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Voter guide · Nov 3, 2026

Augusta Mayor & City Council Election 2026

3 of 8 council seats are on the ballot, with 7 candidates running. Updated Oct 21, 2026. Every claim links to its source. How we check

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The candidates

Listed alphabetically by last name. Every position links to its source.

Three contests are on the ballot: Mayor (Brandon Kelley, Lesley Carter and Rocky Tidwell), City Council Ward 1, Position 2 (Brandon Taylor vs. Trey Taylor) and City Council Ward 3, Position 2 (Phillip Briscoe vs. Bobby Brown). The other council candidates are unopposed.

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What the next council decides

01Financial controls4 sourced facts

Where it standsThe state audit of Augusta's 2024 finances, dated April 2026, listed seven findings, several of them repeats from earlier audits.

What's on the tableHow closely the council oversees city spending, purchases and bookkeeping.

02City utility billing3 sourced facts

Where it standsAugusta runs its own electric, water and gas utility, the City Light, Water, and Gas Company.

What's on the tableHow the city bills for utilities and when it writes off unpaid utility accounts.

03City budget3 sourced facts

Where it standsIn 2024 the general fund took in $1,081,245, spent $1,267,605 and received $258,273 in transfers from other funds.

What's on the tableHow to divide sales tax and other general fund money among police, fire, courts and administration.

3 notes on these statements

Randy Spears Sr. (Ward 1, Position 1), Chris Eldridge (Ward 2, Position 1), William J. Trice (Ward 2, Position 2), Lisa Gillespie (Ward 3, Position 1), Otis Santel Gipson (Ward 4, Position 1) and Deborah Ann Moore (Ward 4, Position 2) are the only candidates for their City Council seats. Ballotpedia

Floretta Smith is the only candidate for City Clerk, and Perry Galloway is the only candidate for City Treasurer. Ballotpedia

Bobby Brown is also known as Bebop. Ballotpedia

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    The seat math

    0 stay (not up this year): 3 on this ballot

    8 council seats plus a mayor who doesn't vote on council items. The council decides by a 5-vote majority.

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