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Wilkes County, Georgia

2026 election results. Rick Jackson (R) got 55% of the vote for governor in Wilkes County. The margin is 7.4 points more Democratic than the 2024 presidential vote here. Wilkes County is split between 2 U.S. House districts. Below are also 3 local contests from the state's own results.

2026 results in Wilkes County

U.S. Senate

Mike Collins
51.8%2,115
Jon Ossoff
48.2%1,968
100% counted

Statewide: Jon Ossoff wins. Called.

Governor

Rick Jackson
54.7%2,241
Keisha Lance Bottoms
45.3%1,854
100% counted

Statewide: Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 10th District

Houston Gaines
60.5%427
Pamela Delancy
39.5%279
100% counted

Only part of Wilkes County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Houston Gaines wins. Called.

U.S. House: Georgia 12th District

Rick Allen
53.0%1,780
Ceretta Smith
47.0%1,580
100% counted

Only part of Wilkes County is in this district; these are that part's votes. Whole district: Rick Allen wins. Called.

The leader in Wilkes 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.

3 local contests in Wilkes County

County offices on Wilkes 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 Chairman

CandidateVotesShare
Sam Moore R3,101100.0%

Sam Moore is unopposed.

County Commission - District 3

CandidateVotesShare
Charles Jackson D746100.0%

Charles Jackson is unopposed.

County Commission - District 4

CandidateVotesShare
Eric Holton R897100.0%

Eric Holton is unopposed.

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

Compared with 2024

RaceMargin2024 presidentShift
GA SenateR +3.6R +16.9D +13.3
GA GovernorR +9.5R +16.9D +7.4
GA-10 part of the countyR +21.0R +35.6D +14.6
GA-12 part of the countyR +6.0R +11.7D +5.7

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 Wilkes County has voted for president

YearDemocratShareRepublicanShareMarginVotes
2024Kamala Harris41.4%Donald Trump58.3%R +16.85,098
2020Joe Biden42.9%Donald Trump56.1%R +13.25,031
2016Hillary Clinton41.2%Donald Trump57.3%R +16.14,486
2012Barack Obama43.8%Mitt Romney55.3%R +11.54,761
2008Barack Obama45.8%John McCain53.5%R +7.75,052
2004John Kerry44.6%George W. Bush54.8%R +10.24,543
2000Al Gore48.2%George W. Bush50.8%R +2.64,026

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 +14.3.

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.