Effingham County, Georgia: 2026 Voter Guide

✅ Checked against the official county sample ballot (2026-10-16). No judicial races appear on any of Effingham's Nov 3 precinct ballots. Your county has more than one district per office, so see your exact districts on My Voter Page.

Official sample ballot · Effingham 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 Effingham County

U.S. House, District 1JKJames Kingston R Donors0% from progressive-cause donorsAmanda Hollowell D Donors0% from progressive-cause donors

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

State House, District 161Bill Hitchens R DonorsDavid Dillie D Donors

Uncontested: State Senate, District 4 — Billy Hickman; State House, District 159 — Jon G. Burns

County, school board & city races

Effingham County Commission District 3Jamie DeLoach R DonorsSHScott Hoffman D Donors

Effingham County Commission District 2Roger Burdette R DonorsDLDarlene L. Ainsworth D Donors

Uncontested local: Effingham County Solicitor General — Spencer D. Tyson (Republican); Effingham County Commission District 5 — Phil Kieffer (Republican); Effingham County Soil and Water Conservation District Supervisor —

Ballot questions

• 1% SPLOST: Local question on the official ballot. Exact wording is on the precinct sample ballot.
• Local Homeowner's Incentive Adjustment Program: Local question on the official ballot. Exact wording is on the precinct sample ballot.
• Authorization of Redevelopment Powers Law: Local question on the official ballot. Exact wording is on the precinct sample ballot.

Sources: Official per-precinct sample ballots, Georgia's sample-ballot service (24 ballot styles, 24 precincts; checked 2026-10-16) · Ballotpedia county election page · District overlap: U.S. Census TIGER/Line 2024 (CD119, SLDU, SLDL) intersected with county boundaries