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2026 Georgia Secretary of State — General Election · November 3, 2026
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Contest: Secretary of State - Rep
Candidate: Tim Fleming
Party: Republican
Votes: 430455
Result: highest vote total in the published runoff results, which the source currently labels unofficial
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Today, Fleming serves as State Representative for House District 114, where he has continued to lead efforts to secure our elections, cut the red tape holding professional licensing back, help return billions of dollars to Georgia taxpayers, and protect Georgia values.
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He then went on to serve as Chief of Staff to Governor Brian Kemp where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of every state agency and helped manage Georgia's nearly $60 billion budget.
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He then went on to serve as Chief of Staff to Governor Brian Kemp where he oversaw the day-to-day operations of every state agency and helped manage Georgia's nearly $60 billion budget.
Today, Fleming serves as State Representative for House District 114, where he has continued to lead efforts to secure our elections, cut the red tape holding professional licensing back, help return billions of dollars to Georgia taxpayers, and protect Georgia values.
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Today, Fleming serves as State Representative for House District 114, where he has continued to lead efforts to secure our elections, cut the red tape holding professional licensing back, help return billions of dollars to Georgia taxpayers, and protect Georgia values.
A lifelong resident of Newton County, Fleming is a small business owner operating several businesses in Covington, where he's built a career creating jobs and investing in the community he calls home. He served as a Newton County Commissioner from 2009 to 2013, steering the county through the Great Recession while fighting tax increases and protecting funding for law enforcement and essential services.
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A lifelong resident of Newton County, Fleming is a small business owner operating several businesses in Covington, where he's built a career creating jobs and investing in the community he calls home. He served as a Newton County Commissioner from 2009 to 2013, steering the county through the Great Recession while fighting tax increases and protecting funding for law enforcement and essential services.
Fleming holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia. He has served on the Covington Planning and Zoning Commission and the Newton County Recreation Commission, and remains active with local charities.
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Fleming holds a bachelor's degree in Political Science from the University of Georgia. He has served on the Covington Planning and Zoning Commission and the Newton County Recreation Commission, and remains active with local charities.
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Georgians can't afford a secretary of state who is just seeking their next moment in the spotlight. We need a proven leader with the experience to ensure our elections are secure, accessible, fair, and trusted, streamline professional licensing, make government work for us, and enhance technology to better serve Georgians.
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Georgians can't afford a secretary of state who is just seeking their next moment in the spotlight. We need a proven leader with the experience to ensure our elections are secure, accessible, fair, and trusted, streamline professional licensing, make government work for us, and enhance technology to better serve Georgians.
Ensure our elections are secure, accessible, fair, and trusted
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Ensure our elections are secure, accessible, fair, and trusted
Protect voter ID and champion election transparency
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Protect voter ID and champion election transparency
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Improve customer service because your government should work for you
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Improve customer service because your government should work for you
Administer Georgia elections so they are secure, accessible, fair, and trusted.
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Streamline professional licensing so Georgians receive licenses faster.
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Reduce regulatory barriers that hold small businesses back.
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Protect Georgia voter-identification requirements.
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Increase transparency in Georgia election administration.
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Improve Secretary of State technology to better serve Georgians.
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Improve customer service so the Secretary of State's office works effectively for residents.
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Safeguarded Georgia voter-identification requirements while serving as Deputy Secretary of State.
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Worked to secure the integrity of Georgia's voter rolls while serving as Deputy Secretary of State.
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Reformed professional licensing so new licenses could be issued within five days.
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Made professional-license renewals automatic as part of an administrative reform.
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Helped return billions of dollars to Georgia taxpayers while serving in the state legislature.
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Opposed tax increases while protecting funding for law enforcement and essential services as a Newton County Commissioner during the Great Recession.
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Complete available Georgia General Assembly roll-call record with selected highlights
The searchable archive contains 1,617 exact attributed records from Georgia General Assembly official vote records (1571 yes, 26 no, 0 present, 5 not voting, 15 excused, and 0 absent). The examples below are representative highlights, not a scorecard.
Coverage: January 9, 2023 through April 3, 2026These are descriptive counts from captured official records, not an ideology, effectiveness, or intent score. Subject labels are navigation aids assigned from official measure text. A vote does not establish why the candidate voted that way or support for every provision in a measure.
See all 1,617 recordsYea 155, Nay 12, Not voting 11, Excused 2
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 1409 — agree to senate substitute.
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Measure: HB 1409
Vote: House Vote #880 — Agree to Senate Substitute
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 155; Nay 12; Not voting 11; Excused 2
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 1 of Chapter 7 of Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to provisions relative to parent and child relationship generally, so as to revise mandated reporting of child abuse; to provide for definitions; to provide for reporting requirements; to provide for the use of a secure web based reporting platform; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 97, Nay 72, Not voting 9, Excused 2
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 33 — agree to senate amend to house sub.
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Measure: SB 33
Vote: House Vote #879 — Agree to Senate Amend to House Sub
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 97; Nay 72; Not voting 9; Excused 2
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 23 of Title 2 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, the "Georgia Hemp Farming Act," so as to provide limits on the total THC concentration of consumable hemp products; to revise provisions concerning the certificate of analysis applicable to consumable hemp products; to revise and provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 156, Nay 14, Not voting 9, Excused 1
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 651 — agree to senate amend to ham to ssub.
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Measure: HB 651
Vote: House Vote #878 — Agree to Senate Amend to HAm to SSub
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 156; Nay 14; Not voting 9; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Article 2 of Chapter 14 of Title 40 of the O.C.G.A., relating to speed detection devices, so as to revise provisions relative to the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices in school zones; to amend Title 15 of the O.C.G.A., relating to courts, so as to authorize district attorneys, solicitors-general, and prosecuting attorneys to enforce civil monetary penalties relative to the enforcement of laws regarding speeding in a school zone using recorded images; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 164, Nay 4, Not voting 11, Excused 1
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for hb 350 — agree to senate substitute.
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Measure: HB 350
Vote: House Vote #877 — Agree to Senate Substitute
Date: 2026-04-03
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 164; Nay 4; Not voting 11; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Title 19 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to domestic relations, so as to revise provisions relating to safe places for newborns; to authorize ambulance services to accept physical custody of a newborn; to authorize the placement of newborn safety devices; to provide for definitions; to provide for limited liability; to provide for transport of newborns to nearest medical facility; to provide for specifications for newborn safety devices; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 172, Nay 2, Not voting 5, Excused 1
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sb 52 — passage.
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Measure: SB 52
Vote: House Vote #872 — PASSAGE
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 172; Nay 2; Not voting 5; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 5 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to ad valorem taxation of property, so as to authorize certain local governing authorities to provide temporary tax relief from the taxes levied for the harvest or sale of standing timber in certain disaster areas;to provide for rules and regulations; to provide for definitions; to provide for related matters; to provide for a short title and legislative findings and intent; to provide for an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 173, Nay 0, Not voting 5, Excused 2
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting yes in the official record for sr 624 — adopt.
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Measure: SR 624
Vote: House Vote #859 — ADOPT
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Yea
Published totals: Yea 173; Nay 0; Not voting 5; Excused 2
Official measure summary: A RESOLUTION honoring the life of Officer Drew Haynes Brown and dedicating an intersection in his memory; and for other purposes.
Yea 132, Nay 39, Not voting 8, Excused 1
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting no in the official record for sb 214 — passage.
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Measure: SB 214
Vote: House Vote #856 — PASSAGE
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Nay
Published totals: Yea 132; Nay 39; Not voting 8; Excused 1
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to amend Chapter 2 of Title 21 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to elections and primaries generally, so as to authorize electors to cast physical absentee on-request ballots as an alternative to using other authorized means of casting in-person votes; to provide procedures for form, collection, and tabulation of such ballots; to revise reporting provisions to reference such ballots; to provide for related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
Yea 75, Nay 97, Not voting 5, Excused 3
Tim Fleming is recorded as voting no in the official record for hb 1567 — remove from local cal/vote separately.
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Measure: HB 1567
Vote: House Vote #845 — Remove from Local Cal/Vote Separately
Date: 2026-04-02
Published member: FLEMING, 114TH (member ID 5046)
Position: Nay
Published totals: Yea 75; Nay 97; Not voting 5; Excused 3
Official measure summary: A BILL to be entitled an Act to repeal an Act to amend, consolidate, and supersede the several Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Georgia pertaining to the City of Quitman in the County of Brooks, approved March 3, 1962 (Ga. L. 1962, p. 2894), as amended; to provide for transfer of duties and obligations to Brooks County; to provide for transfer of all legal rights, privileges, and assets to Brooks County; to establish a special tax and service district for outstanding bonded indebtedness and other obligations; to provide for related matters; to provide an effective date; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.
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