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Meriwether County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 60% of the vote for governor in Meriwether County. The margin is 5.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 8 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Meriwether County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
56.4%5,075
Jon Ossoff
43.6%3,916
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
60.1%5,424
Keisha Lance Bottoms
39.9%3,603
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Meriwether 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, 8:56 PM.

8 local contests in Meriwether County

County offices, school boards and districts on Meriwether 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 1

CandidateVotesShare
Joe Howard R1,738100.0%

Joe Howard is unopposed.

County Commission - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Emmett Collins R1,474100.0%

Emmett Collins is unopposed.

County Commission - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Adam Worsley R1,11264.9%
Catarsman Bryant D60135.1%

Adam Worsley ahead in Meriwether County.

Schools

County BOE - District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Willie Andrew Hinton, Jr D1,506100.0%

Willie Andrew Hinton, Jr is unopposed.

County BOE - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Kay King R1,475100.0%

Kay King is unopposed.

Special Board of Education - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Levi Fletcher1,209100.0%

Levi Fletcher is unopposed.

County BOE - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Bob M. Patterson R1,438100.0%

Bob M. Patterson is unopposed.

Districts

Roosevelt Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

CandidateVotesShare
Ryan Johnson7,175100.0%

Ryan Johnson is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +12.9R +25.6D +12.7
GA GovernorR +20.2R +25.6D +5.4
GA-03R +18.7R +25.6D +6.9

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 Meriwether County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris37.1%Donald Trump62.6%R +25.511,788
2020Joe Biden39.4%Donald Trump60.0%R +20.610,885
2016Hillary Clinton41.3%Donald Trump56.7%R +15.49,217
2012Barack Obama46.8%Mitt Romney52.4%R +5.79,264
2008Barack Obama47.0%John McCain52.4%R +5.49,504
2004John Kerry45.5%George W. Bush54.0%R +8.58,147
2000Al Gore51.3%George W. Bush47.1%D +4.26,709

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 +29.6.

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.