2026 Gwinnett County elections

2026 Gwinnett County elections
November 3, 2026

A general election will be held in Gwinnett County, Georgia, on November 3, 2026, to elect various county-level positions. Partisan primary elections were held on May 19, alongside nonpartisan judicial and school board elections in the county.

Board of Commissioners

District 2

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Ben Ku, incumbent commissioner[1]
Endorsements
Ben Ku
Organizations
Results
Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ku (incumbent) 20,584 100.00
Total votes 20,584 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Rodolfo Ochoa, business owner[1]
Results
Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rodolfo Ochoa 6,202 100.00
Total votes 6,202 100.00

General election

Results
2026 Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners District 2 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Ben Ku (incumbent)
Republican Rodolfo Ochoa
Total votes 100.00

District 4

Republican primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Matthew Holtkamp, incumbent commissioner[1]
Eliminated in primary
  • Arfeen Chowdhury, chief executive officer[4]
Results
Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Holtkamp (incumbent) 14,780 87.27
Republican Arfeen Chowdhury 2,156 12.73
Total votes 17,026 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates
Nominee
  • Benjamin Culberson, college student[5]
Endorsements
Benjamin Culberson
Organizations
Results
Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Benjamin Culberson 18,321 100.00
Total votes 18,321 100.00

General election

Results
2026 Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners District 4 election
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Matthew Holtkamp (incumbent)
Democratic Benjamin Culberson
Total votes 100.00

Solicitor General

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Lisamarie Bristol, incumbent solicitor general[1]
Eliminated in primary
  • Joseph Morales, assistant district attorney[7]

Results

Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisamarie Bristol (incumbent) 65,954 72.57
Democratic Joseph Morales 24,933 27.43
Total votes 90,887 100.00

General election

Results

2026 Gwinnett Solicitor General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lisamarie Bristol (incumbent)
Total votes 100.00

Board of Education

District 2

Candidates

Declared
  • Chelsea Hutchings[1]
  • Steven Knudsen, incumbent board member[1]

Results

General election[3]
Candidate Votes %
Chelsea Hutchings 13,575 50.69
Steven Knudsen (incumbent) 13,208 49.31
Total votes 26,783 100.00

District 4

Candidates

Declared
  • Camille Christopher[8]
  • Adrienne Simmons, incumbent board member[1]

Endorsements

Adrienne Simmons
Organizations

Results

General election[3]
Candidate Votes %
Adrienne Simmons (incumbent) 18,891 61.40
Camille Christopher 12,507 38.60
Total votes 31,398 100.00

State Court

Division 4

Candidates

Declared
  • Ronda Colvin, incumbent judge[10]

Results

General election[3]
Candidate Votes %
Ronda Colvin (incumbent) 130,039 100.00
Total votes 130,039 100.00

Division 4

Candidates

Declared
  • Erica Dove, incumbent judge[10]

Results

General election[3]
Candidate Votes %
Erica Dove (incumbent) 129,815 100.00
Total votes 129,815 100.00

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Williams, Reed; Alexander, Cassidy (March 7, 2026). "County commission, school board races on tap this year in metro Atlanta". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Ben Ku". Run for Something. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "May 19, 2026 - General Primary (Gwinnett County)". Georgia Secretary of State. Retrieved 21 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "Meet the Candidate: Arefeen Chowdhury". North Gwinnett Voice. April 14, 2026. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  5. ↑ Yeomans, Curt (February 24, 2026). "Democrat who filed complaint against Holtkamp now running against him". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  6. ↑ "Endorsements". Georgia Conservation Voters. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  7. ↑ Johnson, Matt (April 16, 2026). "Gwinnett grand jury investigates solicitor general's charity donations. She says donations are legal". WSB-TV. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  8. ↑ Yeomans, Curt (March 3, 2026). "Simmons and Knudsen pick up opponents in school board races". Gwinnett Daily Post. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
  9. ↑ "Georgia WFP Announces 2026 Primary Endorsements". Working Families Party. March 19, 2026. Retrieved 24 April 2026.
  10. 1 2 "qualified-candidate-list-2026". Gwinnett County. Retrieved 22 April 2026.
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