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Georgia governor's race 2026

Our 21-day average puts Rick Jackson at 48%, Keisha Lance Bottoms at 47.3%, Burt Jones at 37.3%, Brad Raffensperger at 15.6%, based on 51 polls ending between 9/28/2023 and 10/27/2026. Dots on the chart are individual polls; the line is the rolling average. How to read these numbers.

Georgia governor's race 2026 over time

51 polls · 21-day rolling average · dots are individual polls

Rick Jackson 48% Keisha Lance Bottoms 47.3% Burt Jones 37.3% Brad Raffensperger 15.6%

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Georgia governor's race 2026 over time
Choice	Latest average	Polls	Latest poll
Rick Jackson	48%	34	10/27/2026
Keisha Lance Bottoms	47.3%	32	10/27/2026
Burt Jones	37.3%	22	6/2/2026
Brad Raffensperger	15.6%	18	5/17/2026

Average result

Unweighted mean across 51 matching polls

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Average result
Choice	%
Rick Jackson	39.3%
Keisha Lance Bottoms	46%
Burt Jones	26.5%
Brad Raffensperger	14.5%
Chris Carr	7.2%
Clark Dean	1%
Michael Thurmond	13.1%
Geoff Duncan	9.9%

Individual polls (51)

Polls, newest first
End date	Pollster	Sample	Results
4/29/2026	University of Georgia for Atlanta Journal-Constitution	1,000 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 38.8% Michael Thurmond (D) 10.2% Jason Esteves (D) 8% Geoff Duncan (D) 6.5% Derrick Jackson (D) 0.6% Amanda Duffy (D) 0.3% Olu Brown (D) 0.3%
4/26/2026	University of Georgia for Atlanta Journal-Constitution	1,000 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 27.2% Burt Jones (R) 24.8% Brad Raffensperger (R) 14% Chris Carr (R) 2.9% Thomas Williams (R) 0.5% Gregg Kirkpatrick (R) 0.4% Clark Dean (R) 0.3% Ken Yasger (R) 0%
4/24/2026	yes. every kid. foundation.	603 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 32% Burt Jones (R) 26% Brad Raffensperger (R) 12% Chris Carr (R) 10% Clark Dean (R) 1%
4/23/2026	Cygnal Political for Democracy Defense Project	600 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 26.8% Burt Jones (R) 24.1% Brad Raffensperger (R) 12% Chris Carr (R) 6.2% Clark Dean (R) 0.6%
4/23/2026	InsiderAdvantage	800 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 32% Burt Jones (R) 25% Brad Raffensperger (R) 11% Chris Carr (R) 6%
4/10/2026	Concord Public Opinion Partners for Education Reform Now Advocacy	437 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 42% Michael Thurmond (D) 12% Geoff Duncan (D) 8% Jason Esteves (D) 6% Derrick Jackson (D) 2% Olu Brown (D) 1%
4/9/2026	Echelon Insights for NetChoice	407 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 49% Burt Jones (R) 43%
4/9/2026	Echelon Insights for NetChoice	407 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 49% Rick Jackson (R) 43%
4/9/2026	Echelon Insights for NetChoice	407 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 46% Brad Raffensperger (R) 44%
4/9/2026	Echelon Insights	407 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 43% Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 49%
4/9/2026	Echelon Insights	407 LV	Burt Jones (R) 43% Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 49%
3/24/2026	20/20 Insight	575 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 32% Jason Esteves (D) 14% Geoff Duncan (D) 12% Michael Thurmond (D) 11%
3/8/2026	JMC Enterprises	560 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 37% Burt Jones (R) 22% Brad Raffensperger (R) 11% Chris Carr (R) 4% Tom Williams (R) 0% Gregg Kirkpatrick (R) 0% Ken Yasger (R) 0% Clark Dean (R) 0%
3/2/2026	Emerson College for Nexstar	464 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 34.8% Geoff Duncan (D) 12.8% Michael Thurmond (D) 7.4% Jason Esteves (D) 3.7% Derrick Jackson (D) 2.6% Olu Brown (D) 0.2%
3/2/2026	Emerson College for Nexstar	453 LV	Burt Jones (R) 20.6% Rick Jackson (R) 20.3% Brad Raffensperger (R) 11% Chris Carr (R) 5.8% Gregg Kirkpatrick (R) 1.9% Leland Olinger II (R) 1.7% Ken Yasger (R) 0.5% Clark Dean (R) 0.2%
2/18/2026	Quantus Insights	1,337 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 32.6% Burt Jones (R) 16.9% Brad Raffensperger (R) 8.2% Chris Carr (R) 4.6% Clark Dean (R) 0.3%
2/9/2026	co/efficient	1,123 LV	Rick Jackson (R) 24% Burt Jones (R) 16% Brad Raffensperger (R) 9% Chris Carr (R) 3% Gregg Kirkpatrick (R) 1% Clark Dean (R) 1%
2/6/2026	Cygnal Political	600 LV	Burt Jones (R) 22% Rick Jackson (R) 16% Brad Raffensperger (R) 10% Chris Carr (R) 7%
12/19/2025	InsiderAdvantage for Rosetta Stone	1,000 LV	Burt Jones (R) 24% Brad Raffensperger (R) 13.7% Chris Carr (R) 8.6% Clark Dean (R) 3.9%
10/23/2025	University of Georgia for Atlanta Journal-Constitution	1,000 LV	Burt Jones (R) 22% Brad Raffensperger (R) 15% Chris Carr (R) 7% Clark Dean (R) 1%
10/21/2025	University of Georgia for Atlanta Journal-Constitution	1,000 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 40% Michael Thurmond (D) 11% Geoff Duncan (D) 5% Jason Esteves (D) 3% Ruwa Romman (D) 1% Derrick Jackson (D) 1%
10/14/2025	Quantus Insights	900 RV	Burt Jones (R) 32% Brad Raffensperger (R) 15% Chris Carr (R) 12% Clark Dean (R) 2% Ken Yasger (R) 1%
9/25/2025	Frederick Polls for Center for Strong Public Schools	1,513 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 43% Michael Thurmond (D) 25% Geoff Duncan (D) 17% Jason Esteves (D) 10% Derrick Jackson (D) 2% Olu Brown (D) 2%
9/16/2025	Public Policy Polling	620 LV	Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) 38% Michael Thurmond (D) 12% Geoff Duncan (D) 9% Jason Esteves (D) 4% Derrick Jackson (D) 2% Olu Brown (D) 1%
7/23/2025	yes. every kid. foundation.	608 LV	Marjorie Taylor Greene (R) 22% Burt Jones (R) 18% Brad Raffensperger (R) 13% Chris Carr (R) 11%

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