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Confirmed officialRunoff election

Georgia

Tuesday, December 1, 2026

Contests requiring a general-election runoff

Election date1December 2026

Countdown · election day

Dec 1Election date · Tuesday, December 1, 2026
The dates below cover registration, early voting and election day. The calendar date does not indicate whether polls are open; confirm local hours with the official source.

Calendar status uses your device date, not local poll-closing times. Check current instructions with the election authority.

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Runoff registration. October 5 for state/local runoff contests; November 2 for federal runoff contests. Registration and prior participation are separate questions.

GA · Dec 1 Updated November 2: Advance voting begins as soon as possible and no later than November 23. Official sources differ on the last day: Georgia.gov lists November 25 and the Secretary of State calendar lists November 27. Fulton County lists November 21 as the first early-voting day for a possible runoff; confirm your county's schedule. GA-FULTON-20261102 Check your county election authority for its schedule. GA-SOS-2026-RUNOFF · GA-GOV-2026-RUNOFF

Received by close of polls December 1; early-voting drop boxes can close earlier. Polling hours: 7 a.m.–7 p.m. local time.

Absentee application: Nov 20. GA-CALENDAR · GA-FULTON · GA-PUTNAM

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