Candidate Information
2026 Election Dates
General Primary: May 19, 2026
General Primary Runoff: June 16, 2026
General Election: Nov. 3, 2026
Runoff General Election (if necessary): Dec. 1, 2026
Candidate List
The following candidates have won the Republican nomination for their respective offices and will appear on the general election ballot in November.
The Floyd County Republican Party fully endorses each of these candidates, and we encourage you to support our entire slate of conservative Republicans.
Public Service Commissioner,
District 2
Matt Barton
State Representative,
District 5
(Incumbent)
Eddie Lumsden
State Representative,
District 12
(Incumbent)
Rhonda Wallace
Floyd County Commission, Post 1
(Incumbent)
Larry Maxey
Floyd County Commission, Post 4
(Incumbent)
Scotty Hancock
Floyd County Commission, Post 5
(Incumbent)
Chip Hood
Floyd County Board of Education, District 1
(Incumbent)
Tony Daniel
Floyd County Board of Education, District 4
(Incumbent)
Statewide Ballot Questions
1.) Constitutional Amendment to Suspend Compensation for Public Officers Indicted for a Felony
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to suspend the compensation of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, State School Superintendent, Commissioner of Insurance, Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Labor, or any member of the General Assembly while such individual is suspended from office following indictment for a felony?
2.) Constitutional Amendment for Temporary Property Tax Change for Disaster-Damaged Properties
Shall the Constitution of Georgia be amended so as to provide that the governing authority of each county, municipality, and consolidated government and the board of education of each independent and county school system in this state shall be authorized to grant temporary tax relief to properties within its jurisdiction which are severely damaged or destroyed as a result of a disaster and located within a nationally declared disaster area?
3.) Voter Approval for Merged Family-Owned Farms and Dairy and Eggs Tax Exemption Measure
Shall the Act be approved which expands a state-wide exemption from ad valorem taxes for agricultural equipment and certain farm products held by certain entities to include entities comprising two or more family owned farm entities, and which adds dairy products and unfertilized eggs of poultry as qualified farm products with respect to such exemption?
4.) Voter Approval for Timber Equipment Exempt from Property Taxes Measure
Shall the Act be approved which grants a state-wide exemption from all ad valorem taxes for certain equipment used by timber producers in the production or harvest of timber?