2026Final resultsSpecial election
2026 runoff for Georgia Senate District 53
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Lanny Thomas (R) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating John Bentley "Jack" Zibluk (D) by 37.3 points.
Lanny ThomasRepublican · winner
68.7%22,133
John Bentley "Jack" ZiblukDemocrat
31.3%10,102
32,235 votes
Source: State and county election authorities (CA, DE, FL, GA, LA, MA, MN, SC, WA)Updated Oct 13, 2026, 8:26 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)