Georgia Senate: Party Control and History

Current seats

Republican majorityDemocrats 23, Republicans 33. 56 seats; 29 for a majority.

Democrats 23Republicans 33

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

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

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Democrat 23Republican 33

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2024: the candidate(s) with the most votes in each contest (MEDSL); contests with unreliable rows are not shown. Lines of the 2024 elections (US Census Bureau).

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

Seats after each election, 1968-2022

Seats by election, table

Year	D	R	Other	Seats	Control
2022	23	33	0	56	Republican majority
2020	22	34	0	56	Republican majority
2018	21	35	0	56	Republican majority
2016	18	38	0	56	Republican majority
2014	18	38	0	56	Republican majority
2012	18	38	0	56	Republican majority
2010	21	35	0	56	Republican majority
2008	22	34	0	56	Republican majority
2006	22	34	0	56	Republican majority
2004	22	34	0	56	Republican majority
2002	30	26	0	56	Democratic majority
2000	32	24	0	56	Democratic majority
1998	34	22	0	56	Democratic majority
1996	34	22	0	56	Democratic majority
1994	35	21	0	56	Democratic majority
1992	41	15	0	56	Democratic majority
1990	45	11	0	56	Democratic majority
1988	45	11	0	56	Democratic majority
1986	46	10	0	56	Democratic majority
1984	47	9	0	56	Democratic majority
1982	49	7	0	56	Democratic majority
1980	51	5	0	56	Democratic majority
1978	52	4	0	56	Democratic majority
1976	52	4	0	56	Democratic majority
1974	52	4	0	56	Democratic majority
1972	48	8	0	56	Democratic majority
1970	50	6	0	56	Democratic majority
1968	48	7	1	56	Democratic majority

Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022: version 1.0, released June 12, 2024; a fixed historic release.

District results, 2016-2024

The candidate with the most votes in each contest.

2024: 56 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BEN WATSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
2	DEREK MALLOW	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
3	MIKE HODGES	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
4	BILLY HICKMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
5	SHEIKH RAHMAN	Democrat	67.6%
6	MATT BRASS	Republican	72.3%
7	NABILAH ISLAM PARKES	Democrat	55.0%
8	RUSS GOODMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
9	NIKKI MERRITT	Democrat	60.0%
10	EMANUEL D JONES	Democrat	85.3%
11	SAM WATSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
12	FREDDIE POWELL SIMS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
13	CARDEN H SUMMERS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
14	JOSH MCLAURIN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
15	ED HARBISON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
16	MARTY HARBIN	Republican	65.8%
17	GAIL DAVENPORT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
18	JOHN F KENNEDY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
19	BLAKE TILLERY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
20	LARRY WALKER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
21	BRANDON BEACH	Republican	70.3%
22	HAROLD V JONES III	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
23	MAX BURNS	Republican	61.8%
24	LEE ANDERSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
25	RICKY "RICK" WILLIAMS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
26	DAVID E LUCAS SR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
27	GREG DOLEZAL	Republican	73.3%
28	DONZELLA JAMES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
29	RANDY ROBERTSON	Republican	65.2%
30	TIMOTHY J BEARDEN	Republican	65.0%
31	JASON ANAVITARTE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
32	KAY KIRKPATRICK	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
33	MICHAEL DOC RHETT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
34	KENYA WICKS	Democrat	82.0%
35	JASON ESTEVES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
36	NAN ORROCK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
37	ED SETZLER	Republican	57.5%
38	RASHAUN KEMP	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
39	SONYA HALPERN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
40	SALLY HARRELL	Democrat	62.6%
41	KIM JACKSON	Democrat	81.8%
42	BRIAN STRICKLAND	Republican	58.2%
43	TONYA P ANDERSON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
44	ELENA PARENT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
45	CLINT DIXON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
46	BILL COWSERT	Republican	63.7%
47	FRANK GINN	Republican	62.6%
48	SHAWN STILL	Republican	53.6%
49	DREW ECHOLS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
50	BO HATCHETT	Republican	84.0%
51	STEVE GOOCH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
52	CHUCK HUFSTETLER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
53	COLTON MOORE	Republican	78.8%
54	CHUCK PAYNE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
55	RANDAL MANGHAM	Democrat	76.0%
56	JOHN ALBERS	Republican	61.2%

2022: 56 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BEN WATSON	Republican	61.4%
2	DEREK MALLOW	Democrat	72.0%
3	MIKE HODGES	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
4	BILLY HICKMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
5	SHEIKH RAHMAN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
6	JASON ESTEVES	Democrat	56.6%
7	NABILAH ISLAM	Democrat	52.8%
8	RUSS GOODMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
9	NIKKI MERRITT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
10	EMANUEL D JONES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
11	DEAN BURKE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
12	FREDDIE POWELL SIMS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
13	CARDEN H SUMMERS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
14	JOSH MCLAURIN	Democrat	54.7%
15	ED HARBISON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
16	MARTY HARBIN	Republican	68.2%
17	BRIAN STRICKLAND	Republican	61.6%
18	JOHN F KENNEDY	Republican	64.4%
19	BLAKE TILLERY	Republican	78.7%
20	LARRY WALKER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
21	BRANDON BEACH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
22	HAROLD V JONES II	Democrat	70.4%
23	MAX BURNS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
24	LEE ANDERSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
25	RICKY "RICK" WILLIAMS	Republican	61.7%
26	DAVID E LUCAS SR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
27	GREG DOLEZAL	Republican	73.9%
28	MATT BRASS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
29	RANDY ROBERTSON	Republican	66.2%
30	MIKE DUGAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
31	JASON ANAVITARTE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
32	KAY KIRKPATRICK	Republican	61.6%
33	MICHAEL RHETT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
34	VALENCIA M SEAY	Democrat	83.7%
35	DONZELLA JAMES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
36	NAN ORROCK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
37	ED SETZLER	Republican	58.8%
38	HORACENA TATE	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
39	SONYA HALPERN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
40	SALLY HARRELL	Democrat	61.6%
41	KIM JACKSON	Democrat	82.2%
42	ELENA PARENT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
43	TONYA P ANDERSON	Democrat	75.0%
44	GAIL DAVENPORT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
45	CLINT DIXON	Republican	61.3%
46	BILL COWSERT	Republican	64.0%
47	FRANK GINN	Republican	62.0%
48	SHAWN STILL	Republican	56.7%
49	SHELLY ECHOLS	Republican	75.8%
50	BO HATCHETT	Republican	84.8%
51	STEVE GOOCH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
52	CHUCK HUFSTETLER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
53	COLTON MOORE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
54	CHUCK PAYNE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
55	GLORIA S BUTLER	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
56	JOHN ALBERS	Republican	61.6%

2020: 55 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BEN WATSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
2	LESTER G JACKSON III	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
3	SHEILA MCNEILL	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
4	BILLY HICKMAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
5	SHEIKH RAHMAN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
6	JENNIFER "JEN" JORDAN	Democrat	61.5%
7	TYLER HARPER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
8	RUSS GOODMAN	Republican	61.8%
9	NIKKI MERRITT	Democrat	52.0%
10	EMANUEL JONES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
11	DEAN BURKE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
12	FREDDIE POWELL SIMS	Democrat	64.2%
13	CARDEN H SUMMERS	Republican	69.5%
14	BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	70.0%
15	ED HARBISON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
16	MARTY HARBIN	Republican	68.2%
17	BRIAN STRICKLAND	Republican	50.9%
18	JOHN F KENNEDY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
19	BLAKE TILLERY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
20	LARRY WALKER	Republican	65.0%
21	BRANDON BEACH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
22	HAROLD V JONES II	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
23	MAX BURNS	Republican	59.3%
24	LEE ANDERSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
25	BURT JONES	Republican	67.7%
26	DAVID E LUCAS SR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
27	GREG DOLEZAL	Republican	70.0%
28	MATT BRASS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
29	RANDY ROBERTSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
30	MIKE DUGAN	Republican	67.5%
31	JASON ANAVITARTE	Republican	70.9%
32	KAY KIRKPATRICK	Republican	56.0%
33	MICHAEL RHETT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
34	VALENCIA M SEAY	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
35	DONZELLA JAMES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
36	NAN ORROCK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
37	LINDSEY TIPPINS	Republican	57.0%
38	HORACENA TATE	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
40	SALLY HARRELL	Democrat	60.5%
41	KIM JACKSON	Democrat	79.7%
42	ELENA PARENT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
43	TONYA P ANDERSON	Democrat	77.5%
44	GAIL DAVENPORT	Democrat	88.2%
45	CLINT DIXON	Republican	55.6%
46	BILL COWSERT	Republican	61.0%
47	FRANK GINN	Republican	65.9%
48	MICHELLE AU	Democrat	56.2%
49	CECIL T "BUTCH" MILLER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
50	BO HATCHETT	Republican	83.2%
51	STEVE GOOCH	Republican	82.8%
52	CHUCK HUFSTETLER	Republican	76.4%
53	JEFF MULLIS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
54	CHUCK PAYNE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
55	GLORIA S BUTLER	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
56	JOHN ALBERS	Republican	51.1%

2018: 56 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BEN WATSON	Republican	60.8%
2	LESTER G JACKSON III	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
3	WILLIAM T LIGON JR	Republican	67.9%
4	JACK HILL	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
5	SHEIKH RAHMAN	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
6	JEN JORDAN	Democrat	58.4%
7	TYLER HARPER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
8	ELLIS BLACK	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
9	P K MARTIN IV	Republican	51.9%
10	EMANUEL JONES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
11	DEAN BURKE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
12	FREDDIE POWELL SIMS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
13	GREG KIRK	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
14	BRUCE THOMPSON	Republican	71.0%
15	ED HARBISON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
16	MARTY HARBIN	Republican	68.2%
17	BRIAN STRICKLAND	Republican	54.5%
18	JOHN F KENNEDY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
19	BLAKE TILLERY	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
20	LARRY WALKER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
21	BRANDON BEACH	Republican	70.4%
22	HAROLD V JONES II	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
23	JESSE STONE	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
24	LEE ANDERSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
25	BURT JONES	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
26	DAVID E LUCAS SR	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
27	GREG DOLEZAL	Republican	72.6%
28	MATT BRASS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
29	RANDY ROBERTSON	Republican	63.0%
30	MICHAEL DUGAN	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
31	BILL HEATH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
32	KAY KIRKPATRICK	Republican	57.4%
33	MICHAEL RHETT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
34	VALENCIA SEAY	Democrat	82.9%
35	DONZELLA JAMES	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
36	NAN ORROCK	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
37	LINDSEY TIPPINS	Republican	58.9%
38	HORACENA TATE	Democrat	82.8%
39	NIKEMA WILLIAMS	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
40	SALLY HARRELL	Democrat	54.8%
41	STEVE HENSON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
42	ELENA PARENT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
43	TONYA P ANDERSON	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
44	GAIL DAVENPORT	Democrat	100.0%	one candidate
45	RENEE S UNTERMAN	Republican	58.0%
46	BILL COWSERT	Republican	60.4%
47	FRANK GINN	Republican	66.5%
48	ZAHRA KARINSHAK	Democrat	53.6%
49	CECIL T "BUTCH" MILLER	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
50	JOHN K WILKINSON	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
51	STEVE GOOCH	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
52	CHUCK HUFSTETLER	Republican	75.8%
53	JEFF MULLIS	Republican	100.0%	one candidate
54	CHUCK PAYNE	Republican	79.7%
55	GLORIA S BUTLER	Democrat	81.6%
56	JOHN ALBERS	Republican	52.5%

2016: 56 contests

District	Most votes	Party	Share	Note
1	BEN WATSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
2	LESTER JACKSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
3	WILLIAM LIGON JR	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
4	JACK HILL	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
5	CURT THOMPSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
6	HUNTER HILL	not in source	51.9%	seats not in source
7	TYLER HARPER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
8	ELLIS BLACK	not in source	64.3%	seats not in source
9	P. K. MARTIN	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
10	EMANUEL JONES	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
11	DEAN BURKE	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
12	FREDDIE POWELL SIMS	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
13	GREG KIRK	not in source	72.1%	seats not in source
14	BRUCE THOMPSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
15	ED HARBISON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
16	MARTY HARBIN	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
17	RICHARD JEFFARES	not in source	59.6%	seats not in source
18	JOHN F. KENNEDY	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
19	BLAKE TILLERY	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
20	LARRY WALKER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
21	BRANDON BEACH	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
22	HAROLD V. JONES II	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
23	JESSE STONE	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
24	LEE ANDERSON	not in source	68.6%	seats not in source
25	BURT JONES	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
26	DAVID LUCAS SR	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
27	MICHAEL WILLIAMS	not in source	78.5%	seats not in source
28	MATT BRASS	not in source	99.9%	seats not in source
29	JOSH MCKOON	not in source	64.3%	seats not in source
30	MICHAEL DUGAN	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
31	BILL HEATH	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
32	JUDSON HILL	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
33	MICHAEL RHETT	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
34	VALENCIA SEAY	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
35	DONZELLA JAMES	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
36	NAN ORROCK	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
37	LINDSEY TIPPINS	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
38	HORACENA TATE	not in source	78.5%	seats not in source
39	VINCENT FORT	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
40	FRAN MILLAR	not in source	56.2%	seats not in source
41	STEVE HENSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
42	ELENA PARENT	not in source	76.9%	seats not in source
43	TONYA P. ANDERSON	not in source	70.4%	seats not in source
44	GAIL DAVENPORT	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
45	RENEE UNTERMAN	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
46	BILL COWSERT	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
47	FRANK GINN	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
48	DAVID SHAFER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
49	CECIL T. BUTCH MILLER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
50	JOHN K WILKINSON	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
51	STEVE GOOCH	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
52	CHUCK HUFSTETLER	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
53	JEFF MULLIS	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
54	CHARLIE BETHEL	not in source	100.0%	seats not in source; one candidate
55	GLORIA BUTLER	not in source	77.8%	seats not in source
56	JOHN ALBERS	not in source	59.9%	seats not in source

MEDSL precinct returns 2016-2024: a fixed historic release; the file records no release date.

Sources

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

Seats after each election: Carl Klarner, State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022, Harvard Dataverse (CC0 1.0).

District results: MEDSL precinct returns (2018-2024 CC0 1.0; 2016 MIT License).

District lines: US Census Bureau, TIGER/Line cartographic boundaries (public domain), state legislative districts 2024, 1:500,000.

Data through November 3, 2026.