2026 in Georgia (U.S. state)

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The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Georgia.

Incumbents

January 5 – Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene resigns from office.^[1]
January 12 – A large fight at Washington State Prison kills three inmates and injures over a dozen, including a guard. The Georgia Department of Corrections reports the violence was gang-affiliated.^[2]
January 13 – A fire at a poultry plant in Walton County kills 14,000 chickens.^[3]
January 28 – The FBI executes a search warrant on a Fulton County elections office in Union City.^[4]
February 16 – A man fleeing an ICE traffic stop crashes into another vehicle in Savannah, killing teacher Linda Davis.^[5]

February 1: John F. Stewart, 99, politician, member of the Georgia House of Representatives (1965–1967).^[8]

^ "Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene says she will resign in January". Georgia Recorder. November 21, 2025. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ Amy, Jeff; Bynum, Russ (January 12, 2026). "Georgia prison fight kills 3 inmates and injures over a dozen, including a guard". The Associated Press. Retrieved January 12, 2026.
^ "14,000 chickens killed when poultry house catches fire at processing plant". WSBTV. January 13, 2026. Retrieved January 18, 2026.
^ "FBI executes search warrant at Fulton County elections office near Atlanta". The Associated Press. January 28, 2026. Retrieved January 28, 2026.
^ Bynum, Russ (February 17, 2026). "Driver fleeing ICE officers crashes, killing a Georgia teacher, authorities say". The Associated Press. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
^ Mueller, Julia (January 6, 2026). "Kemp sets date for special election to fill remainder of Marjorie Taylor Greene's term". The Hill. Retrieved January 10, 2026.
^ "Georgia elections, 2026". Ballotpedia. Retrieved December 31, 2025.
^ "John Stewart Obituary - Macon, GA". Dignity Memorial. Retrieved February 7, 2026.