IncumbentBurt Jones Republican
General election
- Greg Dolezal Republican
state senator from the 27th district (2019–present)
- Josh McLaurin Democrat
state senator from the 14th district (2023–present)
Democratic primary runoff
Democratic primary
state senator from the 14th district (2023–present)
state senator from the 7th district (2023–2026) and candidate for Georgia’s 7th congressional district in 2020 (previously ran for insurance commissioner)
Also on the ballot:
Richard Wright 19.1%
Republican primary runoff
Republican primary
president pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate (2023–2025) from the 18th district (2015–2025) (no relation to President John F. Kennedy)
state senator from the 27th district (2019–present)
Also on the ballot:
Blake Tillery 19.1%
David Clark 15.8%
Steve Gooch 11.7%- Brenda Nelson-Porter 1.9%
- Takosha Swan 1.1%