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Stephens County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 78% of the vote for governor in Stephens County. The margin is 6.2 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Stephens County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
73.9%6,870
Jon Ossoff
26.1%2,429
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
78.5%7,301
Keisha Lance Bottoms
21.5%2,003
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Stephens 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.

10 local contests in Stephens County

County offices, school boards and local measures on Stephens 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 - Post 1

CandidateVotesShare
Tara Simmons R7,961100.0%

Tara Simmons is unopposed.

County Commission - Post 4

CandidateVotesShare
Chris Rickman R7,18077.8%
Sherrie Maxwell D2,05022.2%

Chris Rickman ahead in Stephens County.

County Commission - Post 5

CandidateVotesShare
Chuck Wright R7,08877.3%
Justin Richie D2,08622.7%

Chuck Wright ahead in Stephens County.

Schools

County BOE - District 1 Post 2

CandidateVotesShare
Jim Bellamy R7,914100.0%

Jim Bellamy is unopposed.

County BOE - District 2 Post 1

CandidateVotesShare
Tripp Arrowood R7,993100.0%

Tripp Arrowood is unopposed.

County BOE - District 2 Post 2

CandidateVotesShare
Rod Moore R7,981100.0%

Rod Moore is unopposed.

County BOE - District 3 Post 1

CandidateVotesShare
Kay H. Reed R7,965100.0%

Kay H. Reed is unopposed.

Local measures

County Liquor Sales by the Drink

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes5,72863.4%
No3,30736.6%

Yes ahead with 63.4% in Stephens County.

Sunday Sales of Liquor by the Drink

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,86753.7%
No4,18946.3%

Yes ahead with 53.7% in Stephens County.

Expansion of time for Sunday Sales of Beer and Wine

ChoiceVotesShare
Yes4,61950.9%
No4,45149.1%

Yes ahead with 50.9% in Stephens County.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +47.8R +63.1D +15.4
GA GovernorR +56.9R +63.1D +6.2
GA-09R +53.8R +63.1D +9.3

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 Stephens County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris18.4%Donald Trump81.2%R +62.813,099
2020Joe Biden20.1%Donald Trump78.8%R +58.811,867
2016Hillary Clinton18.7%Donald Trump78.3%R +59.69,815
2012Barack Obama22.4%Mitt Romney76.0%R +53.69,498
2008Barack Obama25.7%John McCain73.1%R +47.410,517
2004John Kerry28.1%George W. Bush71.5%R +43.49,660
2000Al Gore34.3%George W. Bush64.1%R +29.98,376

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 +33.0.

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.