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Polk County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 75% of the vote for governor in Polk County. The margin is 10.6 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 6 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Polk County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins

70.5%9,354

Jon Ossoff

29.5%3,914

100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson

75.1%9,972

Keisha Lance Bottoms

24.9%3,315

100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 14th District

Clayton Fuller

72.3%9,603

Shawn Harris

27.7%3,671

100% counted

Whole district: Clayton Fuller wins. Called.

The leader in Polk 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.

6 local contests in Polk County

County offices and school boards on Polk 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

Candidate	Votes	Share
David D. McElwee R	11,193	100.0%

David D. McElwee is unopposed.

County Commission - District 2

Candidate	Votes	Share
Johnny Crawford R	9,856	74.7%
Roderick "Rah Rah" Turner D	3,339	25.3%

Johnny Crawford ahead in Polk County.

County Commission - District 3

Candidate	Votes	Share
Lee Burch R	11,237	100.0%

Lee Burch is unopposed.

Schools

Board of Education - District 1

Candidate	Votes	Share
Robin Forston R	1,643	100.0%

Robin Forston is unopposed.

Board of Education - District 4

Candidate	Votes	Share
Steven L. Wells R	1,698	100.0%

Steven L. Wells is unopposed.

Board of Education - District 7

Candidate	Votes	Share
Judi Renshaw R	1,745	100.0%

Judi Renshaw is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

Race	Margin	2024 president	Shift
GA Senate	R +41.0	R +60.7	D +19.7
GA Governor	R +50.1	R +60.7	D +10.6
GA-14	R +44.7	R +60.7	D +16.1

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 Polk County has voted for president

Year	Democrat	Share	Republican	Share	Margin	Votes
2024	Kamala Harris	19.6%	Donald Trump	80.1%	R +60.5	19,171
2020	Joe Biden	21.0%	Donald Trump	78.1%	R +57.1	17,399
2016	Hillary Clinton	20.2%	Donald Trump	77.5%	R +57.3	14,215
2012	Barack Obama	26.6%	Mitt Romney	72.1%	R +45.5	13,608
2008	Barack Obama	28.7%	John McCain	69.8%	R +41.1	14,113
2004	John Kerry	31.2%	George W. Bush	68.3%	R +37.1	12,395
2000	Al Gore	40.6%	George W. Bush	57.7%	R +17.1	10,116

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 +43.4.

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.