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Elbert County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 67% of the vote for governor in Elbert County. The margin is 9.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Elbert County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
64.6%4,554
Jon Ossoff
35.4%2,496
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
66.9%4,739
Keisha Lance Bottoms
33.1%2,340
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Elbert 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, 6:50 PM.

7 local contests in Elbert County

County offices and school boards on Elbert 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 Chair

CandidateVotesShare
Allen "Al" McCall R5,664100.0%

Allen "Al" McCall is unopposed.

County Commission - District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Mark L. Harper R1,450100.0%

Mark L. Harper is unopposed.

County Commission - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Mike Scoggins R1,149100.0%

Mike Scoggins is unopposed.

County Commission - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Freddie Jones D917100.0%

Freddie Jones is unopposed.

Schools

County BOE - District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Clint Dye R1,385100.0%

Clint Dye is unopposed.

County BOE - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Albertson R1,365100.0%

Ryan Albertson is unopposed.

County BOE - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Theresa D. Barnett D923100.0%

Theresa D. Barnett is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +29.2R +43.5D +14.3
GA GovernorR +33.9R +43.5D +9.6
GA-10R +32.2R +43.5D +11.3

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 Elbert County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris28.2%Donald Trump71.5%R +43.49,589
2020Joe Biden31.4%Donald Trump67.9%R +36.59,171
2016Hillary Clinton31.8%Donald Trump66.3%R +34.57,987
2012Barack Obama39.1%Mitt Romney59.7%R +20.68,143
2008Barack Obama40.5%John McCain58.5%R +18.18,317
2004John Kerry39.0%George W. Bush60.4%R +21.47,656
2000Al Gore43.2%George W. Bush55.7%R +12.65,853

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 +30.8.

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.