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Elbert Bartell

CandidateIND

Race
U.S. Senate · Georgia
Result
Jon Ossoff, projected winner
Opponents
Jon Ossoff (D); Mike Collins (R); Christina Loren Clement (R)
Research
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Elbert (Al) Bartell, an independent write-in candidate, Air Force veteran and self-described public policy analyst and mediator, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia to Jon Ossoff. He had appeared on Georgia ballots in earlier cycles and said he was running on public participation in policy-making.[1][2][3][4]

On the ballotU.S. Senate

2026-11-03

Jon Ossoff Dincumbent
Mike Collins Rchallenger
Elbert Bartell INDchallenger
Christina Loren Clement Rchallenger

Running as an independent in the general election.

Biography

Elbert (Al) Bartell, an independent write-in candidate, Air Force veteran and self-described public policy analyst and mediator, lost the November 3, 2026 election for the U.S. Senate seat in Georgia to Jon Ossoff. He had appeared on Georgia ballots in earlier cycles and said he was running on public participation in policy-making.[1][2][3][4]

Little public record found for this candidate.

Elbert Bartell was born in Hagerstown, Maryland, graduated from Hannah Pamplico High School and earned a bachelor's degree from Saint Leo University in 1984.[4] He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1973 to 1980, and his Ballotpedia survey says he is a Vietnam-era veteran with expertise in air base ground defense and conflict resolution.[4] Bartell lists his profession as policy analyst and describes himself as a certified mediator who has worked as an independent public policy leader for two decades.[4] Ballotpedia lists him as a candidate in the 2020 U.S. Senate special election in Georgia, where he received 0.3% of the vote, and as a withdrawn or disqualified independent in the 2020 regular Senate and 2022 governor's races.[4] Bartell lost to Jon Ossoff, according to unofficial results reported by NBC News.[1]

In their own words

Priorities

  • Campaigns on a commitment to leadership, saying community, faith, and small-business leaders deserve the same access to public policy as lobbyists and corporations.[5]
  • Campaigns on government integrity, saying community-based stakeholders deserve inclusion in decision-making.[5]

Campaign moneyNo FEC filing summary matched — state candidates file with their state, not the FEC.

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Sources cited in this profile

  1. 1.U.S. Senate · Georgia results 2026 · NBC News News report
  2. 2.United States Senate election in Georgia, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-09-25 Reference
  3. 3.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words
  4. 4.Elbert Bartell · Ballotpedia Reference
  5. 5.Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey responses · Ballotpedia Candidate Connection survey · 2026-09-25 Candidate's own words