Spalding County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
Who is running for Georgia Senate and Georgia House and more, and where they stand on schools and elections.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Spalding County is split across 2 Georgia House districts.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia House: 2 districtsDistricts 82, 135
Georgia House District 82Karen I Mathiak (R) · Anthony Dickson (D)
Karen I Mathiak
Top priorities
- Protect election integrity
- Protect Second Amendment rights
Per the campaign site.
About Karen I Mathiak
Karen Mathiak is a chiropractor and small business owner and a 1984 graduate of Life University, per her campaign site. She chaired the Georgia Board of Chiropractic Examiners for 13 years and represents House District 82, per her campaign site.
Anthony Dickson
Anthony Dickson is an educator with an MBA, per the campaign site.
Karen I Mathiak (Republican), Anthony Dickson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Karen I Mathiak 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 135Beth Camp (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Beth Camp
Top priorities
- Strong families and communities: protect children, respect life, support parents
- Fiscal responsibility and accountability: protect taxpayers
- Education and opportunity: technical colleges, apprenticeships, universities
Per the campaign site.
About Beth Camp
Beth Camp holds an associate degree from Georgia Military College, a bachelor's degree in integrative studies from Clayton State University and a master's degree in communication studies from the University of Alabama, per the campaign site. She is a licensed EMT and a licensed real estate agent and broker in Georgia, per the campaign site. She previously served on the Pike County School Board and sits on the boards of NCSL, CSG South, CASA Advo-Kids (Griffin Judicial Circuit), Georgia Military College and Upson County Hospital, per the campaign site.
Beth Camp (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Beth Camp 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 16Marty Harbin (R) · Sonya Wimberly Hawkins (D)
Marty Harbin
Marty Harbin founded the Harbin Insurance Agency after graduating from Georgia State University, growing it from two employees to more than twenty over 48 years, per his official Senate biography. He has represented Senate District 16 since 2014, per his official Senate biography. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Sonya Wimberly Hawkins
Top priorities
- Protecting voting rights
- Improving maternal health
- Strengthening public education
Per the campaign site.
About Sonya Wimberly Hawkins
Sonya Wimberly Hawkins is a community advocate and the Democratic nominee for Georgia Senate District 16, covering Fayette, Lamar, Pike and Spalding counties, per her campaign site. She is married to a Desert Storm veteran, per her campaign site.
Marty Harbin (Republican), Sonya Wimberly Hawkins (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Marty Harbin 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 Spalding County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
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