State Senate District 26 in Georgia State Senate District 26, Georgia

2026 Primary Election

• David Eugene Lucas — Self-Employed in Atlanta, GA

  David Lucas currently serves as a Georgia State Senator for District 26, where he has been a sworn member since January 14, 2013. A Democrat, he previously served in the Georgia House of Representatives, having been sworn in in January 1975. He is self-employed and is married to Elaine. As a legislator, he holds key positions on several committees, including Appropriations (Ex-Officio), Health and Human Services, Insurance and Labor, Regulated Industries and Utilities, and Transportation, and serves as Secretary of the Urban Affairs Committee. Senator Lucas has sponsored legislation such as the "Putting Georgia's Patients First Act" and resolutions honoring legislative networks and providing fee waivers for military members. He is a candidate for reelection in the 2026 Georgia Primary Election.

• Nancy Hicks — Candidate for Georgia State Senate in GA

  Nancy Hicks is a Republican Party candidate seeking election to the Georgia State Senate for District 26 in the primary on May 19, 2026. Her campaign, "God’s Power Campaign," emphasizes freedom, protection, love, faith, and guidance from God’s Holy Word. Hicks has a background of serving through teaching Sunday school and playing music in churches and tent revivals since age eight. Her platform includes protecting children from what she calls "porn books/vulgar books," opposing males in girls' restrooms and sports, and affirming parental rights over a child's identity. She plans to introduce legislation to prevent America from becoming a socialist/communist regime, advocates for voting exclusively by legal U.S. citizens, and aims to reduce food costs and property taxes. Hicks also supports strengthening state safety through ICE and local police forces.

• Tracy Conkle Wheeler — Candidate for Georgia State Senate District 26 in Sandersville, GA, GA

  Tracy Conkle Wheeler is a Republican candidate for Georgia State Senate District 26, running in the May 2026 primary. She previously ran for Georgia House of Representatives District 128 in 2024, losing the general election. Wheeler strongly advocates for congressional term limits, having signed a pledge to support a constitutional amendment for this purpose. She believes in citizen legislators over career politicians. Her State Senate campaign has reported $1,633 in contributions and $6,071 in expenditures. In her prior House bid, she raised $71,755 and spent $69,770. She declined to answer a GEEARS question on early childhood policies during her 2024 campaign.