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Decision 26 — Columbus, GA (Muscogee County) election 2026: where to vote and live results for every race on the ballot

Results are coming in

CNAW2News projects Bottoms wins Georgia governor's race

CNAW2News projects Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms as the winner of Georgia's race for governor over Republican Rick Jackson, with 49% of the vote counted, accord

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones alleges Alabama GOP Chairman threatened removal over candidate endorsement

Lee County Sheriff Jay Jones alleges that the chairman of the Alabama Republican Party threatened to have him removed from the state party unless he publicly en

Tuberville wins Alabama governor's race

CNAW2News projects Cam Hunt wins Lee County Sheriff’s race

Counting votes · Updated 2:11 PM ET

U.S. Senate

46Republicans52Democrats

51needed for control

Won tonightNot up this year2 to be decided

U.S. House

156Republicans · 36 leaning186Democrats · 40 leaning

218needed for control

Won tonightLeaning17 to be decided

Seats outside Georgia and Alabama called by civicAPI

Governor

Georgia

Keisha Lance Bottoms, projected winner, Georgia’s governor race

54.3%45.7%

Bottoms wins by 360,201 votes

Keisha Lance BottomsDemocrat · 2,268,462 votes

Rick JacksonRepublican · 1,908,261 votes

Congress

U.S. Senate · U.S. House

Jon Ossoff, projected winner, Georgia’s Senate race

59.0%41.0%

Ossoff wins by 751,810 votes

Jon OssoffDemocrat · Incumbent · 2,463,132 votes

Mike CollinsRepublican · 1,711,322 votes

Sanford Bishop, projected winner, Georgia’s 2nd District House race

60.9%39.1%

Bishop wins by 52,930 votes

Sanford BishopDemocrat · Incumbent · 148,193 votes

Matt DayRepublican · 95,263 votes

Brian Jack, projected winner, Georgia’s 3rd District House race

41.4%58.6%

Jack wins by 55,449 votes

Maura KellerDemocrat · 133,120 votes

Brian JackRepublican · Incumbent · 188,569 votes

State offices

Statewide

Josh McLaurin, projected winner, Georgia Lieutenant Governor

55.9%44.1%

McLaurin wins by 494,547 votes

Josh McLaurinDemocrat · 2,327,235 votes

Greg DolezalRepublican · 1,832,688 votes

Penny Brown Reynolds, projected winner, Georgia Secretary of State

55.7%44.3%

Reynolds wins by 471,947 votes

Penny Brown ReynoldsDemocrat · 2,318,415 votes

Tim FlemingRepublican · 1,846,468 votes

Tanya Miller, projected winner, Georgia Attorney General

55.5%44.5%

Miller wins by 461,369 votes

Tanya MillerDemocrat · 2,316,898 votes

Brian StricklandRepublican · 1,855,529 votes

Lydia Powell, projected winner, Georgia State School Superintendent

54.6%45.4%

Powell wins by 383,284 votes

Lydia PowellDemocrat · 2,272,631 votes

Richard WoodsRepublican · Incumbent · 1,889,347 votes

More state offices

Statewide

Commissioner of Agriculture

Katherine E. Juhan-ArnoldDemocrat

53.8%

Tyler HarperRepublican · Incumbent

46.2%

Winner called

Commissioner of Insurance

Keisha Sean WaitesDemocrat

54.3%

John KingRepublican · Incumbent

45.7%

Winner called

Commissioner of Labor

Nikki PorcherDemocrat

54.6%

Bárbara Rivera HolmesRepublican · Incumbent

45.4%

Winner called

Public Service Commission, District 3

Peter HubbardDemocrat · Incumbent

56.4%

Fitz JohnsonRepublican

43.6%

Winner called

Public Service Commission, District 5

Shelia EdwardsDemocrat

55.3%

Josh TolbertRepublican

44.7%

Winner called

Amendments

Statewide

Amendment 1Farmland tax break

Raises the most farm and timber land one owner can put in the conservation-use tax break from 2,000 to 4,000 acres.

53.9%Yes · 2,159,76446.1%No · 1,850,805

49% counted

Amendment 2Nonpartisan probate judges

Elects every probate judge without a party label on the ballot.

68.4%Yes · 2,747,66431.6%No · 1,271,913

49% counted

Amendment 3911 fund

Lets lawmakers keep existing 911 fees in a fund that can only pay for 911 service.

77.7%Yes · 3,129,49122.3%No · 896,408

49% counted

State Senate and House

Columbus

State Senate, District 15Columbus · Chattahoochee County

Tremaine "Teddy" ReeseDemocrat

71.2%

Chuck HandRepublican

28.8%

Winner called

State Senate, District 29Columbus · Harris · Troup

Randy RobertsonRepublican · Incumbent

57.8%

Jeff LoweDemocrat

42.2%

Winner called

State House, District 137Columbus · Troup County

Debbie G. BucknerDemocrat · Incumbent

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Unopposed

State House, District 138Columbus · Harris · Troup

Vance SmithRepublican · Incumbent

67.6%

Cyndie HutchingsDemocrat

32.4%

Winner called

State House, District 139Columbus · Harris County

Carmen RiceRepublican · Incumbent

55.8%

Elliot ValdezDemocrat

44.2%

Winner called

State House, District 140Columbus

Marquese "Skinny" AverettDemocrat

80.8%

Edward KvietkusRepublican

19.2%

Winner called

State House, District 141Columbus

Carolyn F. HugleyDemocrat · Incumbent

78.8%

Reggie LiparotoRepublican

21.2%

Winner called

Results from the Georgia and Alabama Secretaries of State · Candidates and questions as printed on the ballots

Photos, made black and white: official portraits · the candidates’ campaigns · Wayne Rogers: Wayne Rogers campaign, via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0, our black-and-white copy under the same licence