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Georgia, United States, runoff 2026

Polling day . 3 races. Counted by Georgia Secretary of State. Times are New York time; hover for UTC.

Held only for an office where no candidate won a majority of the votes cast on 3 Nov (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501(a)(1)): a runoff between the two candidates with the most votes, "held on the twenty-eighth day after the day of holding the preceding general ... election" — Tuesday 1 Dec 2026. Applies to U.S. Senate, Governor and each U.S. House district; seats = offices still undecided. The 2022 general runoff was held on 6 Dec 2022, 28 days after polling day (SoS results site, 2022DecGenRun).

U.S. House, runoff, U.S. Senate, runoff, Governor, runoff Scheduled

7–18 Dec 2026

Final result window, set by the law or the authority. Treat as final after New York time.

Polls close
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Georgia Secretary of State
Results page
No single-election results page yet.
Authority site: sos.ga.gov

U.S. House, runoff

1 Dec8 Dec15 Dec
Election-night count
1–2 DecElection-night count: Tue 1 Dec, 19:00 → Wed 2 Dec, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
2–7 DecIntermediate count: Wed 2 Dec, 12:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 17:00, announced.
Final result
7–18 DecFinal result: Mon 7 Dec, 17:00 → Fri 18 Dec, 17:00, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateNew York time. Polls close in 68 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
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    estimate
    Polls close at 7:00 PM Eastern time (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-403(a)) = 00:00 UTC on 2 Dec. Advance-voting results must be reported by 8:00 PM or within one hour of the close of all polls in the county, whichever is later (§ 21-2-493(a), as amended by SB 189, 2024). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 2 Dec: an estimate, not a published time.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification: returns "shall be certified by the superintendent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Monday following the date on which such election was held" and transmitted to the Secretary of State (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-493(k)); a runoff "shall be a continuation of the ... election" (§ 21-2-501(a)(5)), so this reads as Monday 7 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC. The date is derived from the statute; no 2026 SoS calendar entry for it could be loaded.
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgiaresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/184671timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ga.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

U.S. Senate, runoff 1 seats

1 Dec8 Dec15 Dec
Election-night count
1–2 DecElection-night count: Tue 1 Dec, 19:00 → Wed 2 Dec, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
2–7 DecIntermediate count: Wed 2 Dec, 12:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 17:00, announced.
Final result
7–18 DecFinal result: Mon 7 Dec, 17:00 → Fri 18 Dec, 17:00, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateNew York time. Polls close in 68 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls close at 7:00 PM Eastern time (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-403(a)) = 00:00 UTC on 2 Dec. Advance-voting results must be reported by 8:00 PM or within one hour of the close of all polls in the county, whichever is later (§ 21-2-493(a), as amended by SB 189, 2024). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 2 Dec: an estimate, not a published time.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification: returns "shall be certified by the superintendent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Monday following the date on which such election was held" and transmitted to the Secretary of State (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-493(k)); a runoff "shall be a continuation of the ... election" (§ 21-2-501(a)(5)), so this reads as Monday 7 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC. The date is derived from the statute; no 2026 SoS calendar entry for it could be loaded.
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgiaresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/184671timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ga.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

Governor, runoff 1 seats

1 Dec8 Dec15 Dec
Election-night count
1–2 DecElection-night count: Tue 1 Dec, 19:00 → Wed 2 Dec, 06:00, estimate.
Intermediate count
2–7 DecIntermediate count: Wed 2 Dec, 12:00 → Mon 7 Dec, 17:00, announced.
Final result
7–18 DecFinal result: Mon 7 Dec, 17:00 → Fri 18 Dec, 17:00, announced.
announced set by law or the authorityprecedent from the last electionestimate our estimateNew York time. Polls close in 68 days.
Stage windows and their sources 3 stages, each cited
  1. Election-night count
    →
    estimate
    Polls close at 7:00 PM Eastern time (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-403(a)) = 00:00 UTC on 2 Dec. Advance-voting results must be reported by 8:00 PM or within one hour of the close of all polls in the county, whichever is later (§ 21-2-493(a), as amended by SB 189, 2024). The window closes at 6:00 AM EST on 2 Dec: an estimate, not a published time.
  2. Intermediate count
    →
    announced
    County certification: returns "shall be certified by the superintendent not later than 5:00 P.M. on the Monday following the date on which such election was held" and transmitted to the Secretary of State (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-493(k)); a runoff "shall be a continuation of the ... election" (§ 21-2-501(a)(5)), so this reads as Monday 7 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC. The date is derived from the statute; no 2026 SoS calendar entry for it could be loaded.
  3. Final result
    →
    announced
    State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
Results sources 4 pages, 0 can answer a results question
URLRoleKindCan answer a results questionLast check
results.sos.ga.gov/results/public/Georgiaresults-liveresults indexno (results section without an election code)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20212022/201498timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
legis.ga.gov/api/legislation/document/20192020/184671timetableotherno (election page without a results marker)not checked yet
sos.ga.govauthority-homeemb homeno (site root: cannot answer a results question)not checked yet

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Provenance: researcher agent 2026-09-25: O.C.G.A. §§ 21-2-403, 21-2-493, 21-2-495, 21-2-499, 21-2-501, 21-2-524 via SB 202 (2021), HB 316 (2019), SB 189 (2024) on legis.ga.gov / gov.georgia.gov; Georgia SoS results site (2022DecGenRun) (CC BY 4.0 (Election Index)). Last verified 2026-09-25.

Questions and answers

When is the Georgia, United States, runoff 2026?
Polling day is 2026-12-01 (officially set). Held only for an office where no candidate won a majority of the votes cast on 3 Nov (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-501(a)(1)): a runoff between the two candidates with the most votes, "held on the twenty-eighth day after the day of holding the preceding general ... election" — Tuesday 1 Dec 2026. Applies to U.S. Senate, Governor and each U.S. House district; seats = offices still undecided. The 2022 general runoff was held on 6 Dec 2022, 28 days after polling day (SoS results site, 2022DecGenRun).
When will the final result of the U.S. House, runoff race be official?
Expected between 2026-12-07T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-18T22:00:00Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
When will the final result of the U.S. Senate, runoff race be official?
Expected between 2026-12-07T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-18T22:00:00Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
When will the final result of the Governor, runoff race be official?
Expected between 2026-12-07T22:00:00Z and 2026-12-18T22:00:00Z (UTC), confidence announced. State certification "not later than 5:00 P.M. on the seventeenth day following the date on which such election was conducted" (O.C.G.A. § 21-2-499(b)) — Friday 18 Dec 2026, 5:00 PM EST = 22:00 UTC; the deadline may be altered for just cause by a superior court order. Derived from the statute; the 2022 runoff certification date was not confirmed from an official source. Recount on request within two business days after certification when the margin is 0.5% or less of the votes cast for the office (§ 21-2-495(c)(1)); a contest petition within five days after certification (§ 21-2-524(a), as read at law.onecle.com).
Where are the official U.S. House, runoff results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/).
Where are the official U.S. Senate, runoff results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/).
Where are the official Governor, runoff results?
No single-election results page is recorded yet. The counting authority is Georgia Secretary of State (https://sos.ga.gov/).