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    Election

    Georgia State School Superintendent Election Results 2026

    CNAW2 Election Desk — November 3, 2026 · Updated 1:38 PM ET
    Lydia Powell, winner, Georgia State School Superintendent

    Key takeaways

    • CNAW2News projects Lydia Powell as the winner of the race for Georgia State School Superintendent, with 54.6% of the vote to Richard Woods’ 45.4% and 49% of the vote counted, according to unofficial results.
    • 49% of the vote is counted; the margin is 383,284 votes.
    • The seat changes from Republican to Democratic.
    • Results are unofficial until certified.
    Lydia Powell, projected winner, Georgia State School Superintendent

    Powell wins by 383,284 votes

    Lydia PowellDemocrat · 2,272,631 votes
    Richard WoodsRepublican · Incumbent · 1,889,347 votes
    Full results

    By county

    CountyLydia PowellRichard WoodsCounted
    Appling1,37722.4%4,78477.6%100%
    Atkinson68730.9%1,53969.1%100%
    Bacon56316.1%2,93183.9%100%
    Baker47942.5%64757.5%100%
    Baldwin7,80752.0%7,20048.0%100%
    Banks1,03614.3%6,19785.7%100%
    Barrow12,61638.4%20,21961.6%100%
    Bartow13,08131.0%29,08669.0%100%
    Ben Hill1,91839.4%2,95560.6%100%
    Berrien1,07018.5%4,72381.5%100%
    Bibb35,98465.3%19,13734.7%100%
    Bleckley1,12824.4%3,49775.6%100%
    Brantley62711.4%4,86388.6%100%
    Brooks2,22840.9%3,21359.1%100%
    Bryan6,83638.1%11,10161.9%100%
    Bulloch9,96140.6%14,59259.4%100%
    Burke4,42851.2%4,21448.8%92%
    Butts3,07132.1%6,49467.9%100%
    Calhoun94257.9%68442.1%100%
    Camden6,99536.9%11,95463.1%100%
    Candler1,06231.7%2,28968.3%100%
    Carroll15,87035.4%28,98464.6%100%
    Catoosa6,46227.4%17,15072.6%100%
    Charlton81825.5%2,39174.5%100%
    Chatham69,57962.5%41,67537.5%100%
    Chattahoochee53450.0%53450.0%100%
    Chattooga1,56122.1%5,48777.9%100%
    Cherokee43,24934.2%83,36165.8%100%
    Clarke31,18073.5%11,26626.5%100%
    Clay60955.4%49044.6%100%
    Clayton85,79189.8%9,74010.2%100%
    Clinch51126.2%1,44273.8%100%
    Cobb206,37361.6%128,89438.4%100%
    Coffee4,10134.7%7,71065.3%100%
    Colquitt3,80830.7%8,57969.3%100%
    Columbia28,31742.0%39,04858.0%100%
    Cook1,77332.5%3,68967.5%100%
    Coweta24,93437.4%41,72762.6%100%
    Crawford1,31828.4%3,32271.6%100%
    Crisp2,42238.7%3,84461.3%100%
    Dade1,16721.7%4,20478.3%100%
    Dawson2,93820.4%11,46079.6%100%
    DeKalb270,03684.6%49,09915.4%100%
    Decatur3,61742.8%4,83557.2%100%
    Dodge1,76628.4%4,46071.6%100%
    Dooly1,57147.9%1,71052.1%100%
    Dougherty20,04674.0%7,04526.0%100%
    Douglas43,53473.4%15,74726.6%100%
    Early1,65546.2%1,92453.8%100%
    Echols12913.7%81686.3%100%
    Effingham8,08531.9%17,27268.1%100%
    Elbert2,33433.1%4,71066.9%100%
    Emanuel2,32532.0%4,94668.0%100%
    Evans99732.2%2,10067.8%100%
    Fannin2,27319.6%9,31380.4%100%
    Fayette32,28852.0%29,84148.0%100%
    Floyd11,15834.7%20,95265.3%100%
    Forsyth40,10137.5%66,75562.5%100%
    Franklin1,40516.6%7,07283.4%100%
    Fulton334,57474.3%115,96225.7%100%
    Gilmer3,03421.8%10,89678.2%100%
    Glascock1088.9%1,10191.1%100%
    Glynn13,17239.5%20,17960.5%100%
    Gordon4,64224.7%14,18475.3%100%
    Grady2,78634.9%5,19765.1%100%
    Greene3,69433.2%7,42766.8%100%
    Gwinnett227,49566.3%115,38333.7%100%
    Habersham3,68721.2%13,68578.8%100%
    Hall27,04734.4%51,57765.6%100%
    Hancock2,32168.8%1,05231.2%100%
    Haralson1,75915.6%9,52784.4%100%
    Harris5,21330.5%11,90269.5%100%
    Hart2,78925.9%7,96474.1%100%
    Heard74016.8%3,66583.2%100%
    Henry80,21873.4%29,14126.6%100%
    Houston32,60550.4%32,13449.6%100%
    Irwin75323.0%2,52077.0%100%
    Jackson9,93227.7%25,93572.3%100%
    Jasper1,62723.7%5,23776.3%100%
    Jeff Davis87121.2%3,24478.8%100%
    Jefferson3,09452.1%2,84047.9%100%
    Jenkins98639.3%1,52660.7%100%
    Johnson89029.3%2,15170.7%100%
    Jones4,27735.8%7,65864.2%100%
    Lamar2,44531.2%5,39868.8%100%
    Lanier83531.6%1,81168.4%100%
    Laurens6,84338.0%11,15962.0%100%
    Lee4,50434.0%8,75466.0%100%
    Liberty11,29767.1%5,54332.9%100%
    Lincoln1,15629.9%2,70670.1%100%
    Long2,30046.6%2,63453.4%100%
    Lowndes16,67446.9%18,84753.1%100%
    Lumpkin2,86022.2%10,04577.8%100%
    Macon2,28661.4%1,43538.6%100%
    Madison3,40327.3%9,04572.7%100%
    Marion1,08739.5%1,66460.5%100%
    McDuffie3,47442.1%4,77957.9%100%
    McIntosh2,19938.8%3,46561.2%100%
    Meriwether3,58339.9%5,38760.1%100%
    Miller49525.6%1,43974.4%100%
    Mitchell3,03445.5%3,63654.5%100%
    Monroe4,07428.9%10,00271.1%100%
    Montgomery79727.1%2,14872.9%100%
    Morgan2,96828.3%7,50771.7%100%
    Murray2,32420.6%8,96079.4%100%
    Muscogee41,43166.8%20,62433.2%100%
    Newton30,95165.9%16,03434.1%100%
    Oconee7,11931.4%15,52268.6%100%
    Oglethorpe2,28733.5%4,53166.5%100%
    Paulding34,26346.0%40,14754.0%100%
    Peach5,57452.5%5,04147.5%100%
    Pickens2,90719.0%12,37581.0%100%
    Pierce94013.4%6,06086.6%100%
    Pike1,38615.4%7,64284.6%100%
    Polk3,39325.7%9,83574.3%100%
    Pulaski1,01530.6%2,30569.4%100%
    Putnam3,12629.6%7,45170.4%100%
    Quitman37443.8%47956.2%100%
    Rabun1,85424.0%5,88276.0%100%
    Randolph1,27054.5%1,06245.5%100%
    Richmond48,51373.2%17,77226.8%100%
    Rockdale30,78979.6%7,89920.4%100%
    Schley35920.5%1,39079.5%100%
    Screven2,11841.0%3,05359.0%100%
    Seminole90136.2%1,59063.8%100%
    Spalding12,22647.9%13,31152.1%100%
    Stephens2,06922.3%7,19177.7%100%
    Stewart85761.0%54739.0%100%
    Sumter5,20054.2%4,39845.8%100%
    Talbot1,59258.8%1,11741.2%100%
    Taliaferro46559.5%31640.5%100%
    Tattnall1,70627.6%4,46772.4%100%
    Taylor1,13237.9%1,85362.1%100%
    Telfair1,06233.8%2,07966.2%100%
    Terrell1,82753.5%1,58646.5%100%
    Thomas6,87840.9%9,93959.1%100%
    Tift4,77536.1%8,46363.9%100%
    Toombs2,31630.0%5,40370.0%100%
    Towns1,36719.3%5,69980.7%100%
    Treutlen71732.3%1,50267.7%100%
    Troup10,06343.6%13,02156.4%100%
    Turner1,19840.6%1,75559.4%100%
    Twiggs1,62048.5%1,71851.5%100%
    Union2,76219.4%11,47280.6%100%
    Upson3,29833.9%6,43066.1%100%
    Walker5,39325.3%15,88474.7%100%
    Walton14,16431.8%30,42568.2%100%
    Ware3,31732.5%6,88867.5%100%
    Warren1,13454.6%94445.4%100%
    Washington4,02751.5%3,79748.5%100%
    Wayne2,42024.8%7,34875.2%100%
    Webster44642.4%60657.6%100%
    Wheeler54130.4%1,24069.6%100%
    White2,22117.7%10,33282.3%100%
    Whitfield11,67639.3%18,06560.7%100%
    Wilcox67427.4%1,78272.6%100%
    Wilkes1,84745.5%2,20954.5%100%
    Wilkinson1,69946.2%1,98253.8%100%
    Worth1,88929.5%4,52070.5%100%

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