,983$748,206
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission [10]

Polling

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		David
Clark		Greg
Dolezal		Steve
Gooch		John F.
Kennedy		Blake
Tillery		Brenda
Nelson-Porter		Undecided
Quantus Insights (R) [11] October 13–14, 2025900 (RV)± 3.2%4%6%6%7%5%–72%
yes. every kid. (D) [12] July 22–23, 2025608 (LV)± 3.97%2%3%4%20%5%2%65%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Potential

  • Seth Clark, Macon mayor pro tempore (2021–present) [15]

Endorsements

Josh McLaurin
State legislators

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Josh McLaurin (D)$117,611$7,233$110,377
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission [18]

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

References

  1. 1 2 Darnell, Tim (July 8, 2025). "Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announces long-anticipated bid for governor". WANF. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ Bluestein, Greg (August 9, 2025). "Clark Files Paperwork for Lieutenant Governor". Twitter.
  3. ↑ "Republican State Sen. Greg Dolezal enters Georgia's lieutenant governor race". WABE . September 30, 2025. Retrieved September 30, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Prabhu, Maya (May 15, 2025). "Georgia Senate Republican leader launches campaign for lieutenant governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved May 15, 2025.
  5. ↑ Amy, Jeff (June 2, 2025). "John Kennedy, Georgia's top Senate Republican, joins race for lieutenant governor". Associated Press. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  6. ↑ "A Vote for Kamala (November 3, 2024): Georgia Nonpartisan Plans to Enter Race for Lt. Governor of The State of Georgia Announced". Social Media X Space. Retrieved November 4, 2024.
  7. ↑ Tagami, Ty (June 2, 2025). "More candidates announce plans to run for Georgia Lieutenant Governor seat". Savannah Morning News . Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Republican state Rep. David Clark joins growing race for lieutenant governor". WXIA-TV. August 13, 2025. Retrieved August 17, 2025.
  9. ↑ Fargason, Patrick (October 18, 2025). "Tillery touts tax cuts, Georgia values in Habersham campaign stop". Now Habersham. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Search for Candidates/Campaign Committees". Georgia Campaign Finance Commission.
  11. ↑ "Quantus Georgia Poll: The Base is Listening, Not Following". Quantus Insights. October 15, 2025. Retrieved October 15, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Georgia GOP Voters Put Education Freedom Front and Center" (PDF). yes. every kid. Foundation. September 18, 2025. Retrieved November 18, 2025.
  13. ↑ Amy, Jeff (May 5, 2025). "Democrat Josh McLaurin announces run for Georgia lieutenant governor in 2026". Associated Press . Retrieved May 5, 2025.
  14. ↑ Neely, Clay (September 18, 2025). "Tillery visits NTH, outlines bid for lieutenant governor". The Newnan Times-Herald . Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  15. ↑ Bluestein, Greg; Mitchell, Tia; Murphy, Patricia; Beam, Adam (November 7, 2025). "New Kemp-backed ad roils Georgia's Republican US Senate race" . AJC.com . Retrieved November 10, 2025.
  16. ↑ Payne, Benjamin (May 6, 2025). "Democrat Josh McLaurin launches lieutenant governor bid, condemns tariffs near Savannah port". Georgia Public Broadcasting. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  17. 1 2 3 Dunlap, Stanley (May 5, 2025). "Georgia state Sen. Josh McLaurin enters race for lieutenant governor • Georgia Recorder". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved November 16, 2025.
  18. ↑ "Search for Candidates/Campaign Committees". Georgia Campaign Finance Commission.

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