2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 119, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Holt Persinger and Catherine Morris. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Holt Persinger (Republican), Catherine Morris (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Holt Persinger 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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This race. Elected by district: only voters who live in the district see this race on their ballot. The sitting officeholder, Holt Persinger, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Holt Persinger is the Republican state representative for Georgia House District 119, serving Barrow and Jackson counties, per his campaign site. Elected in a February 2023 special election, he works as a business development manager for LJA Engineering and serves on the Budget and Affairs, Economic Development and Tourism, and Natural Resources and Environment committees, per his campaign site.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Catherine Morris is the Director of Planning, Reporting and Analytics at an international nonprofit organization, with more than 20 years in public service and nonprofit work, including earlier roles at the U.S. Institute of Peace and the World Bank, per her campaign site. She is a full-time mother of two daughters in Barrow County public schools.
Who is running for Georgia House District 119 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 119, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Holt Persinger and Catherine Morris. Candidate information follows official Jackson County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Georgia House District 119 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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