Rick Jackson’s Chances Boosted Against Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia Race
Summary
Two recent polls show Republican Rick Jackson leading Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race for Georgia governor by a small margin. At the same time, Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff holds a strong lead over his Republican challenger Mike Collins in the Georgia Senate race.Key Facts
- Polls show Rick Jackson ahead of Keisha Lance Bottoms by about 2-3 points in Georgia’s governor race.
- Jackson leads 47.6% to 45.7% among registered voters in one poll and 48.7% to 46.7% among likely voters in another.
- Bottoms had a small lead in earlier polls but recent data suggest a shift toward Jackson.
- Likely voters who are undecided showed a slight lean toward Bottoms, narrowing Jackson’s lead to about one point in one poll.
- Jon Ossoff, the Democratic senator, leads his Republican opponent Mike Collins by at least 10 points in the same recent polls.
- Some voters who supported President Donald Trump also backed Ossoff, showing cross-party support in the Senate race.
- The current Republican governor of Georgia, Brian Kemp, can’t run again due to term limits, so this election will decide which party controls the governor’s office.
- Georgia is considered a battleground state, having voted for President Trump in 2024 but for Joe Biden in 2020.
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