2026 DeKalb County, Georgia, elections
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November 3, 2026
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A general election will be held in DeKalb County, Georgia, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Partisan primary elections were held on May 19, alongside nonpartisan judicial and school board elections in the county. Primary runoff elections were held on June 16 in races where no candidate received a majority of the vote.
Board of Commissioners
[edit]District 2
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Michelle Spears, incumbent commissioner[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Spears (incumbent) | 26,390 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 26,390 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ben Pepper[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Ben Pepper | 4,918 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 4,918 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michelle Spears (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Ben Pepper | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
District 3
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Keyanna Moore, environmental policy aide[4]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]- Nicole Massiah, incumbent commissioner[1]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Keyanna Moore
- Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Nicole Massiah (incumbent) | 15,797 | 41.99 | |
| Democratic | Keyanna Moore | 15,543 | 41.31 | |
| Democratic | Jake Walls | 3,358 | 8.93 | |
| Democratic | Tommy Travis | 2,923 | 7.77 | |
| Total votes | 37,621 | 100.00 | ||
Runoff
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keyanna Moore | 10,220 | 61.18 | |
| Democratic | Nicole Massiah (incumbent) | 6,486 | 38.82 | |
| Total votes | 16,706 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Andrea Smith[1]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Andrea Smith | 839 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 839 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Keyanna Moore (incumbent) | |||
| Republican | Andrea Smith | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
District 7
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Nominee
[edit]- Ladena Bolton, incumbent commissioner[1]
Eliminated in primary
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]Oneka Willabus
- Organizations
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ladena Bolton (incumbent) | 40,480 | 55.99 | |
| Democratic | Jacqueline Adams | 23,029 | 31.57 | |
| Democratic | Oneka Willabus | 9,070 | 12.44 | |
| Total votes | 72,579 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ladena Bolton (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | |||
School Board
[edit]District 2
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitney McGinniss (incumbent) | 10,915 | 54.32 | |
| Charlie McAdoo II | 4,785 | 23.81 | |
| Ruth Goldstein | 4,393 | 21.86 | |
| Total votes | 20,093 | 100.00 | |
District 4
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Advanced to runoff
[edit]Eliminated in general election
[edit]Declined
[edit]- Allyson Gevertz, incumbent board member[1]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Brisson | 6,964 | 37.31 | |
| Sonja Szunski | 3,961 | 21.22 | |
| Alison Cundiff | 3,667 | 19.65 | |
| Crew Heimer | 2,037 | 10.91 | |
| Jamison Murphy | 2,037 | 10.91 | |
| Total votes | 18,666 | 100.00 | |
Runoff
[edit]Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tracy Brisson | 6,100 | 67.65 | |
| Sonja Szunski | 2,917 | 32.35 | |
| Total votes | 9,017 | 100.00 | |
District 6
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Diijon DaCosta, incumbent board member[1]
Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diijon DaCosta (incumbent) | 18,949 | 100.00 | |
| Total votes | 18,949 | 100.00 | |
Georgia Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]Results
[edit]| Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan Dunaway (incumbent) | |||
| Carol Hayes (incumbent) | |||
| Total votes | 100.00 | ||
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Williams, Reed; Alexander, Cassidy (March 7, 2026). "County commission, school board races on tap this year in metro Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 19 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "May 19, 2026 - General Primary (DeKalb County)". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
- ↑ Whisenhunt, Dan (March 4, 2026). "DeKalb County commission, BOE incumbents facing challengers". Decaturish. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ Bass, Jim (March 6, 2026). "Here is who will be on the ballot in DeKalb County this May". Decaturish. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Endorsements". Georgia Conservation Voters. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
- ↑ "Georgia WFP Announces 2026 Primary Endorsements". Working Families Party. March 19, 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
- 1 2 "June 16th, 2026 General Primary Runoff (DeKalb County)". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
- ↑ "Municipal elections in DeKalb County, Georgia (2026)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 20 March 2026.
- ↑ "Certified List of Qualified Candidates Appearing on the May 19, 2026 – General Primary Election/Nonpartisan Election Ballot" (PDF). DeKalb County, Georgia. Retrieved 20 March 2026.