State legislatures / Georgia


Georgia

Who holds power, the 2026 results and the next elections

Who holds power

Republican trifecta

Governor Brian Kemp, Republican, since January 12, 2023

HouseRepublican majority
Democrats 81Republicans 99
SenateRepublican majority
Democrats 23Republicans 33

Control counts seats by party; coalitions and power-sharing agreements are not shown.

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

2026 results

US SenateJon Ossoff Democratic, called by DDHQ, November 4, 2026
Jon Ossoff (D)59.0%
Mike Collins (R)41.0%

100% counted; count: Georgia Secretary of State.

GovernorKeisha Lance Bottoms Democratic, called by DDHQ, November 4, 2026
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)54.3%
Rick Jackson (R)45.7%

100% counted; count: Georgia Secretary of State.

US House

Called D 5Called R 9Not called 0
  1. 1James "Jim" Kingston51.4-48.6R, civicAPI
  2. 2Sanford Bishop (I)60.8-39.2D, civicAPI
  3. 3Brian Jack (I)58.6-41.4R, civicAPI
  4. 4Henry "Hank" Johnson Jr. (I)82.6-17.4D, civicAPI
  5. 5Nikema Williams (I)90.2-9.8D, civicAPI
  6. 6Lucy McBath (I)80.9-19.1D, civicAPI
  7. 7Rich McCormick (I)56.2-43.8R, civicAPI
  8. 8Austin Scott (I)60.4-39.6R, civicAPI
  9. 9Andrew Clyde (I)59.3-40.7R, civicAPI
  10. 10Houston Gaines53.6-46.4R, civicAPI
  11. 11John Cowan55.4-44.6R, civicAPI
  12. 12Rick W. Allen (I)52.1-47.9R, civicAPI
  13. 13Jasmine Clark79.8-20.2D, civicAPI
  14. 14Clay Fuller (I)58.8-41.2R, civicAPI

Calls as of Nov 9, 2:07 am ET (7:07 am UK): AP, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI and PollCheck House calls, as on the midterms pages.

US senators: Jon Ossoff (Democrat, term ends 2027); Raphael G. Warnock (Democrat, term ends 2029).

Members of Congress as of November 4, 2026 (congress-legislators).

Next elections

  1. November 7, 20282028 general electionPresident, US House, US Senate

Date not set: 2026 general election runoff (Not available); 2028 primary election (Nominates for the 2028 general election).

Scheduled statewide and federal elections, November 5, 2026 to December 31, 2028; calendar checked November 4, 2026.

2024 president

Trump by 2.2 points

48.5% HarrisTrump 50.7%

2,548,017 and 2,663,117 votes; other candidates 39,771 (0.8%), 5,250,905 in all. The tick marks half of all votes.

Electoral votes: Trump 16.

MEDSL 2024 state presidential returns: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Statewide officials

Office OfficialPartySince
Lieutenant governorBurt JonesRepublicanJanuary 9, 2023
Attorney generalChris CarrRepublicanJanuary 12, 2023
Secretary of stateBrad RaffenspergerRepublicanJanuary 12, 2023

Office holders as of November 3, 2026 (Open States), before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office.

Terms and maps

Office TermTerm limit
GovernorNot availableNot available
SenateNot availableNot available
House of RepresentativesNot availableNot available
Congressional maps drawn byNot available
Legislative maps drawn byNot available
2026 congressional mapNo change listed

Terms and maps checked November 4, 2026.

Supreme court

CourtJusticesSelectionTerm
Supreme Court of Georgia9Nonpartisan elections6 years

Court facts checked November 4, 2026.

Voter registration

Georgia does not register voters by party.

Registration data built November 9, 2026.

Questions

Which party controls the Georgia legislature?

As of November 3, 2026, before the winners of the November 3, 2026 elections take office: Republicans hold 99 of the 180 seats in the House (91 for a majority); Republicans hold 33 of the 56 seats in the Senate (29 for a majority).

Who is the governor of Georgia?

Brian Kemp (Republican), in office since January 12, 2023, as of November 3, 2026.

When is the next statewide election in Georgia?

The 2028 general election, on November 7, 2028 (President, US House, US Senate).

Sources

Officials and legislators: Open States (CC0 1.0), commit 3a1d876 of November 3, 2026; seat totals from openstates-metadata (MIT).

Office cross-checks: National Lieutenant Governors Association; National Association of Secretaries of State roster, read November 4, 2026.

Congress: unitedstates/congress-legislators (CC0 1.0), retrieved November 4, 2026.

2026 counts and calls: PollCheck midterms results files (Associated Press, Decision Desk HQ, civicAPI, official feeds, PollCheck House calls).

2024 president: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (CC0 1.0); electoral votes: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Terms, maps, election dates and courts (public records): 3 U.S.C. s. 21(1); 2 U.S.C. s. 1 and the U.S. Senate Class III list; Supreme Court of Georgia, Justice Biographies; Ga. Const. art. VI, s. VII, para. I(a).

2026 congressional maps: Wikipedia, 2025–2026 United States redistricting (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Data through November 3, 2026.