4 candidates are tracked across 3 Effingham County races for the 2026 election, led by the Georgia Senate District 4 contest. Preview your Effingham County, Georgia sample ballot for 2026: browse tracked local races, then enter your ZIP code to confirm which districts and offices appear on your exact ballot.
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Local Snapshot
Election DayNov. 3, 2026
StateGeorgia
Races Listed3
Profiles4
Effingham County Sample Ballot 2026: Races We’re Tracking
Local races are address-specific. This guide previews tracked contests, while the lookup tool narrows the list to a voter’s exact address. Tap any name to see the race, full candidate profiles, and everything else on your exact ballot. Georgia nominees were set by the May 19 primary and June 16 runoffs; unopposed nominees still print on November 3, and any November race without a majority winner goes to a December 1 runoff, per state law.
Billy Hickman (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Billy Hickman 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.
Billy Hickman · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Billy Hickman is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Billy Hickman is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Jon G. Burns (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Jon G. Burns 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.
Jon G. Burns · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Jon G. Burns is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 159 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Bill Hitchens (Republican), David Dillie (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Bill Hitchens 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.
Bill Hitchens · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Bill Hitchens is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 161 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Bill Hitchens is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
David Dillie works as an aircraft final line mechanic at Gulfstream and also does AWS welding, pipefitting and plumbing work, per his campaign site. He was raised in a farming family and is a student at Savannah Technical College.
Priorities: Raise Georgia's state minimum wage to $10.00 per hour · Expand career and technical education programs · Protect family farms and farmland (per the campaign site)
Note: Use address lookup for your exact ballot; local pages preview tracked races.Profiles: Hand-verified profiles are added race by race; always confirm with the official election office linked above.
Billy Hickman is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Billy Hickman is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list and the General Assembly's roster. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
