Georgia 2026 Ballot: U.S. Senate, Governor, Three Constitutional Amendments and Advance Voting Oct. 13-30

Georgia voters elect a U.S. senator, a governor and six other statewide officials on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, and decide three constitutional amendments. Advance in-person voting is already underway and runs through Friday, Oct. 30. Because Georgia requires candidates to win a majority, some races could continue to a runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 1.

Offices on the ballot

The Georgia Secretary of State’s list of federal and state offices up in 2026, published Jan. 29, includes:

Office	Term
U.S. senator	Six years
Governor	Four years
Lieutenant governor	Four years
Secretary of state	Four years
Insurance and fire safety commissioner	Four years
Labor commissioner	Four years
Agriculture commissioner	Four years
State school superintendent	Four years
U.S. House	All 14 districts
State Senate and State House	All 56 and all 180 seats

Gov. Brian Kemp is term-limited, so the governor’s race is open. Georgia’s Supreme Court and Court of Appeals seats are filled in nonpartisan elections held with the spring primary rather than in November. Your sample ballot, available on the state’s My Voter Page, lists every certified candidate and your local races.

The three amendments

All three were placed on the ballot by the General Assembly with a two-thirds vote in each chamber and need a simple majority of voters to pass. News outlets have numbered them differently, so match them by subject on your sample ballot.

Farmland and timberland. Raises the cap on how much land one owner can enroll in the conservation-use property tax program, from 2,000 acres to 4,000 acres. Yes: raise the limit. No: keep 2,000 acres.

Probate judges. Requires all probate court judges to be chosen in nonpartisan elections, so candidates would no longer run under a party label. Yes: make the races nonpartisan. No: counties keep their current method.

Next Generation 9-1-1. Lets the General Assembly create a dedicated fund for 9-1-1 systems, with the money restricted to expanding, maintaining and operating emergency response. Yes: allow the fund. No: no dedicated fund.

Key dates

Date	What
Oct. 5	Registration deadline (passed)
Tue., Oct. 13-Fri., Oct. 30	Advance in-person voting, including two Saturdays; some counties add a Sunday
Fri., Oct. 23	Last day to request an absentee ballot
Tue., Nov. 3, 7 a.m.-7 p.m.	Election Day; absentee ballots must be received by 7 p.m.
Nov. 23-25	Early voting for any runoff, shortened for Thanksgiving
Tue., Dec. 1	General election runoff, if needed

During advance voting you can vote at any site in your county. On Election Day you must vote at your assigned polling place. Absentee ballots must be received, not just postmarked, by 7 p.m. on Nov. 3; see mail ballot deadlines by state.

The runoff

If no candidate in a race wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two advance to a runoff on Dec. 1, with early voting Nov. 23-25. Georgia’s Senate races went to runoffs in 2020 and 2022. Mark both dates on our November and December printable calendars.

ID at the polls

Georgia requires photo ID to vote in person: a Georgia driver’s license, a free voter ID card from your county registrar or the Department of Driver Services, a U.S. passport, a government employee ID, a U.S. military ID or a tribal photo ID. Absentee voters provide a driver’s license or state ID number on their application.

More election guides

Georgia’s polls close at 7 p.m. Eastern, among the first in the country; see poll closing times by state. The Senate race is one of 35 on our 2026 midterm tracker, and Florida also has three amendments on its ballot; see our Florida guide. To look up your exact ballot, use our sample ballot guide, then print the checklist below.