Tanya Miller Wins Georgia Attorney General Race

Tanya Miller won Georgia’s attorney general race on November 3, defeating Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland and securing the state’s top law enforcement post. She will succeed outgoing Attorney General Chris Carr, who left the race to pursue an unsuccessful run for governor earlier this year.

Miller received 55.5% of the vote, or 2,307,531 ballots, compared with Strickland’s 44.5%, or 1,853,253 votes. The race was called on November 3, 2026. Officials were still counting the final 3% of ballots, though the outcome had been called.

Miller will be the first Black woman elected attorney general in Georgia and the first Democrat to hold the office since 2010. A former federal prosecutor and Fulton County homicide chief, she joined the state House in 2022 and became Democratic Caucus chair after one term.

Her campaign emphasized prosecuting gun-trafficking networks and protecting consumers from corporate price gouging. Strickland focused on violent street gangs, human trafficking and financial fraud against older residents. He is an attorney who served in the state House from 2013 to 2018, held leadership roles in the Senate and has chaired its judiciary committee since 2021. Gov. Brian Kemp and law enforcement leaders supported his bid.

County results showed Strickland leading in 13 counties, including Appling, Bartow and Bryan. Miller led in Baldwin and Bibb counties. Final ballots were still being tallied.

Georgia Voters Choose Miller’s Consumer Protection and Gun Trafficking Agenda

Georgia voters chose Tanya Miller to lead the state’s Department of Law, handing the attorney general’s office to a Democrat for the first time since 2010. Miller defeated Republican state Sen. Brian Strickland on November 3 and will succeed Chris Carr.

Miller won 55.5% of ballots, or 2,307,531 votes, while Strickland received 44.5%, or 1,853,253. The race was called on November 3, 2026, with officials still tallying the last 3% of ballots.

The result elevates a former federal prosecutor and Fulton County homicide chief who campaigned on targeting gun-trafficking networks and protecting consumers from corporate price gouging. Miller joined the state House in 2022 and became Democratic Caucus chair after one term. She will also be the first Black woman elected attorney general in Georgia.

Strickland centered his campaign on gangs, human trafficking and fraud against older residents, with Gov. Brian Kemp and law enforcement leaders supporting his bid. The choice put Miller’s focus on trafficking and consumer protection against Strickland’s law-and-order platform. Strickland led in 13 counties, while Miller led in Baldwin and Bibb; officials continued counting remaining ballots.

Miller Wins Georgia Attorney General Race as Strickland’s Crime Platform Falls Short

Republican Brian Strickland lost Georgia’s attorney general race to Democrat Tanya Miller on November 3, despite running on a platform centered on violent street gangs, human trafficking and protecting older residents from financial fraud. Miller will succeed outgoing Attorney General Chris Carr.

Miller received 55.5% of the vote, or 2,307,531 ballots, while Strickland earned 44.5%, or 1,853,253. The race was called on November 3, 2026, with the final 3% of ballots still being tallied. Strickland led in 13 counties, including Appling, Bartow and Bryan; Miller led in Baldwin and Bibb.

Strickland, an attorney and longtime state legislator, chaired the Senate judiciary committee from 2021 and had served as a floor leader for Govs. Nathan Deal and Brian Kemp. Kemp and many law enforcement officials endorsed his campaign.

Miller, a former federal prosecutor and Fulton County homicide chief, campaigned on prosecuting gun-trafficking networks and protecting consumers from corporate price gouging. She joined the state House in 2022 and became Democratic Caucus chair after one term. Her victory makes her the first Black woman elected attorney general in Georgia and the first Democrat in the office since 2010.