Griffin Wins Reelection in District 149
Democrat Floyd L. Griffin Jr. defeated Randy Peters in Baldwin County tabulations, while Sheppard won the District 128 seat.
Updated on Nov. 11, 2026 in Elections
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Democrat Floyd L. Griffin Jr. won reelection as District 149 state representative over Randy Peters in the November 3 general election. Sheppard also won the District 128 seat over Tyrone A. Evans.
Why it matters
The results determine which candidates will represent these Georgia House districts for the next term. Griffin's narrow margin and Sheppard's win signal the outcomes of closely watched local races.
Griffin won by 347 votes, 6,471 to 6,124, in Baldwin County's final tabulations. Sheppard won by 245 votes, 1,307 to 1,062, over Evans in Baldwin County, and results from other counties in these districts were not reported in the source.
The players
Floyd L. Griffin Jr.
A lifelong Democrat who won reelection as state representative for District 149 after completing his first two-year term.
Sheppard
Co-owner of a major trucking company in Sandersville who won the District 128 state representative seat.
The details
Griffin, a lifelong Democrat who completed his first two-year term, faced local businessman and Milledgeville resident Randy Peters. Sheppard, co-owner of a major Sandersville trucking company, defeated Tyrone A. Evans, a Milledgeville resident. In the state Senate, Rick Williams ran unopposed.
Timeline
November 3, 2026: General election held, with Griffin and Sheppard winning their races.
First part of 2027: Sheppard is expected to assume office as District 128 state representative.
Political Context
The win keeps Griffin in a House seat he has held for one term, while Sheppard's victory adds a new member to the chamber. Both outcomes were decided by margins measured in the hundreds of votes.
Residents of District 149 keep the same state representative, while District 128 voters will have a new representative starting in early 2027. Those changes affect which lawmaker voters contact on state-level issues.
The takeaway
Close margins in local legislative races can decide which representative voters get, so each vote counts toward the final result. Following certified tallies is the surest way to confirm outcomes.
What happens next
Sheppard is expected to take office as District 128 state representative in the first part of 2027.
Further reading
For more on how these races fit into state contests, see Georgia Elections.
Source note: This article includes information reported by The Union-Recorder.
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