Gwinnett voted 75.5% yes to widen a school tax break to disabled veterans and all school employees. Lawrenceville's precincts said yes by 77%. Unofficial results.
Gwinnett voters said yes Tuesday to a bigger school tax break for disabled veterans and everyone who works for the county’s two school districts. The question passed with 75.5% of the vote.
Lawrenceville’s precincts backed it by a little more, 77.1%.
The figures are unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s results site, with all 156 Gwinnett precincts reporting. They stay unofficial until the county’s Board of Registrations and Elections certifies them, the county elections office says.
The school tax break
The question asked whether to widen an existing extra $2,000 homestead exemption from Gwinnett County School District taxes. It now covers “certain public service employees.”
From Jan. 1, 2027, it will also cover:
- disabled veterans
- all employees of Gwinnett County Public Schools
- all employees of Buford City Schools
That start date comes from the county’s call for the special election, which says a majority yes vote makes the change effective Jan. 1. The question came from a state law, HB 540.
| Homestead exemption question | Yes | No | Yes share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceville’s 14 precincts | 22,647 | 6,737 | 77.1% |
| Gwinnett County | 254,543 | 82,467 | 75.5% |
“Lawrenceville’s precincts” here means the 14 Gwinnett precincts the county names Lawrenceville A through Lawrenceville N. They take in areas outside city limits as well as the city. Lawrenceville had no city election this year, as our voting guide explains.
The three state amendments
All three constitutional amendments passed statewide in unofficial returns. The wording is on the county’s consolidated sample ballot.
| Amendment | Lawrenceville precincts, yes | Gwinnett, yes | Georgia, yes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1: farms up to 4,000 acres, not 2,000, can qualify for conservation-use tax assessment | 51.8% | 52.9% | 53.9% |
| 2: nonpartisan elections for all probate court judges | 66.7% | 67.0% | 68.4% |
| 3: a Georgia Next Generation 9-1-1 Fund for 911 systems | 77.7% | 78.2% | 77.7% |
Amendment 1 was the closest. Lawrenceville’s precincts passed it by 1,049 votes, 14,996 to 13,947.
Governor and U.S. Senate
Democrats led every statewide race on the ballot in unofficial returns. Some counties elsewhere in Georgia had not marked every part of their count complete by early Wednesday.
| Race | Statewide | Gwinnett | Lawrenceville precincts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor: Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) vs. Rick Jackson (R) | 54.3% to 45.7% | 66.3% to 33.7% | 72.1% to 27.9% |
| U.S. Senate: Jon Ossoff (D, incumbent) vs. Mike Collins (R) | 59.0% to 41.0% | 71.3% to 28.7% | 76.8% to 23.2% |
Statewide, Bottoms had 2,268,462 votes to Jackson’s 1,908,261. Ossoff had 2,463,132 to Collins’s 1,711,322.
The county commission
Benjamin Culberson, a Democrat, beat incumbent Republican Matthew Holtkamp in County Commission District 4. He won 52,614 votes to 42,734, or 55.2%, with all 38 district precincts reporting.
Five of Lawrenceville’s 14 precincts are in District 4: C, D, H, I and K. Those five voted for Culberson 4,931 to 2,854.
Congress and the legislature
Which races you saw depended on your address. These are the district races that included at least one Lawrenceville precinct. Totals are for the whole district, unofficial.
| Race | Result | Lawrenceville precincts in it |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. House District 9 | Andrew Clyde (R, incumbent) led Caitlyn Gegen (D) 59.3% to 40.7% districtwide. Gwinnett’s part voted 60.7% for Gegen. | C, D, F, H, I, K, M |
| U.S. House District 13 | Jasmine Clark (D) led Jonathan Chavez (R) 79.8% to 20.2% | A, B, D, E, G, J, L, N |
| State Senate District 5 | Sheikh Rahman (D, incumbent), unopposed | D, E, F, I, M |
| State Senate District 7 | Ruwa Romman (D) beat Aizaz Shahbaz Shaikh (R) 66.0% to 34.0% | D, H, I, K |
| State Senate District 9 | Nikki Merritt (D, incumbent) beat Michael Johnson (R) 71.1% to 28.9% | A, B, E, G, J, L, N |
| State Senate District 45 | Scott Tippetts (D) led Clint Dixon (R, incumbent) 52.4% to 47.6% districtwide | C |
| State House District 102 | Gabe Okoye (D, incumbent), unopposed | A, B, C, D, F, I, M |
| State House District 105 | Farooq Mughal (D) beat Sandy Donatucci (R, incumbent) 60.8% to 39.2% | H, K |
| State House District 106 | Akbar Ali (D, incumbent), unopposed | E, G, J, L, N |
| State House District 107 | Sam Park (D, incumbent) beat Murray R. Berkowitz (R) 70.9% to 29.1% | H |
| State House District 111 | Reynaldo “Rey” Martinez (R, incumbent) led Scott T. Jackson (D) 14,173 to 13,636 districtwide. Gwinnett’s part voted 65.9% for Jackson. | F |
Two of those districts reach beyond Gwinnett, so Gwinnett’s vote went one way and the district’s went the other: U.S. House District 9 and State House District 111.
Lisamarie N. Bristol (D, incumbent) was reelected Gwinnett County solicitor general unopposed.
What it means for you
- Work for Gwinnett County Public Schools or Buford City Schools, or a disabled veteran? The extra $2,000 school tax exemption applies from Jan. 1, 2027. Homestead exemptions are filed with the Gwinnett County Tax Commissioner; our property taxes page has the office’s details and how to apply.
- The change starts with 2027. It does not touch the 2026 county tax bills, which are due Nov. 15, as our property taxes page explains.
- Check your own races. Your ballot and districts are on the state’s My Voter Page. Precinct-by-precinct results are on the Secretary of State’s results site.
The county elections office on Grayson Highway in Lawrenceville was Gwinnett’s busiest early voting site this fall. Our story on the final early vote count has the figures by site.
Frequently asked questions
Did the Gwinnett homestead exemption question pass on Nov. 3, 2026?
Yes, in unofficial results. Gwinnett voters approved it 254,543 to 82,467, or 75.5%, with all 156 precincts reporting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State. It widens an extra $2,000 school tax homestead exemption to disabled veterans and all employees of Gwinnett County Public Schools and Buford City Schools.
When does the new Gwinnett school tax exemption start?
Jan. 1, 2027, according to the county’s call for the special election, if the result is certified as a majority yes.
Who won the Gwinnett County Commission District 4 race?
Benjamin Culberson, a Democrat, beat incumbent Republican Matthew Holtkamp 52,614 to 42,734, or 55.2%, in unofficial results with all 38 district precincts reporting.
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