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U.S. House · Georgia's 2nd Congressional District

Southwest Georgia, including Columbus and Albany.

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

RESULT · UNOFFICIAL UNTIL CERTIFIED

Sanford Bishop Jr., projected winner

CandidateVotesShare
Sanford Bishop148,25060.8%
Matt Day95,60839.2%

About 99% of the expected vote counted. As of November 9. Winners take office next year. Counts can change until states certify. NBC News ↗

Sources re-checked September 25, 2026 · How we research

  • Incumbent Sanford Bishop Jr. (D), who has represented the district since 1993, advanced unopposed from the Democratic primary. Matt Day won the Republican primary unopposed after A. Wayne Johnson and Chuck Hand did not make the ballot.[1]
  • Brandon Daley (Communist Party), listed by Ballotpedia as having not made the ballot, does not appear in the U.S. House District 2 contest on the Houston County Nov. 3, 2026 sample ballot (Matt Day and Sanford Bishop).[6][1]

On the November 3 ballot · 2 candidates

Sanford Bishop Jr.DINCUMBENTPROJECTED WINNERU.S. Representative for Georgia's 2nd Congressional District (since 1993)Full profile →Matt DayRFull profile →

Issue evidence — side by side

Recorded votes, documented positions and candidates’ own words are shown with sources. “In their own words” quotes a candidate on the topic without inferring a stance. Votes describe specific bills or motions; they do not establish overall support or opposition to a broad issue. A dash means our research has no evidence on that topic, not that the candidate has no position.

Protect legal access to abortion

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[33][34][35]

    Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755, 2021-09-24). Voted yes on Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 (H.R. 8296, 2022-07-15). Voted no on Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36, 2017-10-03), which would have banned most abortions after 20 weeks.

  • Matt Day
    —

Stricter gun laws

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[28][29][30][31]

    Voted yes on Bipartisan Background Checks Act (H.R. 8, 2019-02-27), which would have required background checks on most private gun sales. Voted yes on Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 (H.R. 1808, 2022-07-29), which would have banned the sale of many semiautomatic assault weapons. Voted yes on Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938, 2022-06-24), which expanded background checks for buyers under 21 and funded state red-flag programs. Voted yes on Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act (H.R. 38, 2017-12-06), which would have required states to honor other states' concealed-carry permits.

  • Matt Day
    —

Expand immigration enforcement and deportations

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[11][12][13][14][15][16][17]

    Voted yes on Laken Riley Act (S. 5, 2025-01-22). Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which funded expanded immigration enforcement, detention and border operations. Voted no on Secure the Border Act of 2023 (H.R. 2, 2023-05-11). Voted yes on American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 (H.R. 6, 2019-06-04; 2021-03-18).

  • Matt Day
    —

Raise taxes on high earners or corporations

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][24][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03; 2017-12-20), which made the 2017 individual tax rates, including the 37% top rate, permanent. Voted yes on Inflation Reduction Act (H.R. 5376, 2022-08-12), which added a 15% minimum tax on large corporations and a stock-buyback excise tax.

  • Matt Day
    —

Expand public health coverage

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][19][20][21]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which reduced federal Medicaid spending and added Medicaid work requirements. Voted yes on Breaking the Gridlock Act (H.R. 1834, 2026-01-08), which extended enhanced ACA premium subsidies. Voted yes on Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590, 2010-03-21). Voted no on American Health Care Act (H.R. 1628, 2017-05-04), which would have capped federal Medicaid funding and ended enhanced funding for the Medicaid expansion.

  • Matt Day
    —

Faster transition away from fossil fuels

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[12][13][14][22][23]

    Voted no on One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R. 1, 2025-05-22; 2025-07-03), which phased out Inflation Reduction Act clean-energy tax credits. Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19; 2022-08-12), which would have funded clean-energy tax credits.

  • Matt Day
    —

Raise the minimum wage

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[32]

    Voted yes on Raise the Wage Act (H.R. 582, 2019-07-18).

  • Matt Day
    —

Broad tariffs on imported goods

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[27]

    Voted yes on Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada (H.J. Res. 72, 2026-02-11), which disapproved the tariffs on Canadian imports.

  • Matt Day
    —

Universal, publicly funded child care

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[22]

    Voted yes on Build Back Better Act (H.R. 5376, 2021-11-19), which would have funded universal pre-K and child-care subsidies.

  • Matt Day
    —

Require documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[18]

    Voted no on SAVE Act (H.R. 22, 2025-04-10).

  • Matt Day
    —

Require Congress to approve U.S. military action abroad

  • Sanford Bishop Jr.
    Recorded votes[25][26]

    Voted yes on War Powers Resolution on Venezuela (H. Con. Res. 64, 2025-12-17), which would have directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Venezuela absent congressional authorization. Voted yes on War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities (H. Con. Res. 86, 2026-06-03), which directed the removal of U.S. forces from hostilities against Iran absent congressional authorization.

  • Matt Day
    —

Research notes & limits

Biography gaps: no biographical information was found for Brandon Daley beyond his party line, and Ballotpedia lists him as 'did not make the ballot' for the Nov. 3 general election, so his ballot status should be verified. Matt Day's campaign-site bio page could not be loaded (the site is script-rendered), so his bio relies on the homepage, the AJC and Branch.

Sources · 39

Researched 2026-09-25. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  2. 2.Sanford Bishop Jr. · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.All Legislative Issues · Office of Rep. Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Congressman Bishop Defends the Constitution with War Powers Vote · Office of Rep. Sanford Bishop · 2026-03-05 Official record
  5. 5.Healthcare - Congressman Sanford Bishop · Office of Rep. Sanford Bishop · 2026-10-03 Official record
  6. 6.Houston County Sample Ballot, November 3, 2026 · Houston County, Georgia Official record
  7. 7.About Congressman Bishop · Office of Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. · 2026-10-21 Official record
  8. 8.Sanford Bishop Jr. · Ballotpedia Reference
  9. 9.Georgia's 2nd District U.S. House election results 2026 · NBC News News report
  10. 10.H.R. 12, the Women's Health Protection Act of 2025 (Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025) — sponsors and cosponsors · Congress.gov Official record
  11. 11.Roll call: Laken Riley Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-01-22 Official record
  12. 12.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-05-22 Official record
  13. 13.H.R. 1 (119th Congress) — One Big Beautiful Bill Act: text and summary · Congress.gov Official record
  14. 14.Roll call: One Big Beautiful Bill Act — final passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-07-03 Official record
  15. 15.Roll call: Secure the Border Act of 2023 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2023-05-11 Official record
  16. 16.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2019 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-06-04 Official record
  17. 17.Roll call: American Dream and Promise Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-03-18 Official record
  18. 18.Roll call: SAVE Act — proof-of-citizenship voter registration · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-04-10 Official record
  19. 19.Roll call: Breaking the Gridlock Act — ACA subsidy extension · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-01-08 Official record
  20. 20.Roll call: Affordable Care Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2010-03-21 Official record
  21. 21.Roll call: American Health Care Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-05-04 Official record
  22. 22.Roll call: Build Back Better Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-11-19 Official record
  23. 23.Roll call: Inflation Reduction Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-08-12 Official record
  24. 24.Roll call: Tax Cuts and Jobs Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-20 Official record
  25. 25.Roll call: War Powers Resolution on Venezuela · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2025-12-17 Official record
  26. 26.Roll call: War Powers Resolution directing removal of forces from Iran hostilities · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-06-03 Official record
  27. 27.Roll call: Resolution disapproving tariffs on Canada · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2026-02-11 Official record
  28. 28.Roll call: Bipartisan Background Checks Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-02-27 Official record
  29. 29.Roll call: Assault Weapons Ban of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-29 Official record
  30. 30.Roll call: Bipartisan Safer Communities Act — final House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-06-24 Official record
  31. 31.Roll call: Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-12-06 Official record
  32. 32.Roll call: Raise the Wage Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2019-07-18 Official record
  33. 33.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2021-09-24 Official record
  34. 34.Roll call: Women's Health Protection Act of 2022 — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2022-07-15 Official record
  35. 35.Roll call: Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act — House passage · Office of the Clerk, U.S. House · 2017-10-03 Official record
  36. 36.US House District 2: Bishop avoids primary challenge in SW Georgia · Atlanta Journal-Constitution · 2026-04-01 News report
  37. 37.Matt Day for Congress · Matt Day for Congress · 2026-10-21 Candidate's own words
  38. 38.Matt Day (Georgia) · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-21 Reference
  39. 39.U.S. House · Georgia's 2nd Congressional District results 2026 · NBC News News report