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2026 Georgia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2026 United States gubernatorial elections.

2026 Georgia gubernatorial election
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November 3, 2026
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Nominee Rick Jackson Keisha Lance Bottoms
Party Republican Democratic
Incumbent Governor

Brian Kemp
Republican



The 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp is ineligible to seek re-election to a third consecutive term. Primary elections were held on May 19, 2026, with a primary runoff held on June 16. Rick Jackson and Burt Jones received the most votes in the first round of the Republican primary, but failed to reach the 50% threshold, causing a runoff which Jackson won. Jackson will face off against Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.

The 2026 gubernatorial primary was the first time that Democratic turnout exceeded that of Republicans since 2006.

If elected, Lance Bottoms would be the first female and first African-American governor of Georgia and could be the first female African-American governor in United States history.

Background

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Georgia is considered a swing state at the federal level, but the state has maintained a Republican lean at the state level, with Republicans holding all statewide executive offices in the 2022 midterms, where incumbent governor Brian Kemp was re-elected in a rematch against Democrat Stacey Abrams by a 7.5 percent margin.[1] Republicans also control both the state senate and House of Representatives, together with Kemp's governorship establishing a government trifecta, alongside an all but one Republican pick on the state's supreme court. A year prior to the 2026 elections, the 2025 Georgia Public Service Commission special election resulted in two Democrats being elected to the Commission, both by landslide victories, and marking the first time that Democrats won any seats on the PSC since the 2000 elections or any statewide non-federal offices since the 2006 elections.[2][3] Democrats have not won a gubernatorial election in Georgia since 1998.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in runoff

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Eliminated in primary

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Chris Carr (eliminated)

Statewide officials

Local officials

  • 53 county sheriffs[17]
Rick Jackson
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations
Burt Jones

Executive branch officials

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Individuals

Organizations

Fundraising

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Italics indicate a candidate that has either withdrawn from the race, declined to run, or been eliminated in the primary.

Campaign finance reports as of April 30, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Chris Carr (R) $5,324,601 $4,168,947 $1,117,682
Burt Jones (R)* $4,408,079 $18,035,637 $3,350,140
Brad Raffensperger (R)* $1,102,127 $4,570,050 $2,532,076
Rick Jackson (R) $83,495,513 $65,672,560 $17,649,980
Clark Dean (R) $393,763 $318,155 $75,607
Ken Yasger (R) $5,791 $946 $4,845
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission[31]

Asterisk indicates loans or previous campaign account balances

Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Chris
Carr 		Rick
Jackson 		Burt
Jones 		Brad
Raffensperger 		Other/Undecided
[d] 		Margin
270toWin[32] April 29 – May 5, 2026 May 11, 2026 7.2% 28.3% 24.8% 14.0% 25.7%[e] Jackson +3.5%
Decision Desk HQ[33] through May 2, 2026 May 11, 2026 7.2% 28.6% 24.9% 14.0% 25.3% Jackson +3.7%
RealClearPolitics[34] February 28 – May 2, 2026 May 11, 2026 6.3% 26.2% 24.0% 14.2% 29.3% Jackson +2.2%
Average 6.9% 27.7% 24.6% 14.1% 26.8% Jackson +3.1%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Chris
Carr 		Rick
Jackson 		Burt
Jones 		Brad
Raffensperger 		Other Undecided
InsiderAdvantage (R)[35] May 16–17, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 10% 31% 27% 16% 4%[g] 12%
Quantus Insights (R)[36] April 28 – May 2, 2026 1,677 (LV) ± 2.7% 8% 27% 22% 14% 15%[h] 14%
Remington Research Group (R)[37] April 28–29, 2026 815 (LV) ± 3.3% 5% 29% 28% 14% – 24%
University of Georgia[38][A] April 18–26, 2026 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 3% 27% 25% 14% – 31%
yes. every kid.[39] April 22–24, 2026 603 (LV) ± 4.0% 10% 32% 26% 12% 1%[i] 19%
Cygnal (R)[40][B] April 22–23, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 6% 27% 24% 12% 1%[i] 30%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[41] April 22–23, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 6% 32% 25% 11% 3% 23%
JMC Analytics[42] March 7–8, 2026 560 (LV) ± 4.1% 4% 37% 22% 11% <1%[j] 25%
Emerson College[43][C] February 28 – March 2, 2026 453 (LV) ± 4.6% 6% 20% 21% 11% 4%[k] 38%
Quantus Insights (R)[44] February 17–18, 2026 1,337 (LV) ± 3.0% 5% 33% 17% 8% – 37%
Rasmussen Reports (R)[45] February 11–12, 2026 1,022 (LV) ± 3.0% 10% 22% 16% 18% 34%
co/efficient (R)[46] February 8–9, 2026 1,123 (LV) ± 3.2% 3% 24% 16% 9% 6%[l] 42%
Cygnal (R)[47] February 5–6, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 7% 16% 22% 10% – 45%
February 3, 2026 Jackson enters the race
InsiderAdvantage (R)/
Rosetta Stone (R)[48] 		December 18–19, 2025 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 9% – 24% 14% 4%[m] 49%
University of Georgia[49][A] October 15–23, 2025 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 7% – 22% 15% 1%[i] 55%
Quantus Insights (R)[50] October 13–14, 2025 900 (RV) ± 3.2% 12% – 32% 15% 3%[n] 38%
20/20 Insight[51] September 25–28, 2023 245 (LV) ± 6.3% 9% – 18% – – 73%
Hypothetical polling

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Burt Jones vs. Brad Raffensperger vs. Chris Carr

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Chris
Carr 		Burt
Jones 		Brad
Raffersperger 		Marjorie
Taylor Greene 		Other Undecided
yes. every kid. (D)[52] July 22–23, 2025 608 (LV) ± 4.0% 11% 18% 13% 22% 1%[o] 35%

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Jones
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Jackson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Raffensperger
  •   30–40%
  Tie
  •   30–40%
Republican primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Burt Jones 358,184 38.4
Republican Rick Jackson 303,621 32.5
Republican Brad Raffensperger 140,085 15.0
Republican Chris Carr 110,720 11.9
Republican Clark Dean 7,051 0.8
Republican Gregg Kirkpatrick 5,537 0.6
Republican Ken Yasger 4,770 0.5
Republican Thomas Williams 3,849 0.4
Total votes 933,817 100.00

Runoff

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Endorsements

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Rick Jackson

U.S. senators

Statewide officials

Burt Jones

Statewide officials

Polling

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Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Rick
Jackson 		Burt
Jones 		Undecided
InsiderAdvantage (R)[56] June 15, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 48% 47% 5%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[57] June 13–14, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.31% 49% 46% 5%
Cygnal (R)[58] June 5–7, 2026 – (LV) – 56% 44% –
JMC Analytics (R)[59] May 26–27, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 45% 43% 12%
Cygnal (R)[58] May 21–24, 2026 – (LV) – 50% 50% –
InsiderAdvantage (R)[60] May 20–21, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.5% 42% 48% 10%
Quantus Insights (R)[61] May 20, 2026 782 (LV) ± 3.9% 44% 46% 9%

Results

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Runoff results by county:
  Jackson
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  Jones
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Republican primary runoff results
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Rick Jackson 373,543 52.6
Republican Burt Jones 336,011 47.4
Total votes 709,554 100.0

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Eliminated in primary

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Withdrawn

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Declined

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Endorsements

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Geoff Duncan

State legislators

  • 2 state representatives[p]

Individuals

Labor unions

Jason Esteves

Executive branch officials

State legislators

  • 8 state senators[q]
  • 7 state representatives[r]

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Keisha Lance Bottoms

Executive branch officials

Statewide officials

State legislators

Local officials

Labor unions

Organizations

Individuals
Michael Thurmond

Statewide officials

Local officials

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of April 30, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) $2,869,146 $2,549,686 $257,336
Olujimi Brown (D) $139,566 $79,939 $59,626
Jason Esteves (D) $2,907,598 $2,067,240 $773,461
Derrick Jackson (D) $128,504 $206,723 $83,780
Mike Thurmond (D) $883,112 $929,503 $421,132
Geoff Duncan (D) $1,739,846 $1,328,597 $867,783
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission[31]

Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Derrick
Jackson 		Geoff
Duncan 		Jason
Esteves 		Keisha Lance
Bottoms 		Michael
Thurmond 		Undecided[d] Margin
270toWin[32] May 1–4, 2026 May 5, 2026 1.0% 8.0% 6.5% 45.5% 13.0% 26.0% Bottoms +32.5%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Geoff
Duncan 		Jason
Esteves 		Keisha Lance
Bottoms 		Michael
Thurmond 		Other Undecided
University of Georgia[85][A] April 23–29, 2026 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 7% 8% 39% 10% 1%[s] 35%
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)[86][D] March 31 – April 10, 2026 437 (LV) – 8% 6% 42% 12% 3%[t] 29%
– – 56% 22% – 22%
16% – 60% – – 24%
– 16% 60% – – 24%
20/20 Insight[87][E] March 19–24, 2026 575 (LV) ± 4.1% 12% 14% 32% 11% – 30%
Emerson College[43][C] February 28 – March 2, 2026 464 (LV) ± 4.5% 13% 4% 35% 7% 3%[u] 39%
University of Georgia[49][A] October 13–21, 2025 1,000 (LV) ± 3.1% 5% 3% 40% 11% 2%[v] 39%
Frederick Polls (D)[88][F] September 23–25, 2025 1,513 (LV) ± 2.5% 17% 10% 43% 25% 4%[w] –
Public Policy Polling (D)[89][G] September 15–16, 2025 620 (LV) – 9% 4% 38% 12% 3%[t] 43%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Stacey
Abrams 		Other Undecided
20/20 Insight[51] September 25–28, 2023 247 (LV) ± 6.2% 52% 34% 14%

Results

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Primary results by county:
  Bottoms
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Thurmond
  •   30–40%
Democratic primary results[90]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Keisha Lance Bottoms 608,264 56.2
Democratic Jason Esteves 201,852 18.7
Democratic Mike Thurmond 139,787 12.9
Democratic Geoff Duncan 75,721 7.0
Democratic Derrick Jackson 25,050 2.3
Democratic Amanda Duffy 18,808 1.7
Democratic Olujimi Brown 12,329 1.1
Total votes 1,081,811 100.0

Independents and minor parties

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Libertarian Party

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Candidates

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Withdrawn
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General election

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Predictions

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Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[92] Tossup September 17, 2026
Decision Desk HQ[93] Tossup September 24, 2026
Fox News[94] Tossup July 23, 2026
Inside Elections[95] Tossup September 17, 2026
RealClearPolitics[96] Tossup June 5, 2026
Sabato's Crystal Ball[97] Tossup September 4, 2025
Silver Bulletin[98] Lean D (flip) October 3, 2026

Post-primary endorsements

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Rick Jackson (R)
Executive branch officials
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State Legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)
Executive branch officials
U.S. senators
Statewide officials
State legislators
Individuals
Organizations

Fundraising

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Campaign finance reports as of July 31, 2026
Candidate Raised Spent Cash on hand
Rick Jackson (R) $118,914,891 $114,023,757 $4,319,290
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) $5,777,898 $5,254,893 $772,079
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission[31]

Polling

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Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation 		Dates
administered 		Dates
updated 		Rick
Jackson (R) 		Keisha
Lance
Bottoms (D) 		Other/Undecided
[x] 		Margin
270toWin[118] September 23 – October 4, 2026 October 4, 2026 48.3% 46.3% 5.4% Jackson +2.0%
Decision Desk HQ[119] through October 3, 2026 October 4, 2026 48.8% 46.8% 4.4% Jackson +2.0%
FiftyPlusOne[120] through October 3, 2026 October 4, 2026 44.9% 48.4% 6.7% Bottoms +3.5%
RealClearPolitics[121] September 14–23, 2026 September 25, 2026 48.0% 46.3% 5.7% Jackson +1.7%
Silver Bulletin[122] through October 3, 2026 October 4, 2026 47.8% 46.9% 5.3% Jackson +0.9%
Average 47.6% 46.9% 5.7% Jackson +0.7%
Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Rick
Jackson (R) 		Keisha Lance
Bottoms (D) 		Other Undecided
Wedgewood Polls[123] October 2–3, 2026 600 (LV) ± 4.0% 51% 49% — —
InsiderAdvantage (R)[124] September 22–23, 2026 1,200 (LV) ± 4.0% 48% 46% — 6%
Big Data Poll (R)[125][H] September 21–23, 2026 712 (RV) ± 4.0% 50%[y] 50% — —
48% 46% — 7%
678 (LV) 50.5%[y] 49.5% — —
49% 47% — 5%
YouGov[126] September 15–18, 2026 3,414 (RV) ± 2.7% 45% 44% 2%[z] 9%
3,299 (LV)[aa] ± 2.8% 46% 44% 2%[z] 8%
3,069 (LV)[ab] ± 2.9% 47% 44% 2%[z] 8%
Rasmussen Reports (R)[127] September 14, 2026 1,019 (LV) ± 3% 48% 45% — 7%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[128] August 16–17, 2026 800 (LV) ± 3.4% 46% 46% — 8%
Quantus Insights (R)[129][I] July 29 – August 1, 2026 815 (LV) ± 3.6% 45% 46% 1%[ac] 8%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)[130][J] July 13–16, 2026 1,060 (LV) ± 3.0% 46% 48% — 5%
State Navigate[131] July 10–13, 2026 448 (LV) ± 4.6% 44%[y] 51% — 4%
43% 50% — 7%
Wick[132] June 27–30, 2026 1,175 (LV) ± 2.9% 43% 43% — 14%
Beacon Research (D)/Shaw & Co. Research (R)[133][K] June 23–27, 2026 1,002 (RV) ± 3.0% 47% 52% — 1%
June 16, 2026 Republican primary runoff
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)[134][D] May 30 – June 2, 2026 510 (LV) ± 4.3% 38% 53% — 9%
May 19, 2026 Primary elections
Echelon Insights (R)[135][L] April 3–9, 2026 407 (LV) ± 6.5% 43% 49% — 8%
Hypothetical polling

Burt Jones vs. Keisha Lance Bottoms

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Burt
Jones (R) 		Keisha Lance
Bottoms (D) 		Undecided
Concord Public Opinion Partners (D)[134][D] May 30 – June 2, 2026 510 (LV) ± 4.3% 42% 52% 6%
Echelon Insights[135][L] April 3–9, 2026 407 (LV) ± 6.5% 43% 49% 8%

Brad Raffensperger vs. Keisha Lance Bottoms

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size[f] 		Margin
of error 		Brad
Raffensperger (R) 		Keisha Lance
Bottoms (D) 		Undecided
Echelon Insights[135][L] April 3–9, 2026 407 (LV) ± 6.5% 44% 46% 10%

Results

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2026 Georgia gubernatorial election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rick Jackson
Democratic Keisha Lance Bottoms
Total votes 100.0

Notes

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  1. ^
  2. ^
  3. ^
  4. ^ a b Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  5. ^ Clark Dean with 0.6%
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  7. ^ Gregg Kirkpatrick with 2%; Clark Dean and LeLand Olinger with 1%; Ken Yasger with 0%
  8. ^ Clark Dean with 1% and Ken Yasger with 1%; Gregg Kirkpatrick and Tom Williams with a combined 1%; "I have no interest/will not vote in Republican primary races" with 12%
  9. ^ a b c Dean with 1%
  10. ^ Clark Dean, Gregg Kirkpatrick, Tom Williams, and Ken Yasger with <1%
  11. ^ Gregg Kirkpatrick and Leland Olinger II with 2%; Ken Yasger with 1%
  12. ^ "Someone else" with 4%; Gregg Kirkpatrick with 1%; Clark Dean with 1%
  13. ^ Dean with 4%
  14. ^ Clark Dean with 2%; Ken Yasger with 1%
  15. ^ "Someone else/Other" with 1%
  16. ^
  17. ^
  18. ^
  19. ^ Jackson with 1%
  20. ^ a b Jackson with 2%; Brown with 1%
  21. ^ Jackson with 3%; Brown with <1%
  22. ^ Brown with 1%; Romman with 1%
  23. ^ Brown with 2%; Jackson with 2%
  24. ^ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  25. ^ a b c With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  26. ^ a b c Someone else" & "I will not vote in this race" with 1%
  27. ^ Loose likely voters.
  28. ^ Strict likely voters.
  29. ^ "Another candidate" with 1%

Partisan clients

  1. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
  2. ^ Poll sponsored by the Democracy Defense Project
  3. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Nexstar Media
  4. ^ a b c Poll sponsored by Education Reform Now Advocacy
  5. ^ Poll sponsored by Democratic secretary of state candidate Penny Brown Reynolds' campaign
  6. ^ Poll sponsored by Center for Strong Public Schools Action Fund, a center-left nonprofit organization
  7. ^ Poll sponsored by Bottoms's campaign
  8. ^ Poll sponsored by the Public Polling Project
  9. ^ Poll sponsored by the Natural Gas Association of Georgia
  10. ^ Poll commissioned by AARP
  11. ^ Poll conducted for Fox News
  12. ^ a b c Poll commissioned by NetChoice

See also

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References

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  2. ^ Vakil, Caroline (November 4, 2025). "Democrats win key Georgia special elections seen as midterm bellwethers". The Hill. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  3. ^ Jones, Emily (November 6, 2025). "What Georgia Democrats' PSC wins could mean for power bills and the midterm elections". WABE. Retrieved November 12, 2025.
  4. ^ Bluestein, Greg (February 3, 2026). "Republican Rick Jackson enters Georgia governor's race in surprise move". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
  5. ^ Bluestein, Greg (July 8, 2025). "Burt Jones enters Georgia governor's race with Trump-aligned platform". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  6. ^ Bluestein, Greg (November 21, 2024). "Georgia AG Chris Carr launches GOP campaign for governor, kicking off 2026 race". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Retrieved November 21, 2024.
  7. ^ a b Darnell, Tim (May 26, 2026). "AG Chris Carr endorses Rick Jackson in Georgia GOP governor's runoff". Atlanta News First. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
  8. ^ Bluestein, Greg (September 13, 2025). "Clark Dean preps outsider-themed GOP run for Georgia governor". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. ISSN 1539-7459. Retrieved September 14, 2025.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  9. ^ a b c "Elections Portal". mvp.sos.ga.gov. Retrieved March 26, 2026.
  10. ^ Lupiani, Joyce; Tuman, Lindsay (September 17, 2025). "Brad Raffensperger announces run for Georgia governor". WAGA-TV. Retrieved September 17, 2025.
  11. ^ Johnson, Patrick (November 2, 2023). "Southern, out, and electable: Sexual identity is not the deciding factor". Christian Science Monitor. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
  12. ^ Solender, Andrew (December 12, 2024). "GOP Rep. Ciscomani passes on run for Arizona governor". Axios. Retrieved December 12, 2024. Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) is not considering a run for Senate or governor and his 'focused on and happy serving [Northeast] GA in the House,' a spokesperson said.
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  17. ^ Press (September 24, 2025). "53 Sheriffs Endorse Chris Carr for Governor". The Georgia Virtue. Retrieved September 25, 2025.
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  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i Ambus, Destini. "Biden endorses Keisha Lance Bottoms for Georgia governor". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved May 1, 2026.
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