Pickens 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 Pickens 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 51Will Wade (R) · Gary St. Lawrence (D)
Will Wade
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- Restricting certain school sports eligibility to biological sex
- Reducing tax burdens on Georgia taxpayers
- Supporting stricter immigration enforcement
About Will Wade
Will Wade is a sitting Georgia State Representative and community banker running for the State Senate District 51 seat being vacated by Majority Leader Steve Gooch, per his campaign site. He has served in the state House since 2021 and is a Floor Leader for Governor Kemp, per his campaign site.
Gary St. Lawrence
Gary St. Lawrence is a Democratic candidate for Georgia Senate District 51. He is an Army veteran and former journalist, per the Dawson County News. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Will Wade (Republican), Gary St. Lawrence (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Steve Gooch (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.
Full race pageGeorgia House District 11Rick Jasperse (R) · Ryan Fountain (D)
Rick Jasperse
Top priorities
From the campaign site
- supports full K-12 education funding
- supports state income tax cuts, including eliminating it for most seniors
- supports Second Amendment rights
About Rick Jasperse
Rick Jasperse represents Georgia House District 11 and chairs the House Education Committee, per the campaign site. He describes himself as someone who puts in the time studying and understanding legislation, per the campaign site.
Ryan Fountain
Top priorities
From other published sources
- A Georgia Achievement Fund to invest in students, per candidate profile
- Closing the Medicaid coverage gap and lowering healthcare costs, per candidate profile
- Economic policies aimed at protecting family budgets, per candidate profile
About Ryan Fountain
Fountain was born and raised in Ball Ground and has spent an entire lifetime in Georgia, per the campaign site. The site says Fountain is running for the Georgia House to represent Cherokee, Pickens and Forsyth counties, per the campaign site.
Rick Jasperse (Republican), Ryan Fountain (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Rick Jasperse 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 Pickens County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Pickens 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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