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Walton County GOP

Straw Poll Spring BBQ Results 2026

These are informal straw poll percentage results from the Spring BBQ. They are not official election results, are not scientific polling, and should not be presented as an endorsement.

Highest percentage among candidates Undecided / did not vote

US Senate

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Earl L. "Buddy" Carter	6%
Mike Collins Highest percentage	58%
John F. Coyne III	0%
Derek Dooley	27%
Jonathan "Jon" McCollum	0%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	9%

Governor

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Chris Carr	10%
Clark Dean	3%
Rick Jackson	29%
Burt Jones Highest percentage	48%
Greg Kirkpatrick	0%
Brad Raffensperger	1%
Tom Williams	0%
Ken Yasger	0%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	9%

Lt. Governor

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
David Clark	3%
Greg Dolezal Highest percentage	41%
Steve Gooch	6%
John F. Kennedy	24%
Brenda Lynn Nelson-Porter	0%
Takosha Swan	0%
Blake Tillery	16%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	9%

Secretary of State

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Tim Flemming Highest percentage	44%
Vernon Jones	9%
Kelvin King	23%
Ted Metz	2%
Gabrial "Gabe" Sterling	4%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	19%

Attorney General

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Bill Cowsert	42%
Brian Strickland Highest percentage	46%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	12%

Ag Commissioner

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Tyler Harper (I) Highest percentage	47%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	53%

Insurance Commissioner

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
John King (I) Highest percentage	47%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	53%

School Superintendent

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Neva Lea	3%
Fred "Bubba" Longgear	16%
Mesha Mainor	2%
Randell E. Trammell Highest percentage	38%
Richard Woods (I)	17%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	25%

Labor Commissioner

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Barbara Rivera Holmes (I) Highest percentage	42%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	58%

PSC Dist 3

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Fitz Johnson Highest percentage	46%
Brandon Martin	5%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	49%

PSC Dist 5

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Bobby Mehan	9%
Carolyn Tatum Roddy Highest percentage	15%
Josh Tolbert Highest percentage	15%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	60%

US House Dist 10

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Jeff Baker	0%
Houston Gaines Highest percentage	82%
Ryan Milsap	7%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	11%

State Senate 42

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Bret Dunn Highest percentage	42%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	58%

State Senate 46

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Michael Broun	6%
Doug McKillip	3%
Marc McMain Highest percentage	66%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	26%

State House 111

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Reynaldo "Rey" Martinez (I) Highest percentage	41%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	59%

State House 112

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Bruce Williamson (I) Highest percentage	43%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	57%

State House 114

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Brett Mauldin Highest percentage	48%
Wendell Delan McNeal	16%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	36%

County Comm District 1

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Danny Nelson Highest percentage	32%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	68%

County Comm District 4

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Lee Bradford (I) Highest percentage	31%
Dallas Haupt	12%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	57%

County Comm District 5

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Jeremy Todd Adams (I) Highest percentage	30%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	70%

BOE District 2

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Karen Brown (I) Highest percentage	29%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	71%

BOE District 5

Candidate / response	Percentage	Share
Tom Gibson (I) Highest percentage	28%
Undecided/Did Not Vote	72%