RepublicanNo state or federal office heldLost the 2026 general

Keith Gettmann

Lost the 2026 race for Georgia House District 51.

Last margin
−28.8
Lost 2026

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

Every race Gettmann has run

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

YearOfficeStageResultOpponentsShareMarginRaisedBaselineAgainst baseline
2026Georgia House District 51GeneralLostEsther Panitch (D)35.6%D+28.8$28.8KD+19.0−9.8
2024Georgia House of Representatives, District 51GeneralLostEsther Panitch (D)41.9%D+16.1——

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

Money

Gettmann’s campaign fundraising.

Raised, 2025–26
$28.8K

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

What’s next

From campaign filings, not from public statements.

Gettmann, Derek K.
State
Active

Source: Georgia Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission filings through Oct 15, 2026Updated Oct 31, 2026, 5:44 PM ET

Who Gettmann 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)