2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kasey Carpenter and Quentin Postell. Candidate information follows official Whitfield County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
Kasey Carpenter (Republican), Quentin Postell (Democratic) meet on the November 3 ballot; Kasey Carpenter 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, Kasey Carpenter, is on the ballot.
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Republican Incumbent
Kasey Carpenter is a restaurant owner in Dalton with a finance degree from the University of Georgia, per Vote Smart's nonpartisan biography. He has represented House District 4 since 2017 and chairs the House Creative Arts and Entertainment Committee, per Vote Smart. No campaign website was found as of September 7, 2026.
Democratic
Per the campaign site.
Quentin Postell is the Democratic candidate for Georgia House District 4 on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's certified candidate list. Postell, 27, was born and raised in the Fort Oglethorpe area and graduated from Ridgeland High School in 2017, per his campaign site. He says he is running to help build a community and school system he can be proud of for his young daughter. Postell has signed a pledge supporting a term-limits convention for Congress, per U.S. Term Limits.
Who is running for Georgia House District 4 in 2026?
2 candidates are tracked for Georgia House District 4, headed to a November 3, 2026 runoff: Kasey Carpenter and Quentin Postell. Candidate information follows official Whitfield County election filings; verify with the official election office linked below.
When is the Georgia House District 4 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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