Voters in the 53rd Georgia State Senate District and the 14th U.S. Congressional District will return to the polls for a runoff election that will be held on April 7th.

Voters in Chattooga County will be choosing between former Trion Mayor Lanny Thomas, a Republican, and Democrat Jack Zibluck of Lookout Mountain, Georgia, to fill the vacated 53rd Senate District office.  The seat is vacant due to former State Senator Colton Moore resigning to run for U.S. Congress.  Also, voters will be choosing between Republican Clay Fuller, former Lookout Mountain Judicial Circuit District Attorney, and retired Brigadier General Shawn Harris, a Democrat from Polk County, to fill the seat of Marjorie Taylor Greene, who resigned from Congress.

Advance Voting in Chattooga County is March 30 – April 2, 2026. All advance voting in Chattooga County will take place at the Chattooga County Registrars Office, located at 10017 Commerce Street in Summerville.  Early voting hours are from 8:30 AM – 5 PM.  

On Election Day, April 7, there will be no Voting in the Registrars Office. Instead, voters will need to vote at their assigned polling location (Gore Fire Hall, Lyerly Community Center,  former Menlo City Hall, Chattooga County Civic Center, or Trion Recreation Department) between the hours of 7 AM and 7 – PM.  

Chattooga County Election officials point out that the registration deadline to vote in the upcoming runoff election was March 9, 2026. You did not have to vote in the March 10, 2026 Special Election in order to vote in the upcoming runoff.

Government issued photo ID is required.