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Fulton County, Georgia

Georgia House District 57

2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 57, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Helmut Lucero Love and Stacey Evans. Candidate information follows official Fulton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

About this race

Helmut Lucero Love (Republican), Stacey Evans (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Stacey Evans 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.

What this office does

State legislator. State legislators write and vote on state laws and the state budget, which fund schools, roads, prisons, universities and health programs, and set the rules for local governments and elections. Each member represents one district and serves on committees that shape bills before a floor vote. Terms are two years in most state houses and four in most state senates.

This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Stacey Evans, is on the ballot.

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Helmut Lucero Love

Helmut Lucero Love

Republican

Top priorities

  • Growing Atlanta's economy around major events like the 2026 FIFA World Cup and 2028 Super Bowl
  • Expanding graduate hiring pipelines and affordable housing development
  • Government transparency measures, including an inspector general office

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Helmut Love is a biomedical engineer with an MBA from Northwestern's Kellogg School of Management, per his campaign site. He has held technology leadership roles at General Electric, Microsoft, Nuance and IBM Watson, and now works as a business consultant in Atlanta.

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Stacey Evans

Stacey Evans

DemocraticIncumbent

Top priorities

  • Affordability, including cracking down on price-gouging and incentivizing affordable housing
  • Expanding the HOPE Scholarship to cover pre-K, childcare and technical college
  • Medicaid expansion to broaden healthcare access

Per the campaign site.

Biography

Evans is an Atlanta attorney who has represented whistleblowers in health care fraud cases and provided pro bono representation to domestic violence victims, per the campaign site. She earned undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Georgia and was the first in her family to attend college, per the campaign site. She served four terms in the Georgia House beginning in 2011 and returned to the House in 2021, where she chairs the Democratic House Caucus, per the campaign site.

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Questions about this race

Who is running for Georgia House District 57 in 2026?

2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 57, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Helmut Lucero Love and Stacey Evans. Candidate information follows official Fulton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.

When is the Georgia House District 57 election in Georgia?

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Registration deadlines, early voting dates and mail ballot rules for Georgia are on the Georgia election hub at theballotbrief.com.

How do I see my exact Fulton County ballot?

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Candidate roster from official Fulton County and state election office filings, last verified September 27, 2026. Bios and priorities carry their attribution inline.

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