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Columbia County, Georgia

2026 election results. Mike Collins (R) got 54% of the U.S. Senate vote in Columbia County. The margin is 18.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 5 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Columbia County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
53.5%36,203
Jon Ossoff
46.5%31,415
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
58.6%39,588
Keisha Lance Bottoms
41.4%27,991
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Columbia 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 9, 3:47 PM.

5 local contests in Columbia County

County offices, local measures and districts on Columbia 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 Commission Chairperson

CandidateVotesShare
Alison Couch R36,65954.7%
Cambrey Wood D30,34445.3%

Alison Couch ahead in Columbia County.

County Commission - District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Alex Griffin R11,41663.3%
Michael A. Jordan D6,62736.7%

Alex Griffin ahead in Columbia County.

County Commission - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Samantha Rockwood D7,73751.1%
Al Reeves R7,39548.9%

Samantha Rockwood ahead in Columbia County.

Local measures

Referendum Pursuant to House Bill 439

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes56,70987.2%
No8,32112.8%

Yes ahead with 87.2% in Columbia County.

Districts

Columbia Co Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 3 seats

CandidateVotesShare
John Paul Richardson50,248100.0%

John Paul Richardson is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +7.1R +25.8D +18.8
GA GovernorR +17.2R +25.8D +8.7
GA-12R +15.1R +25.8D +10.8

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 Columbia County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris36.8%Donald Trump62.4%R +25.685,920
2020Joe Biden36.3%Donald Trump62.1%R +25.880,577
2016Hillary Clinton29.2%Donald Trump66.5%R +37.464,743
2012Barack Obama27.9%Mitt Romney70.9%R +43.058,923
2008Barack Obama28.4%John McCain71.0%R +42.755,351
2004John Kerry24.3%George W. Bush75.4%R +51.147,144
2000Al Gore24.9%George W. Bush74.0%R +49.136,008

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 D +23.5.

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.