Scrutinel— 2026 midterms

UpdatedAug 24, 2026, 7:02 PM UTC
To election day71 days
Simulations200,000

Georgia — Governor

Currently held by a Republican · open seat

Democrat
Keisha Lance Bottoms
55%
Republican
Rick Jackson
45%
ForecastTilt D
Projected margin
D+1.0
80% range
R+9.3 to D+11.4
Partisan lean
R+1.3
Uncertainty multiplier
1.15×

The 80% range comes from 200,000 simulations in which this race’s error is correlated with every other race through the national, state and demographic layers.

How the estimate is built
Polls 51%Fundamentals 49%
Polling average
D+0.2
Fundamentals
D+3.1
Blended
D+1.6
Similar-race shift
+0.1
Poll–fundamentals gap
2.9 pts
PollingDR matchup
Polls in window
8
Distinct pollsters
7
Most recent
August 17, 2026
Democrat
46.3%
Republican
46.1%
Undecided / other
7.6%
Spread between polls
1.6 pts
Fundamentals
Partisan lean
R+1.3
Elasticity
0.92
Incumbency
0.0
Candidate experience
0.0
Fundraising
0.0
National environment
D+5.4
Expected margin
D+3.0

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