Lydia Catalina Powell
Democratic
Lydia Catalina Powell is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: educator.
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- 2026 Georgia State Superintendent of Schools election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Georgia State Superintendent of Schools
2 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Georgia requires a majority to win a general election; if no candidate gets more than 50%, the top two meet in a runoff (Dec. 1, 2026).
Candidates
Richard Woods
RepublicanIncumbent
Richard Woods is an American politician and educator who is currently the Georgia Superintendent of Schools, a position he was elected to in 2014. He was reelected to his position in 2018, defeating his Democratic opponent Otha Thornton with slightly over 53% of the vote.
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- Richard Woods (politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Candidate list and race details
- 2026 Georgia State Superintendent of Schools election (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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