Katie Corkren
Republican
Katie Corkren is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 36 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.
2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 36, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Katie Corkren and Nan Grogan Orrock. Candidate information follows official Fulton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Katie Corkren (Republican), Nan Grogan Orrock (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Nan Grogan Orrock 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.
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, Nan Grogan Orrock, is on the ballot.
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Republican
Katie Corkren is the Republican candidate for Georgia Senate District 36 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.
Democratic Incumbent
Per the campaign site.
Orrock worked 17 years for Nabisco and was active with the Bakery, Confectionery and Tobacco Workers union before serving as a civil rights organizer, per the campaign site. She holds a B.A. in English from Mary Washington College and has served in the Georgia legislature since 1996, founding the Georgia Legislative Women's Caucus, per the campaign site. She is a sitting state senator running for re-election to Georgia Senate District 36, per the campaign site.
Who is running for Georgia Senate District 36 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Georgia Senate District 36, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Katie Corkren and Nan Grogan Orrock. Candidate information follows official Fulton County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Georgia Senate District 36 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.
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