Democratic
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Major-party general-election nominee.
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Georgia governor election, 2026
Keisha Lance Bottoms vs. Rick Jackson. Term-limited.
VotePredictor forecast
Keisha Lance Bottoms favored
Toss-up · predicted margin D+0.8
53%
chance to win
Poll-driven model · 7 matched polls. Full forecast history and methodology →
Republican
Rick Jackson
Major-party general-election nominee.
Polls
| Pollster | Date | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| InsiderAdvantage | 2026-08-17 | R+0.1 |
| Quantus Insights | 2026-08-01 | D+1.5 |
| Fabrizio, Lee & Associates/Impact Research | 2026-07-16 | D+2.0 |
| Wick | 2026-06-30 | R+0.5 |
| Beacon Research/Shaw & Co. Research | 2026-06-27 | D+5.0 |
| Concord Public Opinion Partners | 2026-06-02 | D+10.0 |
| Echelon Insights | 2026-04-09 | D+6.0 |
Other forecasts
Cook
Tossup
as of Sep. 17, 2026
IE
Tossup
as of Sep. 17., 2026
Sabato
Tossup
as of Sep. 3, 2026
RCP
Tossup
as of Sep. 17, 2026
Fox
Tossup
as of Sep. 22, 2026
Silver
Likely D (flip)
as of Sep. 17, 2026
DDHQ
Lean D (flip)
as of Sep. 17, 2026
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Past results
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Candidate news
Transcript: Trump’s Pollster Drops Bomb on GOP as Midterm Panic Erupts
The following is a lightly edited transcript of the September 21 episode of the Daily Blast podcast. Listen to it here.Greg Sargent: This is The Daily Blast from The New Republic, produced and presented by the DSR Network. I’m your host, Greg Sargent.A new po…
The New Republic · Yesterday
Dem. Gov. Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms 'Loves' Idea of Martha's Vineyard's Added Homebuyers' Fee for 'Land Bank': It 'Can Be Replicated'
Democrat candidate for Georgia governor Keisha Lance Bottoms 'absolutely loves' an idea that would make it harder for Georgia families to buy homes, according to audio obtained by Breitbart News. The post Dem. Gov. Candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms ‘Loves’ Idea …
Breitbart News · September 17, 2026
How Keisha Lance Bottoms and David Crowley Can Make Political History
Many Americans who live in suburbs and rural areas don’t like the big, left-leaning metropolitan areas nearby. And while it’s hard to say exactly how much that anti-urban resentment is tied to race, we know that big cities often have high percentages of peopl…
The New Republic · September 14, 2026
Beloved dog walker was stabbed more than 50 times in a park. Her killer vanished. Now the city's former Democrat mayor wants to run Georgia on her 'very strong' crime record
Keisha Lance Bottoms claimed she's a 'proven fighter,' but her former Atlanta constituents are questioning if the 56-year-old is truly ready to run the Peach State.
Dailymail.com · September 13, 2026
Democrat Nominee for GA Governor Keisha Lance Bottoms: Black Women Conditioned into 'Post-Traumatic Slave Mentality'
Black women are conditioned into a "post-traumatic slave mentality," Democratic nominee for Georgia governor Keisha Lance Bottoms claims. The post Democrat Nominee for GA Governor Keisha Lance Bottoms: Black Women Conditioned into ‘Post-Traumatic Slave Mental…
Breitbart News · September 13, 2026
Republican overheard in audio claiming gov will surge troops on Election Day
A spokesman for Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp disputes claims from the Republican gubernatorial nominee that he would deploy the National Guard to monitor the November elections.GOP gubernatorial nominee Rick Jackson made the claim during an Aug. 13 rally in Columb…
Raw Story · August 25, 2026
Georgia GOP candidate Rick Jackson faces an immigration scandal at his company
As billionaire Republican Rick Jackson blanketed Georgia’s airwaves this spring with ads vowing a crackdown on undocumented immigrants illegal aliens if elected governor, a company in his healthcare empire was in the throes of a costly legal battle over the t…
CNN · August 20, 2026
Keisha Lance Bottoms Chances of Defeating GOP to Win Georgia Governor Race
Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson are locked in a tight race for Georgia governor, according to a new poll that shows Bottoms narrowly ahead, though the difference is within the poll's margin of error. Democrats hope to reclaim the gov…
Biztoc.com · August 11, 2026