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    Georgia Lieutenant Governor Election Results 2026

    CNAW2 Election Desk — November 3, 2026 · Updated 1:38 PM ET
    Josh McLaurin, winner, Georgia Lieutenant Governor

    Key takeaways

    • CNAW2News projects Josh McLaurin as the winner of the race for Georgia Lieutenant Governor, with 55.9% of the vote to Greg Dolezal’s 44.1% and 49% of the vote counted, according to unofficial results.
    • 49% of the vote is counted; the margin is 494,547 votes.
    • The seat changes from Republican to Democratic.
    • Results are unofficial until certified.
    Josh McLaurin, projected winner, Georgia Lieutenant Governor

    McLaurin wins by 494,547 votes

    Josh McLaurinDemocrat · 2,327,235 votes
    Greg DolezalRepublican · 1,832,688 votes
    Full results

    By county

    CountyJosh McLaurinGreg DolezalCounted
    Appling1,42923.2%4,72576.8%100%
    Atkinson70131.6%1,51768.4%100%
    Bacon58916.9%2,88983.1%100%
    Baker48043.0%63557.0%100%
    Baldwin7,91453.0%7,02947.0%100%
    Banks1,08615.0%6,16785.0%100%
    Barrow12,92239.3%19,93560.7%100%
    Bartow13,46031.9%28,73168.1%100%
    Ben Hill1,99441.0%2,86559.0%100%
    Berrien1,13119.6%4,64780.4%100%
    Bibb36,57766.5%18,43433.5%100%
    Bleckley1,16125.3%3,43174.7%100%
    Brantley64611.8%4,83088.2%100%
    Brooks2,27141.9%3,14658.1%100%
    Bryan7,09739.6%10,82960.4%100%
    Bulloch10,27542.0%14,20758.0%100%
    Burke4,45851.9%4,13948.1%92%
    Butts3,11732.7%6,42567.3%100%
    Calhoun94858.9%66241.1%100%
    Camden7,16637.8%11,78562.2%100%
    Candler1,10032.7%2,26767.3%100%
    Carroll16,32636.4%28,47663.6%100%
    Catoosa6,76828.6%16,86371.4%100%
    Charlton82625.8%2,37174.2%100%
    Chatham71,95464.7%39,27635.3%100%
    Chattahoochee53649.8%54050.2%100%
    Chattooga1,68023.9%5,36476.1%100%
    Cherokee45,20635.7%81,58564.3%100%
    Clarke32,05175.4%10,43924.6%100%
    Clay61656.3%47843.7%100%
    Clayton86,02390.4%9,1659.6%100%
    Clinch52226.8%1,42473.2%100%
    Cobb211,80063.1%123,70136.9%100%
    Coffee4,15935.4%7,59064.6%100%
    Colquitt3,92331.8%8,41668.2%100%
    Columbia29,07743.2%38,24256.8%100%
    Cook1,80633.2%3,63366.8%100%
    Coweta25,70138.6%40,94761.4%100%
    Crawford1,36529.5%3,26470.5%100%
    Crisp2,45539.5%3,75460.5%100%
    Dade1,20622.5%4,15277.5%100%
    Dawson3,08021.4%11,33578.6%100%
    DeKalb275,66586.3%43,64213.7%100%
    Decatur3,66543.5%4,75256.5%100%
    Dodge1,80829.2%4,38570.8%100%
    Dooly1,57548.4%1,68151.6%100%
    Dougherty20,14074.7%6,82125.3%100%
    Douglas44,07774.4%15,13725.6%100%
    Early1,66346.8%1,88753.2%100%
    Echols14415.3%79984.7%100%
    Effingham8,16932.3%17,13967.7%100%
    Elbert2,39034.0%4,64066.0%100%
    Emanuel2,37832.8%4,88267.2%100%
    Evans1,02333.1%2,07166.9%100%
    Fannin2,43021.0%9,16179.0%100%
    Fayette33,17853.4%28,97946.6%100%
    Floyd11,60736.2%20,48363.8%100%
    Forsyth41,90239.2%65,11160.8%100%
    Franklin1,46217.3%7,00382.7%100%
    Fulton343,50476.1%107,73723.9%100%
    Gilmer3,19122.9%10,76077.1%100%
    Glascock1109.1%1,09490.9%100%
    Glynn13,69541.1%19,65658.9%100%
    Gordon4,87525.9%13,93974.1%100%
    Grady2,85135.8%5,10564.2%100%
    Greene3,87934.8%7,25265.2%100%
    Gwinnett233,63968.1%109,28331.9%100%
    Habersham3,89522.4%13,49677.6%100%
    Hall27,86235.4%50,73764.6%100%
    Hancock2,33669.6%1,01830.4%100%
    Haralson1,80916.0%9,47484.0%100%
    Harris5,41231.6%11,69368.4%100%
    Hart2,85726.6%7,86573.4%100%
    Heard77917.7%3,61982.3%100%
    Henry80,94274.1%28,26525.9%100%
    Houston33,48151.8%31,16448.2%100%
    Irwin83125.5%2,42274.5%100%
    Jackson10,37928.9%25,50271.1%100%
    Jasper1,67624.4%5,17975.6%100%
    Jeff Davis90222.0%3,20378.0%100%
    Jefferson3,13353.0%2,77347.0%100%
    Jenkins99439.9%1,49760.1%100%
    Johnson87328.8%2,15471.2%100%
    Jones4,43237.2%7,48562.8%100%
    Lamar2,49431.9%5,31568.1%100%
    Lanier87333.1%1,76766.9%100%
    Laurens6,92738.6%11,03461.4%100%
    Lee4,61634.9%8,62265.1%100%
    Liberty11,40868.0%5,37132.0%100%
    Lincoln1,17530.6%2,67069.4%100%
    Long2,34347.5%2,58552.5%100%
    Lowndes16,97347.9%18,47452.1%100%
    Lumpkin2,98023.1%9,92976.9%100%
    Macon2,29962.2%1,39837.8%100%
    Madison3,51928.3%8,91971.7%100%
    Marion1,11840.8%1,62059.2%100%
    McDuffie3,53543.0%4,69257.0%100%
    McIntosh2,20939.3%3,41560.7%100%
    Meriwether3,62840.6%5,30859.4%100%
    Miller50125.9%1,43274.1%100%
    Mitchell3,07946.2%3,58553.8%100%
    Monroe4,23430.1%9,82169.9%100%
    Montgomery82428.1%2,11171.9%100%
    Morgan3,12829.9%7,34170.1%100%
    Murray2,47822.0%8,80578.0%100%
    Muscogee42,03467.9%19,87332.1%100%
    Newton31,30366.8%15,54833.2%100%
    Oconee7,69234.0%14,95766.0%100%
    Oglethorpe2,36734.7%4,44665.3%100%
    Paulding34,78046.7%39,68953.3%100%
    Peach5,69453.8%4,89246.2%100%
    Pickens3,09420.2%12,20279.8%100%
    Pierce98214.0%6,01186.0%100%
    Pike1,47616.2%7,62283.8%100%
    Polk3,47326.3%9,73973.7%100%
    Pulaski1,03731.4%2,26368.6%100%
    Putnam3,24930.8%7,30869.2%100%
    Quitman37644.3%47255.7%100%
    Rabun1,97525.5%5,75874.5%100%
    Randolph1,27854.9%1,04945.1%100%
    Richmond48,92774.0%17,17426.0%100%
    Rockdale31,09080.5%7,50819.5%100%
    Schley37421.5%1,36478.5%100%
    Screven2,12941.5%3,00258.5%100%
    Seminole91937.1%1,55762.9%100%
    Spalding12,42948.7%13,06751.3%100%
    Stephens2,14223.1%7,11576.9%100%
    Stewart84360.9%54239.1%100%
    Sumter5,28555.3%4,27044.7%100%
    Talbot1,57958.7%1,11241.3%100%
    Taliaferro46459.8%31240.2%100%
    Tattnall1,76228.7%4,38871.3%100%
    Taylor1,14138.3%1,83661.7%100%
    Telfair1,06634.1%2,06065.9%100%
    Terrell1,84454.2%1,55645.8%100%
    Thomas7,10142.3%9,67657.7%100%
    Tift4,94837.5%8,23762.5%100%
    Toombs2,37330.8%5,32269.2%100%
    Towns1,47020.8%5,58179.2%100%
    Treutlen71332.2%1,50267.8%100%
    Troup10,22244.4%12,79855.6%100%
    Turner1,22041.5%1,72258.5%100%
    Twiggs1,63549.2%1,68950.8%100%
    Union2,91020.5%11,30479.5%100%
    Upson3,37134.7%6,34565.3%100%
    Walker5,64126.5%15,60773.5%100%
    Walton14,62332.8%29,94067.2%100%
    Ware3,39833.4%6,78066.6%100%
    Warren1,14155.2%92544.8%100%
    Washington4,06252.2%3,72647.8%100%
    Wayne2,48325.5%7,27274.5%100%
    Webster44542.7%59857.3%100%
    Wheeler54230.5%1,23569.5%100%
    White2,34518.7%10,21081.3%100%
    Whitfield12,07440.6%17,67659.4%100%
    Wilcox68527.9%1,77072.1%100%
    Wilkes1,86746.2%2,17753.8%100%
    Wilkinson1,69046.2%1,96653.8%100%
    Worth1,91630.0%4,46970.0%100%

    Results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office · unofficial until certified