Catoosa County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Catoosa County races, led by the Georgia Senate District 53 contest.
By address
These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Catoosa County is split across 2 Georgia House districts.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia House: 2 districtsDistricts 2, 3
Georgia House District 2Steve Tarvin (R) · Whitney Echenique (D)
Steve Tarvin
Top priorities
- Reduce the state income tax and deliver property tax relief
- Oppose wasteful spending and favor balanced budgets
Per the campaign site.
About Steve Tarvin
Steve Tarvin is a business owner who previously served as a Chickamauga City Councilman and school board member before his 2014 election to the Georgia House, per his campaign site. He represents House District 2, covering parts of Walker, Catoosa and Whitfield counties, per his campaign site.
Whitney Echenique
Top priorities
- Expanding healthcare access, including Medicaid access and support for rural hospitals
- Property tax relief, childcare support and small-business assistance
- Public school funding and career and technical education
Per the campaign site.
About Whitney Echenique
Whitney Echenique is a working mother, small business owner and transportation and logistics professional with more than 15 years of experience, per her campaign site. She was raised in rural Tennessee and now lives in Dalton, Georgia.
Steve Tarvin (Republican), Whitney Echenique (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Steve Tarvin is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageGeorgia House District 3Mitchell Horner (R) · Margaret Spear (D)
Mitchell Horner
Top priorities
- Cutting taxes and returning money to taxpayers
- Securing funding for local schools and infrastructure
- Transparency and accountability in government
Per the Northwest Georgia News candidate Q&A.
About Mitchell Horner
Mitchell Horner is the Republican state representative for Georgia House District 3 in northwest Georgia, per his campaign site.
Margaret Spear
Top priorities
- Addressing Georgia's outdated 1985 school funding formula
- Expanding local health care access and addressing medical debt
- Supporting local tax tools such as SPLOST and FLOST while ensuring complete ballot information for voters
Per the campaign site.
About Margaret Spear
Margaret Spear is a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 3. She serves as Chief of Staff at a local civil engineering firm and previously worked as a Catoosa County elections worker, per her campaign site.
Mitchell Horner (Republican), Margaret Spear (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Mitchell Horner is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
Full race pageGeorgia Senate District 53Lanny Thomas (R) · John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk (D)
Lanny Thomas
Lanny Thomas spent 35 years working in public education in Northwest Georgia schools before entering local government as mayor of Trion, per his official Senate biography. He was elected to the Georgia Senate to represent District 53 after serving as mayor until November 2025, per his official Senate biography. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk
John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk is the Democratic candidate for Georgia Senate District 53 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Lanny Thomas (Republican), John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Lanny Thomas is the sitting member, per the Secretary of State's certified list. Party nominees were chosen at the May 19 primary and June 16 runoff (majority rule); independents qualified by petition. The field is the Secretary of State's certified November 2026 candidate list (read September 7, 2026). This seat is elected by district; only the district covering your address appears on your ballot.
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Who is on the ballot in Catoosa County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Catoosa County sample ballot 2026: see where the georgia senate and georgia house candidates stand on taxes, schools and the budget. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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