Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia race
The gist
Former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson to become Georgia's governor.
She is the first woman and first Black person elected to the office.
How it unfolded
- Feb 2026Republican Rick Jackson entered the Georgia governor's race in a surprise entry.
- Aug 12, 2026A Quantus Insights poll commissioned by the Natural Gas Association of Georgia showed Bottoms at 46.4% to Jackson's 44.9%, with 7.7% undecided.
- Sep 14, 2026Bottoms held a news conference in Marietta calling for Jackson to divest from data center investments.