Early voting for the Nov. 3 election opens Oct. 13, with 11 statewide contests and 11 state House and Senate seats worth watching on the ballot. In 2022, Republicans won every statewide executive office on the ballot by five to nine points. That year Raphael Warnock (D) led the November vote for U.S. Senate by about one point.
Statewide
- In the race for governor, an open seat, Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) faces Rick Jackson (R). InsiderAdvantage’s Sept. 22 and 23 poll of 1,200 likely voters had Jackson ahead 48% to 46%, after the two were at 46% each in its August survey [1].
- In the U.S. Senate race, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff (D), the incumbent, faces U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R). The same pollster had Ossoff ahead 50% to 42% in September and 50% to 43% in August.
- Josh McLaurin (D) and Greg Dolezal (R) are running for an open lieutenant governor’s seat.
- Penny Brown Reynolds (D) and Tim Fleming (R) are running for an open secretary of state’s seat.
- Tanya Miller (D) faces State Senator Brian Strickland (R) for an open attorney general’s seat. Strickland holds state Senate District 42, which is also open.
- In the other four statewide executive races, incumbents seek reelection. Agriculture Commissioner Tyler Harper (R) faces Katherine E. Juhan-Arnold (D), Insurance Commissioner John King (R) faces Keisha Sean Waites (D), Labor Commissioner Bárbara Rivera Holmes (R) faces Nikki Porcher (D) and School Superintendent Richard Woods (R) faces Lydia Powell (D).
- On the Public Service Commission, Peter Hubbard (PSC District 3) (D) faces Fitz Johnson (PSC District 3) (R) in a rematch. Hubbard won the seat from Johnson in a November 2025 special election, 62.9% to 37.1%. In District 5, an open seat, Shelia Edwards (PSC District 5) (D) faces Josh Tolbert (PSC District 5) (R).
Legislative districts
Each entry gives the most recent result in the seat and the 2024 presidential margin in the district, rounded to the nearest point [2]. The presidential margin was less than 13 points in all 11 districts, and two of the seats are open.
- House District 48: State Representative Scott Hilton (R) faces Adam Cleveland (D). Hilton won in 2024 by 9.7 points, and Democrats carried the district in the presidential race by about 1 point.
- House District 53: State Representative Deborah Silcox (R) faces Beth Fuller (D). Silcox won in 2024 by 3.8 points, and Democrats carried the district by about 7 points in the presidential race.
- House District 99: State Representative Matt Reeves (R) faces Michelle Kang (D). Reeves won in 2024 by 2.1 points, and Democrats carried the district by about 6 points in the presidential race.
- House District 105: State Representative Sandy Donatucci (R) faces Farooq Mughal (D) in a rematch. Mughal won the seat in 2022, and Donatucci took it from him in 2024 by 80 votes. Democrats carried the district by about 3 points in the presidential race.
- House District 121: State Representative Eric Gisler (D) faces Dutch Guest IV (R). Gisler won the seat in a December 2025 special election by 198 votes, and Republicans carried the district by about 12 points in the presidential race.
- House District 128: In an open seat, Tyrone A. Evans (D) faces Trey Sheppard (R). State Representative Mack Jackson (D), who is retiring, won in 2024 by 48 votes, and Republicans carried the district by about 4 points in the presidential race.
- House District 151: State Representative Mike Cheokas (R) faces Ethan Wolfe (D). Cheokas was unopposed in 2024 and won in 2022 by 9.8 points, and Republicans carried the district by about 8 points in the presidential race.
- House District 154: State Representative Gerald Greene (R) faces Harry James (D). Greene was unopposed in 2024 and won in 2022 by 12.9 points, and Democrats carried the district by about 3 points in the presidential race.
- Senate District 37: State Senator Ed Setzler (R) faces Darcy Castro (D). Setzler won in 2024 by 15.0 points, and Republicans carried the district by about 9 points in the presidential race.
- Senate District 42: In an open seat, Bret A. Dunn (R) faces Eric W. Lee, Sr. (D). Strickland won in 2024 by 16.5 points, and Republicans carried the district by about 12 points in the presidential race.
- Senate District 48: State Senator Shawn Still (R) faces Laura Murvartian (D). Still won in 2024 by 7.2 points, and Republicans carried the district by about 5 points in the presidential race.
Early voting runs Oct. 13 through Oct. 30, with Saturday voting required on Oct. 17 and Oct. 24 [3]. Our early-voting guide lists hours for Fulton, Gwinnett, Cobb and DeKalb counties.