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Race · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
State Senate, District 56
What this job does Your district's vote in the Georgia Senate. Senators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, confirm some of the governor's appointments, and need two-thirds of the vote to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot. A term is two years. source: ballotpedia.org
Held today by John Albers (Republican).
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Candidates in the order the Georgia Secretary of State, Elections Division lists them ↗ . Your ballot may show the candidates in a different order. Write-in votes count only for certified write-in candidates.
Georgia general election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Your official sample ballot is the final word on what you will see. Look yours up on the Georgia My Voter Page (your sample ballot) ↗ .
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