Harris County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Georgia Senate and Georgia House and more, and where they stand on roads, public safety and schools.
Local races not included. We have not yet gathered Harris 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.
Harris County is split across 2 Georgia House districts.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia House: 2 districtsDistricts 138, 139
Georgia House District 138Vance Smith (R) · Cyndie Hutchings (D)
Vance Smith
Vance Smith is the Republican state representative for Georgia House District 138, serving Harris, Muscogee and Troup counties, per his campaign site. A businessman who owns Vance Smith Contracting and Consulting, he previously served as president and CEO of Vance Smith Construction Co. and as chairman of the Harris County Commission, per his campaign site.
Cyndie Hutchings
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Campaign message centered on "people over profit"
About Cyndie Hutchings
Hutchings works as a graphic designer and leads the Troup County Anti-Data Center Coalition, organizing citizens and hosting educational town halls, per the campaign site. She consults with Georgia counties and municipalities on data center moratoriums and protective ordinances, per the campaign site. She and her husband relocated to LaGrange after data center proposals emerged near their previous property, per the campaign site.
Vance Smith (Republican), Cyndie Hutchings (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Vance Smith 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 139Carmen Rice (R) · Elliot Valdez (D)
Carmen Rice
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Platform includes education, supporting law enforcement and public safety, economic development and improving transportation
- Supports furthering foster and adoption care reform
About Carmen Rice
Carmen Rice is the Republican state representative for Georgia House District 139 seeking re-election, per her campaign site. A former foster parent, she supports school choice, having had children who attended public, private and home school, per her campaign site.
Elliot Valdez
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Raise Georgia's minimum wage to reflect the cost of living
- Smart infrastructure investment including US 27 and Veterans Parkway upgrades
- Environmental conservation and opposition to new data centers
About Elliot Valdez
Elliot Valdez is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 139 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Valdez was born into a military family and served 23 years in military and federal civilian service, including as a Navy Aviation Electronics veteran and with U.S. Army Combat Camera documenting operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, per his candidate profile.
Carmen Rice (Republican), Elliot Valdez (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Carmen Rice 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 Senate District 29Randy Robertson (R) · Jeff Lowe (D)
Randy Robertson
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Public safety: address drug abuse, tougher sentencing, justice system reform
- Education: equip students with skills for the state's manufacturing industry
- Infrastructure: improve services, storm response, close the rural broadband gap
About Randy Robertson
Randy Robertson is a 30-and-a-half-year law enforcement veteran who retired from the Muscogee County Sheriff's Office in 2015, per the campaign site. His assignments ranged from undercover narcotics investigations to Director of Homeland Security for Columbus, Georgia, and he attended the FBI National Academy at Quantico, per the campaign site. He is a past president of the Fraternal Order of Police Georgia State Lodge and lives in Cataula, per the campaign site.
Jeff Lowe
Jeff Lowe is the Democratic candidate for Georgia Senate District 29 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Randy Robertson (Republican), Jeff Lowe (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Randy Robertson 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 Harris County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Harris County sample ballot 2026: see where the georgia senate and georgia house candidates stand on roads, public safety and schools. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
When is the 2026 general election in Georgia?
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