Marc McMain (Republican), Ray Smith (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Bill Cowsert (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Marc McMain · Republican▾
Marc McMain is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 46 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Ray Smith is a Watkinsville software engineer and second vice-chair of the Oconee County Democratic Party, per The Oconee Enterprise. He holds a computer science degree from the University of Georgia and worked in financial technology in Atlanta before relocating to the Athens area. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Housing affordability, including zoning reform for smaller and lower-cost homes · Rural healthcare access and Medicaid expansion · A statewide childcare support fund (per The Oconee Enterprise)
Frank Ginn (Republican), Justin Gillespie (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Frank Ginn is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Frank Ginn · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Frank Ginn is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 47 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Justin Gillespie is the Democratic candidate for Georgia Senate District 47 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Gary "Ward" Black Jr. (Republican), Suzanna Karatassos (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Rep. Houston Gaines (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Gary "Ward" Black Jr. · Republican▾
Gary "Ward" Black Jr. is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 120 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Black is the owner and CEO of Solid Ground Services and Supply and a partner in Harmony Grove Farms and Harmony Grove Plant Company, with more than 15 years in agribusiness and supply chain logistics, per Main Street News. He is a University of Georgia graduate and the son of former Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, per the same report.
Priorities: Infrastructure investment to reduce traffic congestion · Strengthen early literacy in K-12 schools · Support small businesses and farmers (per the campaign site)
Suzanna Karatassos spent 17 years in the apparel industry, including a year working in Amsterdam, before returning to the Athens area during the COVID-19 pandemic, per Main Street News. She lives in Jackson County with her husband and daughter, per Flagpole.
Priorities: Affordable healthcare · Lower utility and housing costs · Fully funded public schools (per the Flagpole)
Mack "Dutch" Guest IV (Republican), Eric Gisler (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Eric Gisler is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Mack "Dutch" Guest IV · Republican▾
Mack "Dutch" Guest IV is a small business owner who helps manage LAD Truck Lines, a Watkinsville-based trucking company, per his campaign site. He is a former president of the Oconee County Rotary Club and the Touchdown Club of Athens.
Priorities: Public safety · Affordability for Georgia families · Community service and servant leadership (per the campaign site)
Eric Gisler is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 121 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Carol Hubbard (Republican), Spencer Frye (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Spencer Frye is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Carol Hubbard · Republican▾
Carol Hubbard is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 122 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Spencer Frye is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 122 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Trey Rhodes (Republican), Melanie Michele Miller (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Trey Rhodes is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Trey Rhodes · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Trey Rhodes is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 124 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Melanie Miller is a small business owner and United States Army veteran, per The Red & Black. She was raised on a farm and now lives in White Plains in Greene County, per Lake Oconee News. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Mental health resources · Workforce housing in rural Georgia · Common-sense gun laws (per The Red & Black)
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Ballot questions on the November 3 ballot
2 local ballot questions from official county, city and school district lists. Countywide questions appear on every ballot in Clarke County; city, school district and special-district questions only inside the jurisdiction named. Statewide measures are listed separately.
Shall a special one percent (1%) sales and use tax be reimposed within the Clarke County School District for a period of five years for the purpose of funding school construction, renovations, technology upgrades, security improvements, school buses, and other capital outlay projects, together with the issuance of general obligation debt of up to $75,000,000? Renews the Clarke County School District's 1% educational sales tax (E-SPLOST) for another five years, projected to raise up to $215 million for school construction, renovations, technology, security, buses and other capital projects; per the Athens-Clarke County elections office and WUGA. Source: https://www.accgov.com/m/newsflash/home/detail/6967.
Shall a special one percent (1%) Floating Local Option Sales Tax (FLOST) be imposed within the special district consisting of the Unified Government of Athens-Clarke County, the City of Winterville, and the Town of Bogart for a period of five years, with proceeds used exclusively to reduce property taxes levied by those governments? Creates a new 1% sales tax (FLOST) for five years in Athens-Clarke County, Winterville and Bogart, with the revenue used to lower property tax rates in those governments; per the Athens-Clarke County elections office and WUGA. Source: https://www.wuga.org/local-news/2026-08-05/sales-tax-measures-head-to-november-ballot.
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