Georgia Governor 2026
Brian Kemp (R) · term-limited · Cook PVI R+1 · last result 53.41% R
Rick Jackson
Wikipedia bio
Richard Lee Jackson is an American billionaire businessman and politician. He is the founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare, a healthcare staffing and services company, in Alpharetta, Georgia.
Source: Rick Jackson (businessman)
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Wikipedia bio
Keisha Lance Bottoms is an American attorney and politician who served as the 60th mayor of Atlanta, Georgia, from 2018 to 2022. Previously, she served as a member of the Atlanta City Council from 2010 to 2018, representing part of Southwest Atlanta.
Source: Keisha Lance BottomsDesk notes
Generated from the sourced figures on this page. Not a separate report.
Brian Kemp (R) is the incumbent, term-limited. The ratings consensus is Toss-up. Cook’s cell is dated Oct. 13, 2026. 7 forecaster cells are stored. The polling average is led by Rick Jackson +1.7. Kalshi Rick Jackson 51¢ (mid). Polymarket Keisha Lance Bottoms 53¢ (mid). Kalshi favors Rick Jackson at 50¢. Polymarket favors Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) at 52¢. The poll’s Democratic edge is 5.7 points smaller than the market’s. The 2024 presidential margin in this state was R+2.2. The 2020 presidential margin in this state was D+0.2.
Poll average leader is Rick Jackson (R) (+1.7). Polymarket prices Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) at 52¢.
Polling average
- Rick Jackson (R)48.6%
- Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)46.9%
mean of 5 published aggregator averages, equal-weighted. The Wikipedia 'Average' row is not included, so this is not a double count. Undecided is left as published and is not allocated.
Published aggregator averages
- 270toWinJackson +2.0% · updated October 4, 2026
- Decision Desk HQJackson +2.1% · updated October 19, 2026
- FiftyPlusOneJackson +1.8% · updated October 19, 2026
- RealClearPoliticsJackson +1.6% · updated October 19, 2026
- Silver BulletinJackson +1.0% · updated October 14, 2026
Ratings
- Cook Political ReportOct. 13, 2026Tossup
- Sabato's Crystal BallOct. 6, 2026Tossup
- Inside ElectionsOct. 15, 2026Tossup
- Decision Desk HQOct. 15, 2026Tossup
- RealClearPoliticsOct. 12, 2026Tossup
- Silver BulletinOct. 13, 2026Lean D (flip)
- Fox NewsOct. 6, 2026Tossup
Quoted from the Wikipedia predictions table, not scraped from the raters.
Markets
Raw yes-prices. Not vig-adjusted. Contracts under 1¢ are omitted.
Kalshi favors Rick Jackson at 50¢. Polymarket favors Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) at 52¢.
- Rick Jackson51¢mid · spread 1¢
- Keisha Lance Bottoms50¢mid · spread 1¢
- Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)53¢mid · spread 1¢
- Rick Jackson (R)49¢mid · spread 1¢
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Price history
Scale is fixed at 0–100¢. Hourly closes. A dashed line is a rating date or a poll end date stored on this race. Times are US Eastern.
Money
n/a (governors file with states, not the FEC)
Recent polls
- Quantus Insights (R)October 15–17, 2026755 (LV) ± 3.8%Rick Jackson 48 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 47
- Quantus Insights (R)October 15–17, 2026755 (LV) ± 3.8%Rick Jackson 49 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 48
- Quantus Insights (R)October 15–17, 2026755 (LV) ± 3.8%Rick Jackson 51 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 49
- InsiderAdvantage (R)October 12–13, 2026800 (LV) ± 3.5%Rick Jackson 49 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 47
- Wedgewood PollsOctober 2–3, 2026600 (LV) ± 4.0%Rick Jackson 51 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 49
- InsiderAdvantage (R)September 22–23, 20261,200 (LV) ± 4.0%Rick Jackson 48 · Keisha Lance Bottoms 46
Table via Wikipedia.
Latest news
What changed
No move recorded since the baseline snapshot.
Results
Results appear here once official returns start on election night, November 3, 2026.
Counts will come from civicAPI, which compiles official state election offices. A winner is shown only when civicAPI projects one, labelled as such.
· snapshot Oct 20, 10:10 AM EDT · mode live