Election Results 2026: Columbus and Georgia

Results for the Nov. 3 general election in Muscogee County, with Georgia-wide totals. Numbers are unofficial until certified.

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  1. Statewide totals refreshed as of 11:23 p.m. ET from the Georgia Secretary of State. Muscogee County numbers are still the county's 10:26 p.m. ET report, with all 25 precincts showing votes. Numbers are unofficial and will change. No races have been called.
  2. Results refreshed from the Georgia Secretary of State. Statewide totals as of 11:01 p.m. ET; Muscogee County as of 10:26 p.m. ET, with all 25 precincts reporting at least some votes and early and mail votes counted. Numbers are unofficial and will change. No races have been called.
  3. Results loaded from the Georgia Secretary of State's unofficial results site. Statewide totals are as of 9:35 p.m. ET. Muscogee County's latest report on that site was posted at 8:34 p.m. ET and covers 11 of 25 precincts, so county totals will change as more precincts report. Numbers are unofficial until certified.

Federal races

U.S. Senate

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Jon Ossoff D incumbent 70%
43,644		 59%
2,463,132
Mike Collins R 30%
18,662		 41%
1,711,322

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

U.S. House, District 2

Covers most of Columbus

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 2
Sanford Bishop D incumbent 74%
37,468		 60.9%
148,193
Matt Day R 26%
13,176		 39.1%
95,263

Muscogee: 20 of 20 precincts 路 District 2: 30 of 30 localities

U.S. House, District 3

Covers parts of north Columbus

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 3
Brian Jack R incumbent 55.3%
6,334		 58.6%
188,569
Maura Keller D 44.7%
5,130		 41.4%
133,120

Muscogee: 8 of 8 precincts 路 District 3: 15 of 15 localities

Statewide races

Governor

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Keisha Lance Bottoms D 66.6%
41,439		 54.3%
2,268,462
Rick Jackson R 33.4%
20,763		 45.7%
1,908,261

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Lieutenant Governor

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Josh McLaurin D 67.9%
42,034		 55.9%
2,327,235
Greg Dolezal R 32.1%
19,873		 44.1%
1,832,688

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Secretary of State

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Penny Brown Reynolds D 67.8%
41,999		 55.7%
2,318,415
Tim Fleming R 32.2%
19,990		 44.3%
1,846,468

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Attorney General

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Tanya Miller D 67.5%
41,919		 55.5%
2,316,898
Brian Strickland R 32.5%
20,214		 44.5%
1,855,529

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Agriculture Commissioner

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Katherine Juhan-Arnold D 66.2%
41,035		 53.8%
2,238,991
Tyler Harper R incumbent 33.8%
20,963		 46.2%
1,920,752

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Insurance Commissioner

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Keisha Waites D 66.7%
41,350		 54.3%
2,255,519
John King R incumbent 33.3%
20,624		 45.7%
1,899,615

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Labor Commissioner

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Nikki Porcher D 66.6%
41,232		 54.6%
2,266,525
B谩rbara Rivera Holmes R incumbent 33.4%
20,658		 45.4%
1,883,138

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

State School Superintendent

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Lydia Powell D 66.8%
41,431		 54.6%
2,272,631
Richard Woods R incumbent 33.2%
20,624		 45.4%
1,889,347

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Public Service Commission, District 3

All Georgia voters vote on this seat

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Peter Hubbard D incumbent 68.3%
42,216		 56.4%
2,335,368
Fitz Johnson R 31.7%
19,558		 43.6%
1,807,113

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Public Service Commission, District 5

All Georgia voters vote on this seat

CandidateMuscogeeGeorgia
Shelia Edwards D 67.4%
41,698		 55.3%
2,294,542
Josh Tolbert R 32.6%
20,176		 44.7%
1,854,001

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Senate, District 15

Most of Columbus. Open seat: Sen. Ed Harbison is retiring

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 15
Teddy Reese D 80.8%
29,533		 71.2%
36,655
Chuck Hand R 19.2%
7,010		 28.8%
14,803

Muscogee: 17 of 17 precincts 路 District 15: 7 of 7 localities

Georgia Senate, District 29

North Columbus, Harris, Meriwether and Troup counties

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 29
Randy Robertson R incumbent 50.9%
12,980		 57.8%
43,081
Jeff Lowe D 49.1%
12,496		 42.2%
31,497

Muscogee: 9 of 9 precincts 路 District 29: 4 of 4 localities

Georgia House, District 137

No opponent on the ballot

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 137
Debbie Buckner D incumbent 100%
9,919		 100%
17,280

Muscogee: 5 of 5 precincts 路 District 137: 4 of 4 localities

Georgia House, District 138

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 138
Vance Smith R incumbent 64%
3,748		 67.6%
17,191
Cyndie Hutchings D 36%
2,105		 32.4%
8,244

Muscogee: 2 of 2 precincts 路 District 138: 3 of 3 localities

Georgia House, District 139

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 139
Carmen Rice R incumbent 51%
8,290		 55.8%
12,725
Elliot Valdez D 49%
7,963		 44.2%
10,091

Muscogee: 7 of 7 precincts 路 District 139: 2 of 2 localities

Georgia House, District 140

Open seat

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 140
Marquese Averett D 80.8%
9,084		 80.8%
9,084
Edward Kvietkus Jr. R 19.2%
2,156		 19.2%
2,156

Muscogee: 8 of 8 precincts 路 District 140: 1 of 1 localities

Georgia House, District 141

CandidateMuscogeeDistrict 141
Carolyn Hugley D incumbent 78.8%
13,483		 78.8%
13,483
Reggie Liparoto R 21.2%
3,623		 21.2%
3,623

Muscogee: 10 of 10 precincts 路 District 141: 1 of 1 localities

Constitutional amendments

Amendment 1: Farmland tax break

Raises the conservation-use acreage cap from 2,000 to 4,000 acres

VoteMuscogeeGeorgia
Yes 52%
31,408		 53.9%
2,159,764
No 48%
28,966		 46.1%
1,850,805

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Amendment 2: Nonpartisan probate judges

Probate judges elected without party labels

VoteMuscogeeGeorgia
Yes 68%
41,260		 68.4%
2,747,664
No 32%
19,426		 31.6%
1,271,913

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Amendment 3: 911 fund

A dedicated fund for 911 emergency systems

VoteMuscogeeGeorgia
Yes 77%
46,683		 77.7%
3,129,491
No 23%
13,912		 22.3%
896,408

Muscogee: 25 of 25 precincts 路 Georgia: 159 of 159 counties

Sources: Muscogee County Elections & Registration and the Georgia Secretary of State (results.sos.ga.gov). A check mark means the race has been called or the result is final. Back to the Columbus voter guide.