2026 Georgia Primary Election

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2026 Georgia Primary Runoff

Brianna Woodson is from Georgia. She is a woman of faith.

Brianna is a counselor-in-residency. She also works as an educator and advocate. 

Brianna previously ran for Georgia's 12th Congressional District in 2024 but did not win.

Brianna's campaign for US Representative in Congressional District 12 is her first time running for public office. 

Supports expanding small business opportunities, raising wages, cutting taxes for working families, and investing in job training and broadband to ensure every community can compete and thrive.

Supports expanding small business opportunities, raising wages, and cutting taxes for working families.

Supports expanding small business opportunities, raising wages, cutting taxes for working families, and investing in job training and broadband to ensure all communities can compete.

Supports investing in job training to ensure communities can compete and thrive. 

Supports protecting renters, curbing predatory housing practices, expanding affordable housing, and ensuring stable housing paths for reentering individuals and first-time buyers.

Supports protecting renters, curbing "predatory housing practices," expanding affordable housing, and ensuring stable housing paths.

- Supports expanding small business opportunities, raising wages, and cutting taxes for working families.
- Supports investing in job training to ensure communities can compete and thrive. 
- Supports protecting renters, curbing "predatory housing practices," expanding affordable housing, and ensuring stable housing paths.

Economy

Supports gun control and wants to "enact common-sense gun safety laws, require responsible ownership, close dangerous loopholes, and invest in community violence-prevention so families can live without fear."

Supports gun control laws and wants to "enact common-sense gun safety laws, require responsible ownership, close dangerous loopholes, and invest in community violence-prevention so families can live without fear."

Supports ending cash bail for low-level offenses.

Supports reforming current sentencing systems and investing in reentry, restorative justice, and community-based alternatives.

- Supports gun control laws and wants to "enact common-sense gun safety laws, require responsible ownership, close dangerous loopholes, and invest in community violence-prevention so families can live without fear."
- Supports ending cash bail for low-level offenses.
- Supports reforming current sentencing systems and investing in reentry, restorative justice, and community-based alternatives.

Public Safety

Supports expanding Medicaid and lowering prescription drug costs.

Supports expanding Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and lowering prescription drug costs.

Supports expanding Medicaid and protecting the Affordable Care Act.

Supports strengthening mental health and veteran care and keeping rural hospitals open. 

- Supports expanding Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and lowering prescription drug costs.
- Supports strengthening mental health and veteran care and keeping rural hospitals open. 

Healthcare

Supports fully funding public schools, modernizing classrooms, and expanding career pathways.

Supports teaching an "honest, empowering history that prepares every student for citizenship and success."

- Supports fully funding public schools, modernizing classrooms, and expanding career pathways.
- Supports teaching an "honest, empowering history that prepares every student for citizenship and success."

Education

Supports investing in job training and broadband.

Energy & the Environment

Supports creating a "fair path to citizenship" and fixing the immigration system.

Supports creating a "fair path to citizenship" and reforming the immigration system.

Supports "[keeping] families together and [securing] the border with policies rooted in safety and human dignity."

- Supports creating a "fair path to citizenship" and reforming the immigration system.
- Supports "[keeping] families together and [securing] the border with policies rooted in safety and human dignity."

Foreign Policy and Immigration

Supports protecting voting rights, ending gerrymandering, enforcing civil rights, and ensuring fair, transparent elections.

- Supports protecting voting rights, ending gerrymandering, enforcing civil rights, and ensuring fair, transparent elections.

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Brianna Woodson

Isaac Brickman

Alejandra Gracias

Buket Urgen

Supports protecting renters, curbing predatory housing practices, and expanding affordable housing. 

Supports expanding Medicaid, protecting the Affordable Care Act, lowering prescription drug costs, strengthening mental health and veteran care, and keeping rural hospitals open.

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Ceretta Smith studied criminal justice and police science at Augusta Technical College and biblical studies from the Minnesota Graduate School of Theology.

Ceretta worked as a union official for the American Federation of Government Employees for five years, as a physical evaluation board liaison officer at an army medical center for over seven years, and as a US Army medic for over eight years.

Ceretta Smith - Ballotpedia

Ceretta has served as a city council member in Grovetown, Georgia for over the past five years. She previously lost a race for the Georgia State Senate District 23 in 2020.

Aims to create "good paying jobs" by attracting new industries, supporting small businesses, and expanding job training.

Supports creating paths to homeownership for first time buyers.

- Wants to lower household costs.
- Aims to create "good paying jobs" by attracting new industries, supporting small businesses, and expanding job training.
- Prioritzes local economic growth.
- Wants to support local farmers.
- Supports creating paths to homeownership for first time buyers.

Believes in increasing firearm regulations.

Supports better mental health and youth support services.

- Believes in increasing firearm regulations.
- Supports better mental health and youth support services.

Wants to strengthen local clinics, emergency services, and specialist access in rural communities.

Believes in expanding mental health support through counseling and crisis services.

Supports providing "quality care" for senior Georgians.

- Advocates for expanding access to care.
- Seeks to lower out-of-pocket costs.
- Wants to strengthen local clinics, emergency services, and specialist access in rural communities.
- Believes in expanding mental health support through counseling and crisis services.
- Supports providing "quality care" for senior Georgians.
- Advocates for abortion access.

Advocates for "fair funding" for schools in rural and low-income communities.

Aims to increase teacher pay and give educators "manageable" class sizes.

Wants updated facilities and materials in schools.

Seeks to expand technical and dual enrollment options.

- Advocates for "fair funding" for schools in rural and low-income communities.
- Aims to increase teacher pay and give educators "manageable" class sizes.
- Wants updated facilities and materials in schools.
- Seeks to expand technical and dual enrollment options.

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

Aims to provide stronger transition support for veterans.

Believes in cutting regulations to make it easier for veterans to access benefits and services.

- Aims to provide stronger transition support for veterans.
- Believes in cutting regulations to make it easier for veterans to access benefits and services.

Wants to expand voting access while protecting voters.

- Wants to expand voting access while protecting voters.

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Ceretta Smith

Walter Ley

Chris Stephens holds an Associate degree in Criminal Justice (Horry-Georgetown Technical College, 1999), a Bachelor's degree in Political Science (Coastal Carolina University, 2010), and a Master's degree in Public Administration (Augusta University, 2024).

Chris joined a police explorers program at age 16, became an emergency dispatcher by 18, and went on to serve as a police officer for 15 years.

Supports a tax system where corporations and the wealthiest pay their share to relieve the burden on working families and small businesses.

Supports cutting red tape in the H-2A visa system to provide farmers with a reliable workforce and advocates for fair treatment and dignity for workers in agriculture.

Will fight to bring home federal funding for safer roads, stronger bridges, and affordable housing so families have a place they can be proud to call home.

- Supports a tax system where corporations and the wealthiest pay their share to relieve the burden on working families and small businesses.
- Supports cutting red tape in the H-2A visa system to provide farmers with a reliable workforce and advocates for fair treatment and dignity for workers in agriculture.
- Will fight to bring home federal funding for safer roads, stronger bridges, and affordable housing so families have a place they can be proud to call home.

For Candidate Chris Stephens on Issue public-safety:  
Supports prevention programs like youth mentorship, mental health care, and drug prevention to keep families safe before problems arise.

Supports prevention programs like youth mentorship, mental health care, and drug prevention to keep families safe before problems arise.

- Supports prevention programs like youth mentorship, mental health care, and drug prevention to keep families safe before problems arise.

Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and mental health services for families.

Wants to cut red tape at the VA, expand access to mental health care, and ensure veterans receive timely, quality care close to home.

- Supports expanding access to affordable healthcare and mental health services for families.
- Wants to cut red tape at the VA, expand access to mental health care, and ensure veterans receive timely, quality care close to home.

Supports federal funding to strengthen schools, expand trade schools and apprenticeships, and increase Pell Grants for college affordability.

Supports strengthening trade schools, apprenticeships, and higher education to provide young people with diverse pathways for building their futures.

Supports federal funding for parks, ballfields, and recreation centers to provide safe, healthy spaces for children and families.

- Supports federal funding to strengthen schools, expand trade schools and apprenticeships, and increase Pell Grants for college affordability.
- Supports strengthening trade schools, apprenticeships, and higher education to provide young people with diverse pathways for building their futures.
- Supports federal funding for parks, ballfields, and recreation centers to provide safe, healthy spaces for children and families.

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

Supports fair, open, and accessible elections, respecting every person's voice in democracy.

- Supports fair, open, and accessible elections, respecting every person's voice in democracy.

Chris Stephens

Mauricio Mendez

Tracell Peace-Nichols - Ballotpedia

Tracell Peace-Nichols earned a bachelor's degree in political science from Augusta State University (now Augusta University), two master's degrees in criminal justice and international relations, and a law degree. She is married, has five children, and lives in Augusta, Georgia.

Tracell owns the Peace-Nichols Law Office, LLC. She previously worked as a misdemeanor probation officer and a supervisor, a probation officer, and assistant chief community supervision officer for the State of Georgia's Department of Corrections, and a prosecutor in the Augusta Judicial Circuit. She also worked various roles while in college.

Tracell's campaign for the U.S. House of Representatives to represent Georgia's 12th Congressional District is her first run for public office.

Supports creating more jobs while reinforcing blue collar work that artificial intelligence cannot replace.

Advocates for wage growth through wage increases, employment incentives, benefits, and job security.

Wants to increase support for apprenticeships and trade skills programs.

Plans to support farmers with volunteer labor through different avenues, including community service, work release programs, school-aged programs, and volunteer immigration programs.

- Supports creating more jobs while reinforcing blue collar work that artificial intelligence cannot replace.
- Advocates for wage growth through wage increases, employment incentives, benefits, and job security.
- Wants to increase support for apprenticeships and trade skills programs.
- Plans to support farmers with volunteer labor through different avenues, including community service, work release programs, school-aged programs, and volunteer immigration programs.

Plans to go after criminals to keep the community safe.

Promises to require all schools to have multiple barriers to protect students, including metal detectors for weapons.

- Plans to go after criminals to keep the community safe.
- Promises to require all schools to have multiple barriers to protect students, including metal detectors for weapons.

Plans to decrease healthcare premium costs to an "affordable rate."

Believes that childcare should be subsidized by the government if parents are working or attending secondary education full-time.

Supports reinstating the medical professional status of non-doctors like nurses or respiratory therapists.

- Plans to decrease healthcare premium costs to an "affordable rate."
- Supports expanding Medicare access.
- Believes that childcare should be subsidized by the government if parents are working or attending secondary education full-time.
- Supports reinstating the medical professional status of non-doctors like nurses or respiratory therapists.

Supports student access for additional resources for learning and cognitive needs.

Plans to increase community centers to help offset after-school program costs.

- Supports student access for additional resources for learning and cognitive needs.
- Plans to increase community centers to help offset after-school program costs.

As of March 11, 2026, Tracell Peace-Nichols’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tracell Peace-Nichols

Rafael Perez

Traci George is a mother of three. She is a Gold Star family member.

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Traci George has a bachelor's degree and a master's degree from Clark Atlanta University. She is a mother of three. 

Traci has worked in economic development, food security, healthcare access, education, and community infrastructure. She has built coalitions, managed complex initiatives, and helped stabilize systems that families rely on every day.

Traci has worked in economic development, food security, healthcare access, education, and community infrastructure.

Traci previously ran for Georgia Representative in 2022 but did not win. 

Supports a living wage that reflects the real cost of living.

Supports a living wage "that reflects the real cost of living."

Supports expanding and protecting federal tax credits for working families.

Supports protecting and strengthening Social Security for seniors and people with disabilities.

Supports increasing federal investment in Black-owned, women-owned, rural, and veteran-owned businesses.

Supports building workforce pipelines that connect high schools, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), technical colleges, unions, and employers to living-wage jobs.

Supports creating career pathways and job placement programs for military spouses and dependents.

- Supports a living wage "that reflects the real cost of living."
- Supports expanding and protecting federal tax credits for working families.
- Supports protecting and strengthening Social Security for seniors and people with disabilities. 
- Supports increasing federal investment in Black-owned, women-owned, rural, and veteran-owned businesses.
- Supports building workforce pipelines that connect high schools, historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), technical colleges, unions, and employers to living-wage jobs.
- Supports creating career pathways and job placement programs for military spouses and dependents.

As of March 19, 2026, Traci George’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act.

Believes mental health care should be considered essential healthcare.

Supports addressing the maternal mortality crisis, with targeted action for Black women.

Supports lowering prescription drug costs through federal negotiation and pricing reform.

Supports strengthening rural healthcare systems by investing in workforce and infrastructure.

- Supports protecting and expanding the Affordable Care Act.
- Believes mental health care should be considered essential healthcare.
- Supports addressing the maternal mortality crisis, with targeted action for Black women.
- Supports lowering prescription drug costs through federal negotiation and pricing reform.
- Supports strengthening rural healthcare systems by investing in workforce and infrastructure.

Supports fully funding Title I schools, which serve high percentages of children from low-income families.

Supports expanding access to early childhood education and childcare subsidies.

Supports expanding loan forgiveness for educators, healthcare workers, and public servants.

Supports increasing federal support for Paine College, the only historically black college and university (HBCU) in the district.

- Supports fully funding Title I schools, which serve high percentages of children from low-income families.
- Supports expanding access to early childhood education and childcare subsidies.
- Supports expanding loan forgiveness for educators, healthcare workers, and public servants.
- Supports increasing federal support for Paine College, the only historically black college and university (HBCU) in the district.

Supports fully funding Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, mental health services, and long-term care.

Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive the support they have earned.

Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive support.

Supports strengthening transition services for veterans and military families returning to civilian life.

- Supports fully funding Veterans Affairs (VA) healthcare, mental health services, and long-term care.
- Supports protecting survivor benefits and ensuring Gold Star families receive support.
- Supports strengthening transition services for veterans and military families returning to civilian life.

Traci George

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