Race details
Georgia Governor
Candidates
Odds last updated September 7th, 7:39 PM
Keisha Lance Bottoms (D)
56% chance to win
Former Atlanta mayor and Biden White House senior adviser; won the Democratic nomination outright and pitches an economic-opportunity and public-safety message.
Vote totals pending
Rick Jackson (R)
45% chance to win
Founder and CEO of Jackson Healthcare; poured more than $100 million of his own money into the race and toppled the Trump-endorsed favorite for the nomination.
Vote totals pending
Why this race matters
Open seat with Governor Brian Kemp term-limited. In one of the year's biggest upsets, healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson self-funded past Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in a June 16 GOP runoff. He faces Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, the former Atlanta mayor and Biden White House aide, in a premier battleground.