Polls will close at 7 p.m. across Georgia in the runoff election to finish up the state’s 2026 primaries. Any race in the May 19 primary in which no candidate got more than 50 percent of the vote required a runoff.
Republicans faced choices in two high-profile races, to pick the party’s nominees for U.S. Senate and Governor. In addition to those races, voters across the state saw several other state Cabinet races on their ballot. Several U.S. House primaries continued to runoffs, including the Democratic primary in southeast Georgia’s District 1.
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Locally, a pair of races in Brantley County required runoffs.
Scroll down to see the results as they come in throughout the night.
Georgia 2026 Primary Runoff
Georgia Governor - Republican
The winner will face Keisha Lance Bottoms, winner of the Democratic primary, in the general election.
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Burt Jones(R)
Rick Jackson(R)
(0 / 2,584)
U.S. Senate - Georgia - Republican
The winner will face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in the general election.
Votes
%
Derek Dooley(R)
Mike Collins(R)
(0 / 2,584)
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%
Josh McLaurin (D)
Nabilah Parkes (D)
(0 / 2,584)
Votes
%
John Kennedy (R)
Greg Dolezal (R)
(0 / 2,584)
Votes
%
Penny Reynolds (D)
Dana Barrett (D)
(0 / 2,584)
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%
Tim Fleming (R)
Vernon Jones (R)
(0 / 2,584)
Georgia Labor Commissioner - Democrat
The winner will face Bárbara Rivera Holmes, the current Labor Commissioner, who was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Votes
%
Michelle Sanchez (D)
Nikki Porcher (D)
(0 / 2,584)
Georgia State School Superintendent - Republican
The winner will face Lydia Powell, who won the Democratic primary, in the general election.
Votes
%
Richard Woods *(R)
Fred Longgrear (R)
(0 / 2,584)
Georgia Insurance Commissioner - Democrat
The winner will face incumbent John King, who was unopposed in the Republican primary.
Votes
%
Keisha Sean Waites (D)
Deandre Mathis (D)
(0 / 2,584)
Georgia Public Service Commission - District 5 - Republican
The winner will face Democratic primary winner Shelia Edwards in the general election.
Votes
%
Bobby Mehan (R)
Josh Tolbert (R)
U.S. House - Georgia District 1 - Democrat
The winner will face Jim Kingston, who won the Republican primary, in the general election.
Votes
%
Joyce Griggs (D)
Amanda Hollowell (D)
(0 / 213)
Votes
%
Justin Bowers (R)
Ray Griffin (R)
(0 / 3)
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%
Richard Gill
Teri Gibson
(0 / 3)