Check back to this article for live updates and results for the 2026 general primary election.
ORIGINAL STORY (7:00): NEWTON COUNTY — After months of anticipation, Election Day is here.
Polls close for the 2026 general primary election at 7 p.m. Each precinct will report their unofficial results to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.
The following races are up for grabs tonight:
Newton County Board of Commissioners
District 2: Demond Mason (i), Tamara Strong
District 4: J.C. Henderson (i), Nytravious “Nytro” Smith
State House, District 113
Democrats: Alana Sanders, Karla Daniels Hooper
State House, District 114
Republicans: Brett Mauldin, Wendell McNeal
- Democrats: Jodi Lewis, Sharonda Bell
State Senate, District 43
Democrats: Tonya Anderson (i), Sharon Henderson, Donald Ferguson
Georgia’s 10th Congressional District
Republicans: Houston Gaines, Ryan Millsap, Jeff Baker
Democrats: Lexy Doherty, John Dority, Pam Delancy
Georgia’s 13th Congressional District
Democrats: Emanuel Jones, Everton Blair, Heavenly Elaine Kimes, Jasmine Clark, Jeffree Fauntleroy, Joe Lester
Other Newton County-area candidates running
Tim Fleming (Secretary of State; currently serving as District 114 State Rep.)
Brian Strickland (Attorney General; currently serving as State Senate District 42 Rep.)
Mike Collins (U.S. Senate; currently serving as 10th Congressional District Rep.)
