Coffee County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
7 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 5 Coffee County races, led by the Georgia Senate District 13 contest.
County offices
District Attorney, Waycross Judicial CircuitMarilyn Bennett (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Marilyn Bennett Republican Incumbent
Marilyn Bennett is on the November 3, 2026 ballot for District Attorney, Waycross Judicial Circuit, per the Georgia Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list. No campaign website was found as of September 23, 2026.
Marilyn Bennett (Republican), the sitting District Attorney, is the only candidate on the November 3, 2026 ballot for the Waycross Judicial Circuit (Pierce, Coffee, Charlton, Ware, Bacon and Brantley counties), per the Georgia Secretary of State's certified 2026 general election candidate list, which flags her as the incumbent. Unopposed nominees still print. This seat covers a multi-county judicial circuit, not just this county.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Coffee County is split across 4 Georgia Senate and House districts.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia Senate: 2 districtsDistricts 13, 19
Georgia Senate District 13Carden H Summers (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Carden H Summers Republican Incumbent
Carden H Summers represents Georgia Senate District 13, covering Ben Hill, Berrien, Crisp, Irwin, Lee, Tift, Turner, Worth and part of Coffee County, and was elected to the Senate in 2019, per the Georgia Senate. He and his wife Janis started a real estate company and an outdoor advertising company in the late 1980s that they still operate, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Carden H Summers (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Carden H Summers 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 19David Sikes (R) · Joshua C Wilkerson (D)
David Sikes Republican
- Lower taxes and fiscal responsibility
- Limited government and accountability
Per the campaign site.
About David Sikes
David Sikes is a Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 19, a seat left open after Senator Blake Tillery sought the Republican nomination for lieutenant governor, per iVoterGuide. Sikes serves as Chairman of the Toombs County Commission and is a small business owner, per his campaign site.
Joshua C Wilkerson Democratic
Joshua C Wilkerson is a Democratic candidate for Georgia Senate District 19. He is co-founder and senior pastor of Catalyst International Ministries and founded the Georgia Minority Business Network, per the Jeff Davis Ledger. He lives in Baxley with his wife and three children, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
David Sikes (Republican), Joshua C Wilkerson (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot. The seat is open: Sen. Blake Tillery (Republican), the sitting member per the General Assembly's roster, is not on the November ballot. 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: 2 districtsDistricts 169, 176
Georgia House District 169Angie O'Steen (R)
Unopposed: still on your ballot.
Angie O'Steen Republican Incumbent
- Wants to lower costs for families
- Focuses on improving rural health care access
- Supports investment in the education system and rural communities
Per the campaign site.
About Angie O'Steen
O'Steen has worked as a registered nurse since 1997 and is a family farmer; she is a native of Jeff Davis County who lives on her family's fourth-generation farm with her husband and four children, per the campaign site.
Angie O'Steen (Republican) is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot; Angie O'Steen 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 176James Burchett (R) · Marcus T. Ryan (D)
James Burchett Republican Incumbent
- Support farmers, timber growers and landowners
- Lower property taxes for families and small businesses
- Expand technical schools and apprenticeships for workforce readiness
Per the campaign site.
About James Burchett
James Burchett is a business owner who has represented House District 176, based in Waycross, since 2019, per his campaign site. He currently serves as the Georgia House Majority Whip, per his campaign site.
Marcus T. Ryan Democratic
Marcus T. Ryan is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 176 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.
James Burchett (Republican), Marcus T. Ryan (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; James Burchett 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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Georgia nominees were set by the May 19 primary and June 16 runoffs; unopposed nominees still print on November 3, and any November race without a majority winner goes to a December 1 runoff, per state law.
Who is on the ballot in Coffee County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Coffee County sample ballot 2026: see where the georgia senate and georgia house candidates stand on taxes, schools and agriculture. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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