RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Calvin Palmer

Lost the 2026 race for Georgia House District 142.

Last margin
−31.0
Lost 2026

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records

Every race Palmer has run

Baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year. Running ahead of it means Palmer won voters the party’s presidential nominee did not; primaries have no baseline.

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Georgia House District 142GeneralLostMiriam Paris (D)34.5%D+31.0$1.6KD+17.4−13.6
2024Georgia House of Representatives, District 142GeneralLostMiriam Paris (D)39.5%D+21.1——

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)Updated Nov 8, 2026, 7:01 PM ET

Money

Palmer’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$1.6K

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Sep 4, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Palmer, Calvin
State
Active

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Sep 4, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

Who Palmer has run against

Source: 99chambers results archive; 2026: Georgia Secretary of State (unofficial)

The seat

Source: 99chambers: presidential results on current lines (MEDSL precinct returns)