Sanford Bishop, 2026 Georgia 2nd District House Democratic candidate
Sanford Bishop*
DEMOCRATIC
US House of Representatives (D-GA)
1993 – Present
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Matt Day, 2026 Georgia 2nd District House Republican candidate
Matt Day
REPUBLICAN
Businessman

2026 Georgia 2nd District House Forecast:

The Pollsmax 2026 Georgia 2nd District House forecast currently gives Democrat Sanford Bishop a 96.2% chance of defeating Republican Matt Day. Pollsmax projects Bishop to receive 58.6% of the vote compared with 41.4% for Day, a projected Democratic margin of 17.2 percentage points. The model currently rates the race as Solid Democratic. The forecast is updated using 100,000 simulations incorporating polling and race fundamentals. See the Pollsmax forecast methodology.

The 2026 Georgia 2nd District House election features Democrat Sanford Bishop and Republican Matt Day. Incumbent Representative Sanford Bishop is seeking reelection to a eighteenth term. In 2024, Kamala Harris won Georgia's 2nd congressional district by 4.5%, and the election for the district's House seat is rated as solid Democratic in 2026.

Year
2026
Race
House
District
GA-2
Democratic candidate
Sanford Bishop
Republican candidate
Matt Day
Incumbent / open seat
Sanford Bishop
Forecast rating
Solid D
Projected vote
58.6% D / 41.4% R
Projected margin
D +17.2
Forecast odds
96.2% D / 3.8% R
Forecast last updated
12:00 AM on September 30, 2026
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