Bottoms and Jackson deadlocked in Georgia governor race as polls close
The gist
Final InsiderAdvantage poll puts Keisha Lance Bottoms at 49.03% and Rick Jackson at 49.0% in Georgia's governor race.
The open-seat contest to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp is too close to call.
How it unfolded
- Oct 15, 2026An InsiderAdvantage poll of 800 likely voters shows Jackson at 49% and Bottoms at 47%, with more than 188,000 ballots cast on the first day of early voting.
- Oct 16, 2026 -23, 2026An Echelon Insights survey for NetChoice of 508 likely Georgia voters finds Bottoms at 49% and Jackson at 48%.
- Oct 20, 2026ActiVote shows Jackson leading Bottoms 51.5% to 48.5%, while Quantus Insights puts Jackson ahead 49% to 47.5% among leaners.