Dick Perryman was appointed to the Alapaha Judicial Circuit in 2021 and did not finish their four-year term as District Attorney.

This was a special election.

Chase Studstill was appointed as the District Attorney in 2021 to fill the vacancy following Dick Perryman's appointment as a judge. The election in 2022 was a special election.

This was a special election.

Governor Brian Kemp announced the appointment of Kelly as the District Attorney on May 17, 2024, prior to the primary election. Kelly had been previously serving as the Acting District Attorney following the medical leave of the previous incumbent, Stacey Jackson. Jackson had been appointed as the District Attorney in 2022 following the resignation of the 2020 elected District Attorney, Mark Jones, due to Jones' guilty plea to felony charges.

This election was a special election. Mosley is labeled as the incumbent as they were appointed as the Clay District Attorney in October 2019 following the retirement of the previous incumbent.

This election was a special election.

This election was a special election. Holmes is labeled as the incumbent as they were appointed as the Cobb District Attorney in July 2019.

The Columbia Circuit was created as of 2021. Christine is labeled as the incumbent following their appointment as the Columbia District Attorney by the governor in 2021.

This was a special election.

John Herbert Cranford was appointed as the District Attorney pursuant to statute due to redistricting. The next regular election will take place in 2028.

The district of Dekalb, comprised of Dekalb County, was newly formed as of January 1, 2025. Prior to that, Dekalb County wholly comprised the district of Stone Mountain.

Ryan Leonard was appointed as the District Attorney in 2018 by Gov. Nathan Deal following Brian Fortner's appointment to a state court judgeship. The appointment was enabled by House Bill 907, a bill passed in 2018 allowing the governor to appoint district attorneys to unexpired terms.

Candidate Matthew McCord won the Republican pimary and dropped out of the race in September 2016, before the general election.