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2026 results · Georgia · Georgia 2nd District

Sanford Bishop, the Democrat, wins re-election in Georgia's 2nd District

Kamala Harris carried the district by 8.6 points in 2024; this year's count is a 13.0-point move toward the Democrats.

Georgia 2nd District: votes counted for each candidate
CandidateVotesShareShare of the vote
Sanford BishopDemocrat, incumbent148,25060.8%
Matt DayRepublican95,60839.2%

Called by Call the Map, Nov 4, 8:24 AM EST · 97% counted.

About 97% of the expected vote counted243,858 votesCount last changed Nov 6, 8:09 PM EST · checked Nov 7, 4:59 PM ESTSource: Georgia Secretary of State

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About the seat

Georgia's 2nd District takes in all or part of 30 counties. The Democrats held it before this election. Its voters went D+8.6 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 13.0 points toward the Democrats, ranks 4 of 14 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.

2024 president
D+8.6
2024 House race, same lines
D+12.7
Move from 2024, rank in state
4 of 14
  1. Muscogee County21%
  2. Bibb County14%
  3. Dougherty County11%
  4. Thomas County7%
  5. Houston County6%
  6. Lee County5%
  7. Peach County4%
  8. Sumter County4%
  9. 22 more28%

Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.

What the count shows

Added together, the 30 counties compared moved 13.0 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.

The counties compared cast 77% as many votes as in 2024, from 84% in Peach County to 68% in Stewart County.

Calhoun County moved most: D+12.1 for president in 2024, D+28.1 this year

The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.

CountyR+60EvenD+60Move
Calhoun County1,630 votes16.0 pts → D
Houston County14,307 votes15.6 pts → D
Lee County13,277 votes15.3 pts → D
Mitchell County6,692 votes14.8 pts → D
Decatur County8,450 votes14.3 pts → D
Marion County2,761 votes14.1 pts → D
Bibb County33,909 votes13.7 pts → D
Grady County7,992 votes12.8 pts → D
Peach County10,627 votes12.1 pts → D
Dougherty County27,122 votes11.5 pts → D

2024 president 2026

Lee County added 4,081 net votes for Bishop against the 2024 margin, 16% of the district's change

Across the 30 counties compared, the margin moved by 25,674 votes toward Bishop: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.

  1. Lee County+4,081 Bishop
  2. Thomas County+2,983 Bishop
  3. Grady County+2,135 Bishop
  4. Decatur County+1,997 Bishop
  5. Houston County+1,481 Bishop
  6. Crawford County+1,411 Bishop
  7. Mitchell County+1,375 Bishop
  8. Peach County+1,323 Bishop

3 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Bishop this year

Striped on the map above. Largest first; the 2 largest of 3, leaving out any under 2,000 votes in 2024.

  • Peach CountyR+1.5D+10.6
  • Dooly CountyR+7.5D+1.3

How the vote came in

Bishop did best among provisional ballots (D+71.4) and Day among Election Day votes(D+6.9).

  1. Advance Voting144,856 votes, 59% of the countD+28.4
  2. Election Day88,871 votes, 36% of the countD+6.9
  3. Absentee by Mail10,110 votes, 4% of the countD+52.6
  4. Provisional21 votes, 0% of the countD+71.4

The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.

Georgia’s ballot

All of Georgia’s resultsThe state legislatureBallot measures

The seats that changed party

StatewideDemocrats won all 10 of Georgia's statewide races.

  1. U.S. SenateJon OssoffD+18.0
  2. GovernorKeisha Lance BottomsD+8.7Flip
  3. Attorney GeneralTanya MillerD+11.1Flip
  4. Commissioner of AgricultureKatherine E. Juhan-ArnoldD+7.7
  5. Commissioner of InsuranceKeisha Sean WaitesD+8.6
  6. Commissioner of LaborNikki PorcherD+9.3
  7. Lieutenant GovernorJosh McLaurinD+11.9
  8. PSC, District 3Peter HubbardD+12.8
  9. PSC, District 5Shelia EdwardsD+10.7
  10. Secretary of StatePenny Brown ReynoldsD+11.4Flip

U.S. HouseBefore the election R 9–5, now R 9–5

  1. R+2.8Kingston
  2. D+21.6Bishop
  3. R+17.2Jack
  4. D+65.3Johnson
  5. D+80.4Williams
  6. D+61.8McBath
  7. R+12.4McCormick
  8. R+20.8Scott
  9. R+18.6Clyde
  10. R+7.2Gaines
  11. R+10.7Cowan
  12. R+4.2Allen
  13. D+59.7Clark
  14. R+17.6Fuller

won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.

Every count on this page is the official count published by the Georgia Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.