4 candidates are tracked across 2 Polk County races for the 2026 election, led by the Georgia Senate District 31 contest. Preview your Polk 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 Listed2
Profiles4
Polk 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.
Jason R. Anavitarte (Republican), Alec Miller (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Jason R. Anavitarte 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.
Jason R. Anavitarte · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Jason R. Anavitarte is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 31 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Alec Miller is a married father of one who works as a corporate trainer, per his Paulding County Democrats candidate profile. His campaign focuses on families in Paulding and Polk counties. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 7, 2026.
Priorities: Jobs in healthcare, clean energy, skilled trades and manufacturing through workforce training · Making Georgia more affordable for working families · Paid parental, caregiving and bereavement leave (per the candidate profile)
Trey Kelley (Republican), Diana Spangler (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Trey Kelley 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.
Trey Kelley · RepublicanIncumbent▾
Trey Kelley is the Republican candidate for Georgia House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.
Diana Spangler is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 16 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Spangler is a child advocate and community volunteer and a long-time Paulding County resident who has worked on literacy initiatives supporting struggling readers and families dealing with dyslexia, per Paulding County Democrats.
Priorities: Strengthening public education · Expanding access to affordable healthcare · Fostering more responsive government (per the campaign site)
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Jason R. Anavitarte is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 31 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list.