Candidates & officials · Republican · GeorgiaChecked against Georgia’s own records, Oct. 21, 2026
Richard Woods
Richard Woods: State School Superintendent of Georgia; candidate for state school superintendent, 2026.
Offices held and sought
- State School Superintendent of Georgia. Source
The department's page quotes him saying he has served as state school superintendent since 2015; he was re-elected on Nov. 8, 2022 (results export, marked incumbent). The office's page does not print the dates the current term began or ends, so none are given here. - Nov. 3, 2026 Candidate for state school superintendent, 2026. Source
Sources: Georgia Department of Education, State School Superintendent Richard Woods (raw/gadoe-about-superintendent-2026-10-21.html); Georgia Secretary of State, official results of the Nov. 8, 2022 General/Special Election, statewide results export from results.sos.ga.gov (candidate names with party labels REP/DEM/LIB and vote counts) (raw/sos-results-export-2022NovGen-2026-10-21.json); Georgia Secretary of State, official results, June 16, 2026 General Primary Runoff ('Total Votes' Excel report, results.sos.ga.gov; marked official, as of Aug. 20, 2026). State campaign accounts: Georgia campaign money. More about Georgia: Georgia.