Georgia

Georgia Governor 2026

Lean RPrimary

Open Seat

Open seat after Kemp's term limit. Democrats Bottoms and Thurmond lead their primary while Republicans Jones and Raffensperger compete on the right.

Democratic Primary
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Former Mayor of Atlanta
32.8%
Geoff Duncan
Former Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (R turned D)
12.3%
Jason Esteves
Atlanta Board of Education chair
11.3%
Michael Thurmond
DeKalb County CEO
9.9%
Dekalb Jackson
Democratic candidate
Republican Primary
Burt Jones
Lieutenant Governor of Georgia
19.8%
Brad Raffensperger
Georgia Secretary of State
9.8%
Chris Carr
Georgia Attorney General
4.5%
Rick Jackson
Republican candidate
Clark Dean
Republican candidate
0.0%

Polling

Polling Average

Recent Polls(7)

PopBottomsJonesDuncanEstevesThurmondRaffensperger
2026-03-3120/20 Insight575LV32%12%14%11%
2026-03-09JMC Analytics560LV22%11%
2026-03-05Emerson College464LV35%13%4%7%
2026-02-19Quantus Insights1,337LV17%8%
2026-02-09co/efficient1,123LV16%9%
2026-02-09Cygnal600LV22%10%
2025-11-05University of Georgia1,000LV40%5%3%11%

Prediction Markets

Timeline

  1. Primary election
  2. Filing deadline