Georgia Category Winner
The highest valid vote total in a category statewide. Tied leaders share the winner designation.
Your customers make the choice. We recognize the businesses they choose—across Georgia and closer to home.
Voting: November 1–December 31, 2026 · Eastern Time. No 2026 awards have been published.
One statewide ballot. No extra regional vote. No overall ranking across unrelated categories.
The highest valid vote total in a category statewide. Tied leaders share the winner designation.
Statewide competition places 2 and 3. Ties share a place, so more than three businesses can be recognized.
The highest valid total in a category within North, Central or South Georgia, using the same votes and a fixed county map.
A business can be both a statewide honoree and its regional winner. Its regional result is based on its verified business county—not the voter’s address.
Read the full voting and review policy →Places follow competition ranking: 1, 1, 3 or 1, 2, 2. We never sell a tie-breaker or select a tied winner at random.
Eligible, published nominees need at least one valid vote. There is no further turnout or competitor minimum for final 2026 awards. A sole nominee can win; zero-vote nominees cannot. The daily leaderboard’s privacy threshold does not limit final awards.
After voting closes, staff resolve reviews, freeze the tally and obtain a different administrator’s approval. Only published results unlock official artwork. Provisional standings are not awards; vote counts stay private.
These are myChoice’s own award groupings, based on Georgia DCA service regions 1–5, 6–9 and 10–12. Metro Atlanta is part of North Georgia. They do not create separate voting cycles.
Official seal, horizontal badge and window-decal artwork in PNG and SVG, labeled with the exact category, year, area and winner or finalist designation.
Download without making a purchase or contribution. Optional display and campaign packages never change the recognition you earned. If optional scholarship contributions become available, $0 remains a complete free-kit option.
County boundaries are fixed for this cycle. A missing or unresolved county prevents regional recognition, but not statewide consideration. Request a factual listing correction through the business profile; location changes require verification and an audit record.