CalledUnofficial results
Georgia Senate District 56
Georgia State Senate · Georgia
John Albers won re-election by 7.9 points over Patrick Thompson.
Runoff if no majority
John AlbersRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.0%52,404
Patrick ThompsonDemocrat
46.0%44,692
97,096 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.
Patrick ThompsonJohn Albers
$6.6K
Raised by the campaign
$407.6K
$2.5K
Spent by the campaign
$343.8K
$6.1K
Cash on hand
$505.3K
Campaign money: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 15, 2026; Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission, through Oct 20, 2026.
Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission campaign filingsUpdated Oct 15, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Patrick Thompson
- 10%
- John Albers
- 90%
- Projected margin
- R+10.6