2026 Georgia Insurance Commissioner election

2026 Georgia Insurance Commissioner election
November 3, 2026
 
Candidate John King Keisha Sean Waites
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Insurance Commissioner

John King
Republican



The 2026 Georgia Insurance Commissioner election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Georgia Insurance Commissioner. Primary elections were held on May 19, and a primary runoff election was held on June 16. Incumbent commissioner John King is running for re-election to a second consecutive four-year term.[1]

Republican primary

King originally announced his intent to run for U.S. Senate in May 2025.[2] He dropped out of the election and announced his intent to run for re-election as insurance commissioner in July.[3]

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John King (incumbent) 797,600 100.00
Total votes 797,600 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Eliminated in runoff

  • DeAndre Mathis, insurance agent[5]

Eliminated in primary

Withdrawn

Endorsements

DeAndre Mathis
Organizations

Results

Democratic primary
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keisha Sean Waites 428,147 42.03
Democratic DeAndre Mathis 201,816 19.81
Democratic Clarence Blalock 181,299 17.80
Democratic Ambuj Jain 122,428 12.02
Democratic Thomas Gabriel Dean 85,008 8.34
Total votes 1,018,698 100.00

Runoff

Results

Democratic primary runoff
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keisha Sean Waites 223,909 58.70
Democratic DeAndre Mathis 157,519 41.30
Total votes 381,428 100.00

Notes

  1. ^ Ran for Atlanta City Council in 2001, 2005, and 2009, candidate for Georgia Senate in 2002, candidate for Fulton County Commission in 2006, 2011, and 2017, candidate for Georgia House of Representatives in 2008, candidate for Georgia's 13th congressional district in 2020, candidate for Georgia's 6th congressional district in September 2020, candidate for Fulton County Clerk of Courts in 2024, and candidate for Georgia Public Service Commission in 2025

References

  1. ^ Nolin, Jill (July 24, 2025). "Republican John King withdraws from Georgia U.S. Senate race". Georgia Recorder. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  2. ^ Darnell, Tim (May 12, 2025). "Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner John King launches U.S. Senate bid". Atlanta News First. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  3. ^ Altimari, Daniela (July 25, 2025). "Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King ends Senate bid". Roll Call. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  4. ^ Amy, Jeff; Kramon, Charlotte. "Georgia Insurance Commissioner John King drops out of 2026 Republican race for US Senate". AP News. Retrieved September 19, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e Darnell, Tim (March 3, 2026). "LIST: Candidates who have qualified in Georgia's May primary". Atlanta News First. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  6. ^ Bluetein, Greg (March 5, 2026). "In a surprise move, Nabilah Parkes jumps into lieutenant governor's race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved March 6, 2026.
  7. ^ "Endorsements". Fair Fight Action. Retrieved May 24, 2026.
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