Flipped from RepublicanCalledUnofficial resultsIncumbent defeated
Georgia House District 40
Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia
Elisa Lassiter flipped the seat for Democrats, winning by 1.9 points over Kimberly New.
Runoff if no majority
Elisa LassiterDemocrat · winner
51.0%12,959
Kimberly NewRepublican · incumbent
49.0%12,471
25,430 votes
Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Elisa LassiterKimberly New
$17.3K
Raised by the campaign
$80.2K
$14.9K
Spent by the campaign
$85.6K
$1.5K
Cash on hand
$72.8K
Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 20, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Elisa Lassiter
- 5%
- Kimberly New
- 95%
- Projected margin
- R+12.5