Columbia County, Georgia

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Columbia County is a county in Georgia. The county population is 156,010, according to the United States Census Bureau. The county seat is Appling.

Ballotpedia provides comprehensive coverage of the 100 largest cities in America by population. This encompasses all city, county, and special district elections appearing on the ballot within those cities. This county is outside of that coverage scope.

Use the links below to learn more about federal officials, state officials, cities, school districts, courts, and ballot measures in this county.

Federal officials

The current members of the U.S. Senate from Georgia are:

Office title	Officeholder name	Date assumed office	Party affiliation
U.S. Senate Georgia	Jon Ossoff	January 20, 2021	Democratic Party
U.S. Senate Georgia	Raphael Warnock	January 20, 2021	Democratic Party

To view a map of U.S. House districts in Georgia and find your representative, click here.

State officials

The following is a list of the current state executive officials from Georgia:

Office	Name	Party	Date assumed office
Attorney General of Georgia	Chris Carr	Republican	November 1, 2016
Chief of Staff to the Governor of Georgia	Lauren Curry	Republican	2024
Georgia Commissioner of Agriculture	Tyler Harper	Republican	January 9, 2023
Georgia Commissioner of Natural Resources	Walter Rabon	Nonpartisan	August 22, 2023
Georgia Public Service Commission District 1	Jason Shaw	Republican	January 1, 2019
Georgia Public Service Commission District 2	Tim Echols	Republican	2011
Georgia Public Service Commission District 3	Fitz Johnson	Republican	July 22, 2021
Georgia Public Service Commission District 4	Lauren McDonald Jr.	Republican	2009
Georgia Public Service Commission District 5	Tricia Pridemore	Republican	February 21, 2018
Georgia Secretary of State	Brad Raffensperger	Republican	January 14, 2019
Georgia State Auditor	Greg Griffin	Nonpartisan	July 1, 2012
Georgia State Superintendent of Schools	Richard Woods	Republican	January 12, 2015
Georgia Treasurer	Steve McCoy	Nonpartisan	August 5, 2020
Governor of Georgia	Brian Kemp	Republican	January 14, 2019
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia	Burt Jones	Republican	January 9, 2023

To view a list of state legislators from Georgia, click here.

Cities

See also: Cities in Georgia

As of March 2025, Ballotpedia does not provide regular election coverage for any cities in Columbia County, Georgia. For a list of cities covered by Ballotpedia, click here.

School districts

See also: List of school districts in Georgia

The following school districts are located in Columbia County, Georgia:

• Columbia County School District

Courts

See also: Courts in Georgia and Judicial selection in Georgia

To view a list of federal courts with jurisdiction in Georgia, click here.

The following is a list of state appellate courts in Georgia:

• Georgia Supreme Court
• Georgia Court of Appeals

To find the local courts with jurisdiction in this county, click the following:

• Georgia Business Court
• Georgia Juvenile Courts
• Georgia Magistrate Courts
• Georgia Municipal Courts
• Georgia Probate Courts
• Georgia State Courts
• Georgia Superior Courts

Ballot measures

See also: List of Georgia ballot measures and Columbia County, Georgia ballot measures

To view a list of statewide measures in Georgia, click here.

To view a list of local ballot measures in Columbia County, Georgia, click here.

See also

Local Politics	Other Georgia Content	Elections in Georgia
City government Local courts School boards Local ballot measures Local recalls	Georgia congressional delegation Georgia state executives Georgia State Legislature Georgia statewide ballot measures Georgia courts Georgia counties Georgia cities Georgia school boards	Who is on my ballot? U.S. Congress State executives State legislatures State courts Ballot measures Municipal government School boards

External links

• Columbia County, Georgia
• National Association of Counties