MAP: How Georgia elected its first Democratic Secretary of State in decades
ATLANTA - Democrat Dr. Penny Brown Reynolds won the race for Georgia Secretary of State on Tuesday night, defeating Republican Rep. Tim Fleming in the midterm contest. The Associated Press called the election for Reynolds at 10:40 p.m. Tuesday as she secured 55.6% of the statewide vote.
Historic Georgia election victory
The backstory:
Reynolds will become Georgia's first Democratic Secretary of State in nearly two decades. The former state court judge and Biden administration official campaigned on expanding voting access, restoring public trust and implementing verifiable paper audit trails.
Fleming, a state representative and former deputy secretary of state, prioritized tighter election security, stricter absentee voting guardrails and reducing business regulations.
State election oversight duties
Big picture view:
The statewide victory places Reynolds in charge of Georgia's voting infrastructure and future election administration.
The constitutional office also directs professional business licensing and regulatory enforcement across the state.
Election results: Secretary of State
Election Results:
Here is the full breakdown:
Georgia county vote tallies
By the numbers:
Reynolds built winning margins in central Georgia, leading Bibb County with 55,109 total votes at plus 32.5 percentage points and taking Baldwin County by 4.7 points.
Fleming secured strong rural margins, leading Brantley County by 77.2 points, Banks County by 70.7 points, Bacon County by 66.7 points and Berrien County by 61.4 points.
Fleming also posted leads in Appling, Atkinson, Baker, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Bleckley, Brooks and Bryan counties.
2026 Georgia Midterm Election results
What you can do:
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The Source: The information in this story was gathered from Georgia election tallies, which provided live midterm vote returns, as well as legislative records and candidate campaign announcements detailing platforms from Sen. Greg Dolezal and Sen. Josh McLaurin. Race results are being provided by the Associated Press and the Georgia Secretary of State's Office.