2026 Georgia Primary Election

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Josh McLaurin earned a bachelor’s degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Yale University. 

Josh currently serves in the Georgia State Senate, representing District 14. He was first elected in 2022 and is in his second term. He previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives, representing District 51. He served two terms from 2019 to 2023. He previously ran for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia's 6th District in 2017, but dropped out.

Josh currently works as an attorney at  a law firm. He previously worked as acting general counsel at ExpressJet Airlines and as a judicial clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Supports policies that allow workers to organize and negotiate wages and working conditions.

Prioritizes policies that increase access to affordable housing and homeownership.

Favors directing state funding toward public services for residents rather than corporate tax incentives.

Supports policies that limit large-scale corporate ownership of housing to increase access for residents.

- Supports policies that allow workers to organize and negotiate wages and working conditions.
- Prioritizes policies that increase access to affordable housing and homeownership.
- Favors directing state funding toward public services for residents rather than corporate tax incentives.
- Supports policies that limit large-scale corporate ownership of housing to increase access for residents.

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As of March 11, 2026, Josh McLaurin’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Education

Advocates for expanding Medicaid, a government program that provides health coverage to low-income individuals.

- Supports abortion access.
- Advocates for expanding Medicaid, a government program that provides health coverage to low-income individuals.

Healthcare

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Opposes requiring utility customers to pay for costs related to construction delays and errors on energy projects.

- Opposes requiring utility customers to pay for costs related to construction delays and errors on energy projects.

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Endorsed by Georgia State Senators Harold Jones II, Kim Jackson, Elena Parent, Tonya Anderson, and Gail Davenport.

Endorsed by The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.

Endorsed by Indivisible North Metro Atlanta.

- Endorsed by Georgia State Senators Harold Jones II, Kim Jackson, Elena Parent, Tonya Anderson, and Gail Davenport.
- Endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO.
- Endorsed by Young Democrats of Georgia.
- Endorsed by Georgia Equality.
- Endorsed by The Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys.
- Endorsed by Indivisible North Metro Atlanta.

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Josh McLaurin

- Endorsed by Harold Jones II.
- Endorsed by Kim Jackson.
- Endorsed by Elena Parent.
- Endorsed by Tonya Anderson.
- Endorsed by Gail Davenport.
- Endorsed by the Georgia AFL-CIO
- Endorsed by Young Democrats of Georgia
- Endorsed by Georgia Equality.
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- Endorsed by Indivisible North Metro Atlanta

Josh McLaurin is originally from Cobb County, Georgia. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Yale University. Josh lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Josh currently works as an attorney at Krevolin & Horst, LLC, a law firm. He previously worked as acting general counsel at ExpressJet Airlines and as a judicial clerk for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Josh McLaurin is originally from Cobb County, Georgia. He earned a bachelor’s degree and a master's degree in public administration from the University of Georgia and a law degree from Yale University. He lives in Sandy Springs, Georgia.

Josh currently serves as a state senator for Georgia State Senate District 14. He was first elected in 2022 and is serving his first term. He previously served as a state representative for Georgia House District 51 from 2019 to 2023.

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Senator Nabilah Parkes lives in Duluth with her husband, Bryan, and their three children. She is the daughter of working-class immigrants. 

Nabilah Parkes lives in Duluth with her husband, Bryan, and their three children. 

Nabilah is currently a senator in the Georgia State Senate. She was first elected in 2022. She is the first Muslim woman and the first South Asian woman elected to the Georgia State Senate.

 Parkes resigns to focus on lieutenant governor bid; Push to suspend gas tax 

Nabilah previously served as senator in the Georgia State Senate. She was first elected in 2022 and resigned in 2026. 

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Nabilah Parkes on lowering Georgia’s cost of living

Supports raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing paid sick leave.

Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.

Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.

Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."

Supports lowering taxes on items families rely on, such as baby products, school supplies, and menstrual products.

Wants to "rein in greedy insurance companies and protect ratepayers."

Supports making childcare more affordable.

- Supports raising the minimum wage and guaranteeing paid sick leave.
- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."
- Supports lowering taxes on items families rely on, such as baby products, school supplies, and menstrual products.
- Wants to "rein in greedy insurance companies and protect ratepayers."
- Supports making childcare more affordable.

Supports legislation that increases classroom funding.

Supports free breakfast and free school lunches.

Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.

Said, "I’ll fight to ensure we treat our teachers like the professionals they are so they can do real teaching, not indoctrination."

Said, "I’ll work to make sure our teachers aren’t burdened by unaffordable healthcare costs — their lives are challenging enough as it is."

- Supports legislation that increases classroom funding.
- Supports free breakfast and free school lunches.
- Opposes school voucher programs that allow parents to use public funds to enroll their children in schools beyond their local options, including private schools.
- Said, "I’ll fight to ensure we treat our teachers like the professionals they are so they can do real teaching, not indoctrination."
- Said, "I’ll work to make sure our teachers aren’t burdened by unaffordable healthcare costs — their lives are challenging enough as it is."

Supports lowering drug costs and making healthcare more affordable.

Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.

Supports abortion access and co-sponsored the Reproductive Freedom Act to repeal Georgia's six-week abortion ban.

Supports protecting birth control and reproductive healthcare such as pre- and post-natal care.

Supports paid parental leave that includes at least 12 weeks of paid leave for everyone in the workforce.

Introduced legislation to require Medicaid coverage for screenings for depression, anxiety, and maternal mental health support for mothers for one year following the end of their pregnancy.

Introduced legislation to require all physicians to receive education and training on maternal health, including preventative and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers.

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Supports abortion access and co-sponsored the Reproductive Freedom Act to repeal Georgia's six-week abortion ban.
- Supports protecting birth control and reproductive healthcare such as pre- and post-natal care.
- Supports paid parental leave that includes at least 12 weeks of paid leave for everyone in the workforce.
- Introduced legislation to require Medicaid coverage for screenings for depression, anxiety, and maternal mental health support for mothers for one year following the end of their pregnancy.
- Introduced legislation to require all physicians to receive education and training on maternal health, including preventative and emergency care of pregnant and postpartum mothers.

Supports "common-sense" gun safety measures such as background checks and safe storage for firearms.

Supports red flag laws that ban the purchase of guns for individuals the court determines to be dangerous to themselves or others.

Introduced legislation that banned the sale of firearms near schools, hospitals, and mental health institutions.

- Supports "common-sense" gun safety measures such as background checks and safe storage for firearms.
- Supports red flag laws that ban the purchase of guns for individuals the court determines to be dangerous to themselves or others.
- Introduced legislation that banned the sale of firearms near schools, hospitals, and mental health institutions.
- Supports legalizing marijuana.

As of March 11, 2026, Nabilah Parkes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Aims to protect voting rights and simplify the process. 

Supports passing civil rights legislation that protects Georgians from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment.

Supports expanding early voting and ensuring that elections are secure, fair, and accessible for all voters.

Supported legislation that allowed voters to permanently opt in for mail in ballots.

- Aims to protect voting rights and simplify the process. 
- Supports passing civil rights legislation that protects Georgians from discrimination in housing, public accommodations, and employment.
- Supports expanding early voting and ensuring that elections are secure, fair, and accessible for all voters.
- Supported legislation that allowed voters to permanently opt in for mail in ballots.

Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another country, people perceived to be from another country, or those seen as outsiders. 

Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another country, people perceived to be from another country, or those seen as outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

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Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.

Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.

Endorsed by Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Congressman Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

Nabilah Parkes

- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."
- Said, "Let's also make sure these corporations aren't buying up all these houses in Georgia."

- Supports making childcare more affordable.

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Said, "I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms like reproductive rights."

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or those seen as outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by District Attorney Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Congressman Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by the Georgia State AFL-CIO President Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.
- Endorsed by the Vote Mama PAC.
- Endorsed by Fani Willis.
- Endorsed by Hank Johnson.
- Endorsed by Yvonne Brooks.

- Endorsed by Gun Sense Voter.
- Endorsed by the Progressive Voters Network.

- Plans to fight against xenophobia, which is discrimination against people from another county, people perceived to be from another county, or outsiders. 
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "they're killing American citizens."

- Plans to fight against xenophobia.
- Believes immigration laws should be enforced but opposes current Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions, stating that "They're killing American citizens."

- Plans to push for legislation that benefits working families.
- Prioritizes lowering the cost of living in Georgia.
- Introduced a bill that sought to lower property taxes and required data centers and insurance companies to "pay their fair share."

- Supports lowering drug costs, making healthcare more affordable, and expanding Medicaid.
- Said, "I will fight to protect our fundamental freedoms like reproductive rights."
- Said, "Let's also make sure these corporations aren't buying up all these houses in Georgia."

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Richard Wright has a bachelor 27s degree in business administration from Herzing College and a master 27s degree in business administration from Strayer University. He is a father and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

Richard Wright has a bachelor's degree in business administration from Herzing College and a master's degree in business administration from Strayer University. He is a father and lives in Atlanta, Georgia.

My entrepreneurial background and extensive experience in business and non-profit sectors uniquely qualify me to champion policies that prioritize the needs of Georgia families and businesses.

Richard is a certified public accountant (CPA) and business owner. He previously worked as the chief financial officer of Georgia Micro Enterprise Network.

Richard previously ran for Georgia's lieutenant governor in 2026 but did not win.

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Richard previously ran for mayor of Atlanta in 2021 and state senator in 2024 but did not win. 

Supports policies that aid small businesses in Georgia, believing they are essential for job creation and economic growth.

Supports policies that aid small businesses in rural and urban Georgia, believing they are essential for job creation and economic growth.

Supports enhanced tax credits, strategic immigration policies, and increased manufacturing to create thriving economic opportunities.

Supports cultivating community businesses and ensuring access to vital resources for all Georgians.

Supports prioritizing families and businesses over "special interests."

Supports implementing policies that prioritize families and businesses over "special interests."

Supports policies that aim to increase the gross domestic product (GDP).

Supports expanded blue-collar certification programs.

Supports expanding blue-collar certification programs.

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis.

Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use.

Supports expungement programs, programs that legally remove qualifying criminal records from public view.

Supports providing grants for underserved communities.

Supports increasing revenue through the Sales Tax Seminar during state annual registration, which has raised over $50 million in Sales Tax and Use Taxes.

Supports including the Sales Tax Seminar as part of state annual registration.

Supports "hand up" programs to assist those in need.

Supports "hand up" programs to assist those in need of housing assistance.

- Supports policies that aid small businesses in rural and urban Georgia, believing they are essential for job creation and economic growth.
- Supports enhanced tax credits, strategic immigration policies, and increased manufacturing to create thriving economic opportunities.
- Supports cultivating community businesses and ensuring access to vital resources for all Georgians.
- Supports implementing policies that prioritize families and businesses over "special interests."
- Supports creating 300,000 new jobs.
- Supports policies that aim to increase the gross domestic product (GDP).
- Supports increasing tax revenue.
- Supports expanding blue-collar certification programs.
- Supports legalizing recreational cannabis use.
- Supports expungement programs, programs that legally remove qualifying criminal records from public view.
- Supports providing grants for underserved communities.
- Supports including the Sales Tax Seminar as part of state annual registration.
- Supports expanding workforce housing.
- Supports "hand up" programs to assist those in need of housing assistance.

Supports programs starting in middle school that focus on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

Supports programs that in middle school focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

- Supports programs that in middle school focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM).

As of March 11, 2026, Richard N. Wright’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports expanding manufacturing in rural Georgia.

- Supports expanding manufacturing in rural Georgia.

Richard N. Wright

- The Lieutenant Governor (Lt. Governor for short) is similar to the Vice President of the United States. If the Governor is incapacitated for any reason, the Lt. Governor takes over their powers until the Governor recovers or the term ends.
- The Lt. Governor influences which new laws get passed by using their role as the President of the State Senate. They work with advocates to introduce legislation and assist in the selection of which bills go up for debate.
- The Lt. Governor oversees debate in the State Senate, guiding the discussion of legislation and casting tie-breaking votes when necessary. 
- The Lieutenant Governor is elected every four years in midterm election years (e.g. 2022, 2026, 2030). Unlike the Governor, the Lt. Governor is not subject to term limits and can run an unlimited number of times.

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