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Thomas County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 59% of the vote for governor in Thomas County. The margin is 5.8 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 9 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Thomas County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
55.3%9,303
Jon Ossoff
44.7%7,534
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
59.2%10,004
Keisha Lance Bottoms
40.8%6,891
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Thomas 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.

9 local contests in Thomas County

County offices and school boards on Thomas 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 Commissioner - District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Jeremy G. Rich D1,281100.0%

Jeremy G. Rich is unopposed.

County Commissioner - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Ken Hickey R1,836100.0%

Ken Hickey is unopposed.

County Commissioner - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Donnie Baggett R1,609100.0%

Donnie Baggett is unopposed.

Spec County Commissioner - District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Adrian Burns Smith R90544.2%
Otis H. Boyd68233.3%
Jonathan Wood46022.5%

Adrian Burns Smith ahead in Thomas County.

County Commissioner - District 7

CandidateVotesShare
Phillip V. Brown D1,720100.0%

Phillip V. Brown is unopposed.

Schools

County School Board - District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Joy Jackson West R1,183100.0%

Joy Jackson West is unopposed.

County School Board - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Ken Harper R1,275100.0%

Ken Harper is unopposed.

County School Board - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Leah D. Smith R1,090100.0%

Leah D. Smith is unopposed.

County School Board - District 7

CandidateVotesShare
Ed Hopper R1,261100.0%

Ed Hopper is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +10.5R +24.2D +13.7
GA GovernorR +18.4R +24.2D +5.8
GA-02R +12.9R +24.2D +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 Thomas County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris37.8%Donald Trump61.9%R +24.122,080
2020Joe Biden39.8%Donald Trump59.3%R +19.421,855
2016Hillary Clinton38.0%Donald Trump59.7%R +21.718,802
2012Barack Obama40.4%Mitt Romney58.9%R +18.518,953
2008Barack Obama41.8%John McCain57.7%R +15.818,459
2004John Kerry38.2%George W. Bush61.5%R +23.315,705
2000Al Gore40.3%George W. Bush58.8%R +18.512,058

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 +5.6.

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.