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Tift County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 64% of the vote for governor in Tift County. The margin is 8.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Below are also 10 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Tift County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
58.4%7,758
Jon Ossoff
41.6%5,520
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
63.7%8,485
Keisha Lance Bottoms
36.3%4,837
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

The leader in Tift 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 Tift County

County offices, school boards and districts on Tift 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

Solicitor General

CandidateVotesShare
Jason Hoffman R10,422100.0%

Jason Hoffman is unopposed.

County Commission - District 1

CandidateVotesShare
Angela A. Haggins D1,503100.0%

Angela A. Haggins is unopposed.

County Commission - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Paul Webb R1,974100.0%

Paul Webb is unopposed.

County Commission - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Stan Stalnaker R2,751100.0%

Stan Stalnaker is unopposed.

County Commission - District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Greg Wood R2,141100.0%

Greg Wood is unopposed.

Schools

Board of Education - District 2

CandidateVotesShare
Pat McKinnon D1,088100.0%

Pat McKinnon is unopposed.

Board of Education - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Richard "Sterling" Haring R2,29372.1%
LaShawn Benjamin Ealey D88727.9%

Richard "Sterling" Haring ahead in Tift County.

Board of Education - District 5

CandidateVotesShare
Blake McRae R1,14161.3%
Bonnie Sayles I72038.7%

Blake McRae ahead in Tift County.

Board of Education - District 6

CandidateVotesShare
Jerome "Jerry" Baker R1,83974.7%
San Taylor I62325.3%

Jerome "Jerry" Baker ahead in Tift County.

Districts

Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor

CandidateVotesShare
Brian Ponder10,845100.0%

Brian Ponder is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +16.9R +35.8D +18.9
GA GovernorR +27.4R +35.8D +8.4
GA-08R +28.8R +35.8D +7.0

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 Tift County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris32.0%Donald Trump67.7%R +35.716,989
2020Joe Biden32.7%Donald Trump66.2%R +33.516,282
2016Hillary Clinton30.6%Donald Trump67.4%R +36.814,219
2012Barack Obama33.5%Mitt Romney66.0%R +32.513,927
2008Barack Obama33.3%John McCain66.1%R +32.814,257
2004John Kerry30.9%George W. Bush68.8%R +38.012,520
2000Al Gore34.3%George W. Bush64.7%R +30.310,328

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 +5.3.

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.