DemocratIn office since Nov 2020

Nikki Merritt

Georgia State Senator, District 9 since 2020. Ran in 3 elections between 2020 and 2024, winning 3. Re-elected in 2026. Next on the ballot in 2028.

Georgia State Senator, District 9Born 1972

Official website Wikipedia

In office: 6 yrs; Since 2020
Bills became law: 3; 290 sponsored, 2025–2026 session
Votes missed: 7.9%; Chamber median 5.1%
With party: 95%; On votes splitting the parties
Last margin: +42.1; Won 2026
Next election: 2028; Nov 7, 2028

Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative recordsUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 1:51 PM ET

Committees

As of 2026-10.

Government Oversight
Health and Human Services
Insurance and Labor
Natural Resources and the Environment
Urban Affairs

Source: Open States committeesUpdated Oct 27, 2026, 9:43 AM ET

Legislation

2025–2026 session · 290 sponsored · 3 became law

BillIntroCmteSenateHouseLaw

SB 435 Georgia Development Authority; rename as the Georgia Agricultural Development Authority
AGRICULTURE · Became law Jul 2026

SB 119 Manufactured or Mobile Homes; limited exceptions to circumstances under which a manufactured home shall…
BUILDINGS AND HOUSING · Became law Jul 2025

SB 109 Life Insurance; a policy of group life insurance from excluding or restricting liability for certain deaths…
INSURANCE · Became law Jun 2025

Source: Open States billsUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:22 PM ET

Voting record

2025–2026 session · placement by roll-call votes

Where Merritt sits in the Georgia State Senate

Merritt is closer to the center than 9% of the chamber's Democrats.

Closest: Nan Orrock, Josh McLaurin, Sally Harrell

Source: 99chambers roll-call scalingUpdated Nov 6, 2026, 4:48 PM ET

With Merritt’s party

Votes with the chamber's Democrats95%

Black tick: the average of Democrats in the Georgia State Senate.

Source: 99chambers legislative scores from roll calls and cosponsorships

Key votes

Votes chosen for their effect, not their side: Merritt’s vote, each party’s majority, and the result. An orange vote differs from most Democrats.

Date	Bill	Merritt	Dem. majority	Rep. majority	Result
Apr 2, 2026	SB 556: HOPE Scholarship; the inclusion of advanced placement and international baccalaureate fine…	No	No	Yes	Failed 25–25
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1070: Income tax; increase and extend a credit for expenditures on maintenance of railroad…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 668: Crimes and offenses; change references to assistance and guide dogs to service dogs	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 1277: Conservation and natural resources; increase project cost threshold for public roads or…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22
Mar 27, 2026	HB 549: Peace officers; extend time frame for which reimbursement of total training expenses by a…	No	No	Yes	Passed 26–22

Source: 99chambers key votes from Congress.gov, Voteview and Open States roll calls

Career

Offices held, and every time Merritt was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.

202020212022202320242025202620272028Georgia State Senate, District 9

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

Elections

Margin against the seat’s presidential baseline: how the seat voted for president in the same or nearest year.

Year	Race	Result	Margin	Seat	+/−
2026	Georgia State Senate, District 9	Won	D+42.1	D+20.9	+21.2
2024	Georgia State Senate, District 9	Won	D+19.9	D+20.9	−1.0
2022	Georgia State Senate, District 9	Won	—	—	—
2020	Georgia State Senate, District 9	Won	D+3.9	—	—