Laurens 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 Laurens 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.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia Senate District 20Larry Walker (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Larry Walker
Larry Walker is the sitting Georgia State Senator for District 20, covering Bleckley, Dodge, Dooly, Houston, Laurens, Pulaski, Treutlen and Wilcox counties, and serves as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, per his campaign site. He founded Walker Insurance Agency in Perry in 1996, where he remains President and CEO, per his campaign site.
Larry Walker (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Larry Walker 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 155Matt Hatchett (R) · Joe Powers (D)
Matt Hatchett
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Affordability and tax relief
- Public safety
- Healthcare
About Matt Hatchett
Hatchett is a small business owner who has represented House District 155, which covers Laurens and Johnson counties, for 16 years, per the campaign site. The site says Hatchett is Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee and has chaired the Theatre Dublin Nutcracker since its inception in 2004, per the campaign site.
Joe Powers
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Says Laurens and Johnson counties are not benefiting enough from Georgia Ports expansion and wants to bring new businesses and higher wages to the district
- Supports expanding Medicaid in Georgia
About Joe Powers
Joe Powers is originally from Toccoa, Georgia, and now lives in Dublin, per his campaign site. He works as a sales and marketing specialist at Regal Media Team and owns Powers Media Network and Agency, after earlier roles at Cox Media Group, Fox 54 in Columbus, 41NBC in Macon, CNN and Y96 radio.
Matt Hatchett (Republican), Joe Powers (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Matt Hatchett 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 Laurens County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Laurens County sample ballot 2026: who is running for georgia house and georgia senate, 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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