CalledUnofficial results
Georgia Senate District 1
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
Ben Watson won re-election by 4.5 points over Corey Foreman.
Runoff if no majority
Ben WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.2%38,695
Corey ForemanDemocrat
47.8%35,384
74,079 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.
Corey ForemanBen Watson
$63K
Raised by the campaign
$228.6K
$43.3K
Spent by the campaign
$613.7K
$19.8K
Cash on hand
$221.8K
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.
- Corey Foreman
- 4%
- Ben Watson
- 96%
- Projected margin
- R+14.2