2026CalledUnofficial results

2026 election for Georgia House District 42

Georgia House of Representatives · Georgia

Gabriel Sanchez (D) won re-election with 74.2% of the vote, defeating André Stafford (R) by 48.4 points.

Runoff if no majority

Gabriel SanchezDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.2%16,603
André StaffordRepublican
25.8%5,771
22,374 votes

Source: Georgia Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:21 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026

The seat's recent races

EvenD+26.62024D+34.52024 Pres.D+48.42026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Gabriel SanchezAndré Stafford
$104.2K
Raised by the campaign
$3.9K
$108.4K
Spent by the campaign
$825
$16.6K
Cash on hand
$2.6K

Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Jul 31, 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.

Gabriel Sanchez
>99%
André Stafford
<1%
Projected margin
D+40.0
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