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Candler County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 69% of the vote for governor in Candler County. The margin is 10.1 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Candler County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
65.3%2,216
Jon Ossoff
34.7%1,176
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
68.8%2,335
Keisha Lance Bottoms
31.2%1,061
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Candler County is only who has the most votes counted here. Races are won statewide or district-wide, and only the race pages report calls. Last vote update here Nov 3, 7:06 PM.

7 local contests in Candler County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and districts on Candler County's ballots, from Georgia's official results file. Names are as the state prints them. "Ahead" describes the current count; it isn't a race call, and we don't call measures.

County offices

County Commissioner - District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Jonathan H. Williamson R619100.0%

Jonathan H. Williamson is unopposed.

County Commissioner - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Blake Hendrix R943100.0%

Blake Hendrix is unopposed.

Cities & towns

City Council - Seat 1, District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Cassius M. Osborn34952.6%
George Ward31447.4%

Cassius M. Osborn ahead in Candler County.

City Council - Seat 3, District 1

CandidateVotesShare
C. Brandon Sikes39457.9%
Glyn Thrift28742.1%

C. Brandon Sikes ahead in Candler County.

Local measures

HB 574 Homestead Exemption

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes85680.7%
No20519.3%

Yes ahead with 80.7% in Candler County.

HB 575 Homestead Exemption

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes88483.2%
No17916.8%

Yes ahead with 83.2% in Candler County.

Districts

Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor

CandidateVotesShare
Allen Tyler2,826100.0%

Allen Tyler is unopposed.

Georgia's official results, file posted Nov 13, 6:28 AM. Unofficial until certified.

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +30.7R +47.6D +16.9
GA GovernorR +37.5R +47.6D +10.1
GA-12R +37.9R +47.6D +9.7

Margins compare the Democrat and the Republican only. The 2024 column is the presidential margin in the same places as each race's votes here. Shift is this year's margin minus it, shown once at least 90% of the expected vote is counted. A dash means there's no 2024 figure for those exact places.

How Candler County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris26.2%Donald Trump73.7%R +47.54,568
2020Joe Biden28.6%Donald Trump70.7%R +42.14,431
2016Hillary Clinton27.3%Donald Trump70.8%R +43.53,763
2012Barack Obama32.8%Mitt Romney66.4%R +33.63,528
2008Barack Obama34.4%John McCain65.0%R +30.63,518
2004John Kerry34.8%George W. Bush65.0%R +30.23,151
2000Al Gore38.7%George W. Bush60.4%R +21.72,722

Shares are of all presidential votes, and the margin is the Democrat's share minus the Republican's. Since 2000, the presidential margin here has moved R +25.8.

Other counties in Georgia

Georgia results

Sources & scope

Votes for 2026 come from the count this site reads, by county. They're unofficial until Georgia certifies them. Past presidential votes are from MEDSL and VEST, via Polling Forecast. Georgia's own results, deadlines and offices are on the state page.