Candler County, Georgia: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (2026-10-16). No judicial races appear on any of Candler's Nov 3 precinct ballots. See your exact ballot on My Voter Page.

Official sample ballot · Candler County Board of Elections

Statewide races (every Georgia voter)

U.S. SenateJon Ossoff D Donors3% from progressive-cause donorsMike Collins R Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

GovernorKeisha Lance Bottoms D DonorsRick Jackson R Donors

Lieutenant GovernorJosh McLaurin D DonorsGreg Dolezal R Donors

Secretary of StateTim Fleming R DonorsPenny Brown Reynolds D Donors

Attorney GeneralTanya Miller D DonorsBrian Strickland R Donors

Commissioner of AgricultureTyler Harper R DonorsKatherine E. Juhan-Arnold D Donors

Commissioner of InsuranceJohn King R DonorsKeisha Sean Waites D Donors

State School SuperintendentRWRichard Woods R DonorsLydia Powell D Donors

Commissioner of LaborBRBárbara Rivera Holmes R DonorsNikki Porcher D Donors

Public Service Commission, District 3Fitz Johnson R DonorsPeter Hubbard D Donors

Public Service Commission, District 5Josh Tolbert R DonorsShelia Edwards D Donors

Congress, Legislature & district races in Candler County

U.S. House, District 12Rick Allen R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsCeretta Smith D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

Uncontested: State Senate, District 4 — Billy Hickman; State House, District 158 — Larry Parrish

County, school board & city races

Uncontested local: Candler County Commissioner District 4 — Blake Hendrix (Republican); Candler County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor — Allen Tyler (Nonpartisan); Candler County Commissioner District 2 — Jonathan H. Williamson (Republican)

Ballot questions

• SB 574 Homestead Exemption: Local question on the official ballot (Special Election City of Metter). Exact wording is on the precinct sample ballot.
• SB 575 Homestead Exemption Based on Age and Income: Local question on the official ballot (Special Election City of Metter). Exact wording is on the precinct sample ballot.

Sources: Official per-precinct sample ballots, Georgia's sample-ballot service (8 ballot styles, 8 precincts; checked 2026-10-16) · Ballotpedia county election page · District overlap: U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024 (CD119, SLDU, SLDL) intersected with county boundaries