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Richmond County, Georgia

2026 election results. Jon Ossoff (D) got 76% of the U.S. Senate vote in Richmond County. The margin is 15.5 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 7 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Richmond County

U.S. Senate

Jon Ossoff
75.9%50,562
Mike Collins
24.1%16,066
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms
72.6%48,358
Rick Jackson
27.4%18,262
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Richmond 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 7, 6:23 AM.

7 local contests in Richmond County

School boards and districts on Richmond 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.

Schools

Board of Education District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Charlie Hannah3,23857.5%
RaShaun Holiday2,39242.5%

Charlie Hannah ahead in Richmond County.

Board of Education District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Kenyatta Brown3,49239.2%
Carol J. Yancy2,63629.6%
Bartley Payne2,09023.5%
Janice Ramirez6897.7%

Kenyatta Brown ahead in Richmond County.

Special Board of Education District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Kenyatta Brown3,51039.3%
Carol J. Yancy2,57828.9%
Bartley Payne2,11623.7%
Janice Ramirez7208.1%

Kenyatta Brown ahead in Richmond County.

Board of Education District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Charles "Chuckie" Williams3,59650.4%
Edward Ed Lowery3,53749.6%

Charles "Chuckie" Williams ahead in Richmond County.

Board of Education District 7

CandidateVotesShare
Lisa Martin6,987100.0%

Lisa Martin is unopposed.

Board of Education District 9

CandidateVotesShare
Venus D. Cain16,18457.9%
Delvin T. Howard6,85524.5%
Brad Owens2,99610.7%
Thomas Gardiner1,9386.9%

Venus D. Cain ahead in Richmond County.

Districts

Brier Creek Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

CandidateVotesShare
Charles "Charlie" Byrd56,340100.0%

Charles "Charlie" Byrd is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateD +51.8D +36.3D +15.5
GA GovernorD +45.2D +36.3D +8.9
GA-12D +45.7D +36.3D +9.4

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 Richmond County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris67.8%Donald Trump31.7%D +36.183,578
2020Joe Biden67.9%Donald Trump30.8%D +37.287,014
2016Hillary Clinton64.6%Donald Trump32.4%D +32.275,515
2012Barack Obama66.5%Mitt Romney32.7%D +33.879,020
2008Barack Obama65.7%John McCain33.8%D +31.879,333
2004John Kerry56.7%George W. Bush43.0%D +13.769,282
2000Al Gore54.6%George W. Bush44.3%D +10.357,538

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 +25.8.

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.