Wayne County Sample Ballot & Voter Guide 2026
6 candidates are on the November 3, 2026 ballot across 3 Wayne County races, led by the Georgia Senate District 19 contest.
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These seats are elected by district; only the district covering your address is on your ballot.
Wayne County is split across 2 Georgia House districts.
Find your districts by addressGeorgia House: 2 districtsDistricts 167, 178
Georgia House District 167Buddy DeLoach (R) · Nathaniel Hicks Jr (D)
Buddy DeLoach Republican Incumbent
Buddy DeLoach represents Georgia House District 167 in Townsend. He first was sworn into the Georgia House on January 9, 1995 and returned to the seat on January 11, 2021, per the Georgia House of Representatives, where he serves as Chairman of the House Ethics Committee. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Nathaniel Hicks Jr Democratic
Nathaniel Hicks Jr is a Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 167. He served more than six years in the U.S. He is a pastor of New Vision for Life Church Ministries and holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Georgia Southern University, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Buddy DeLoach (Republican), Nathaniel Hicks Jr (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Buddy DeLoach 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 178Steven Meeks (R) · Barry Dunham (D)
Steven Meeks Republican Incumbent
Steven Meeks represents Georgia House District 178, covering Bacon and Pierce counties and portions of Appling and Wayne counties, and was first elected in 2019, per the Georgia House of Representatives. He worked more than twelve years for U.S. Senator Saxby Chambliss, including as Legislative Director for the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry, and today serves as Operations Manager for Burch Farms and operates his own business, Nine Run Farms, per the same source. No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Barry Dunham Democratic
No campaign website was found as of September 20, 2026.
Steven Meeks (Republican), Barry Dunham (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Steven Meeks 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.
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Who is on the ballot in Wayne County, Georgia on November 3, 2026?
Wayne County sample ballot 2026: who is running for georgia senate and georgia house, with bios, priorities and campaign sites. Every candidate profile on this page names the official filing or campaign source it came from.
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