2026 Georgia governor's race

Incumbent: Brian Kemp (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race

Keisha Lance BottomsDemocratic Party (United States)61%

Rick JacksonRepublican Party (United States)41%

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Public polling

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Declared candidates

Source: Wikipedia + public polling

BR
Brad Raffensperger
Republican Party (United States)
Burt Jones
Republican Party (United States)
Chris Carr
Republican Party (United States)

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Pollster	Date	Bottoms (D)	Jackson (R)	Spread
IJR Average	4 polls	47	44.9	Bottoms+2.1
Quantus Insights (R)	7/29 – 8/1	46	45	Bottoms+1
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)	7/13 – 7/16	48	46	Bottoms+2
State Navigate	7/10 – 7/13	51	44	Bottoms+7
Wick	6/27 – 6/30	43	43	Tie
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)	6/23 – 6/27	52	47	Bottoms+5
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)	5/30 – 6/2	53	38	Bottoms+15
Echelon Insights (R)	4/3 – 4/9	49	43	Bottoms+6