Rick Jackson leads Keisha Lance Bottoms in Georgia governor poll
Georgia governor candidate Rick Jackson led Keisha Lance Bottoms 47% to 44% in a YouGov likely voter survey reported on September 23.
Why it mattersThe outcome determines party control of Georgia's executive branch and the future of statewide data-center development.
How we got here
- Jackson led Bottoms forty-seven percent to forty-four percent among likely voters in a poll. Domepolitics
- Candidates held contrasting positions on data-center development. Georgiarecorder
- Georgia scheduled its general election. Gov
What's likely next
- Jackson and Bottoms are scheduled for a one-hour town hall at Assembly Atlanta at 8 p.m.; it is the only debate confirmed between them so far.
- Georgia general election.
All coverage
The coverage
- Rick Jackson campaigns in Forsyth as voters cite costs, crime ahead of election13WMAZ · Sep 29
- A billionaire, a one-term mayor and the most powerful job in GeorgiaThe Atlanta Journal-Constitution · Sep 25
- Georgia governor race: Bottoms calls for six debates as Jackson declinesFox5Atlanta
- ToplinesRasmussenreports
Analysis & opinion
- Georgia Elections: Who’s Leading In Prediction Markets?Forbes · Sep 25
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