Colquitt County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Georgia Senate and Georgia House, with bios, priorities and campaign sites.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Colquitt County's county, city and school board races, so they are not shown here. Your ballot may carry them. See the Georgia Secretary of State elections page.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia Senate District 11Sam Watson (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Sam Watson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Supporting the region's agriculture-based economy
About Sam Watson
Sam Watson is a farmer and agribusiness owner who represents Georgia Senate District 11, covering Brooks, Colquitt, Cook, Decatur, Grady, Thomas and Seminole counties, per his campaign site. He previously served as a State Representative before being elected to the Senate, and he co-founded Chill C Farms in 2007, per his campaign site.
Sam Watson (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Sam Watson 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.
Full race pageGeorgia House District 172Charles "Chas" Cannon (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Charles "Chas" Cannon
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- A strong voice for rural communities and local resources
- Protect agriculture-based industries
- Responsive constituent services
About Charles "Chas" Cannon
Cannon is a fourth-generation forestry and timber business owner in Moultrie, continuing the business started by a great-great grandfather in 1912, per the campaign site. The site says Cannon graduated from West Point in 2001, served as an Army officer including a deployment to Iraq and a posting as an Army Congressional Fellow, and joined the U.S. Army Reserves in 2014, per the campaign site. Cannon is a 2015 graduate of Leadership Georgia and a member of the Georgia Forestry Association executive committee, per the campaign site.
Charles "Chas" Cannon (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Charles "Chas" Cannon 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Colquitt County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Colquitt County sample ballot 2026: who is running for georgia senate and georgia house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Georgia?
Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Georgia are listed on the Georgia election hub. Georgia election hub →
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