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DeKalb County, Georgia

2026 election results. Jon Ossoff (D) got 89% of the U.S. Senate vote in DeKalb County. The margin is 12.0 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. DeKalb County is split between 3 U.S. House districts. Below are also 12 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in DeKalb County

U.S. Senate

Jon Ossoff
88.7%285,794
Mike Collins
11.3%36,280
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms
84.8%272,239
Rick Jackson
15.2%48,865
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 4th District

Hank Johnson
86.7%169,502
James Duffie
13.3%25,976
100% counted

Only part of DeKalb County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Hank Johnson wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 5th District

Nikema Williams
86.6%99,125
John Salvesen
13.4%15,281
100% counted

Only part of DeKalb County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Nikema Williams wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 13th District

Jasmine Clark
97.2%9,144
Jonathan Chavez
2.8%259
100% counted

Only part of DeKalb County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Jasmine Clark wins. Called.

The leader in DeKalb 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.

12 local contests in DeKalb County

County offices, city and town races, local measures and districts on DeKalb 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 - District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Michelle Long Spears D58,20279.8%
Ben Pepper R14,75920.2%

Michelle Long Spears ahead in DeKalb County.

County Commission - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Keyanna Jones Moore D68,15095.4%
Andrea Bass Smith R3,2604.6%

Keyanna Jones Moore ahead in DeKalb County.

County Commission - District 7

CandidateVotesShare
LaDena Bolton D145,536100.0%

LaDena Bolton is unopposed.

Cities & towns

Spec City Council - District 2 - Brookhaven

CandidateVotesShare
Conor Sen4,957100.0%

Conor Sen is unopposed. Brookhaven's page.

Spec City Council - District 2, Post 2 At Large - Doraville

CandidateVotesShare
Tammi Bailey Fults70123.9%
Angie Riley Tooley65422.3%
Brian Kyser59320.2%
Tom Hart58720.0%
Schuyler "Sky" Clark40413.7%

Tammi Bailey Fults ahead in DeKalb County. Doraville's page.

Spec Mayor - Pine Lake

CandidateVotesShare
Jeff Goldberg369100.0%

Jeff Goldberg is unopposed. Pine Lake's page.

Spec City Council - Pine Lake

CandidateVotesShare
James Paproski362100.0%

James Paproski is unopposed. Pine Lake's page.

Spec City Councilmember District Post 2 - Stonecrest

CandidateVotesShare
Yuvette Hudson2,52655.5%
Bruce McColumn Sr.1,06623.4%
Telessa Ammons95821.1%

Yuvette Hudson ahead in DeKalb County. Stonecrest's page.

Local measures

Dekalb Co ESPLOST

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes233,94781.0%
No54,79719.0%

Yes ahead with 81.0% in DeKalb County.

Homestead Exemption for Senior Citizens and Disabled Persons - Brookhaven

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes18,51381.3%
No4,26618.7%

Yes ahead with 81.3% in DeKalb County.

Tucker Annexation

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes28965.5%
No15234.5%

Yes ahead with 65.5% in DeKalb County.

Districts

DeKalb Co Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor 2 seats

CandidateVotesShare
Carol Hayes261,91950.9%
Jan Dunaway252,16549.1%

Carol Hayes and Jan Dunaway are unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateD +77.5D +65.4D +12.0
GA GovernorD +69.6D +65.4D +4.1
GA-04 part of the countyD +73.4D +64.0D +9.4
GA-05 part of the countyD +73.3D +66.1D +7.2
GA-13 part of the countyD +94.5D +88.4D +6.1

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 DeKalb County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris81.9%Donald Trump17.1%D +64.8366,008
2020Joe Biden83.1%Donald Trump15.7%D +67.4370,965
2016Hillary Clinton79.9%Donald Trump16.4%D +63.5314,757
2012Barack Obama77.8%Mitt Romney21.0%D +56.8306,265
2008Barack Obama79.0%John McCain20.3%D +58.6322,301
2004John Kerry72.7%George W. Bush26.6%D +46.1276,139
2000Al Gore70.2%George W. Bush26.7%D +43.5219,980

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 +21.3.

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.