US Midterms 2026
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Recent coverage for Georgia Governor.
Now, Ricketts remains favored to win, enjoying about a 4 in 5 chance of success in Decision Desk HQ’s Senate forecast. While the polls are close, Ricketts’s chances are helped by Nebraska’s firmly red lean.
Candidates in some of the state's biggest races took the Atlanta Press Club's debate stage this week. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff debated his Republican challenger, U.S. Rep. Mike Collins, on Tuesday.
Rick Jackson is a Republican candidate in the Georgia gubernatorial race, challenging incumbent or Democratic contender Keisha Lance Bottoms. The race is part of Georgia’s statewide contests that also include the U.S.
JacksonThe article notes a Georgia gubernatorial debate involving Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson.
Poll shows Republican Rick Jackson leading Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms 49% to 47% among 800 likely Georgia voters, with about 4% undecided and a 3.46% margin of error.
Rick Jackson leads Keisha Lance Bottoms by a slim margin in Georgia’s governor race, with early voting underway. A post-debate InsiderAdvantage poll shows Jackson at 49% and Bottoms at 47%, with 4% undecided.
JacksonKeisha Lance Bottoms, a Democratic candidate for Georgia governor, spoke to reporters after casting her ballot in early voting. The clip highlights her remarks and engagement with the press during the campaign.
Bottoms800 likely voters, weighted for age, race, gender and political affiliation. MOE 3.46% Conducted 10/12-13. Top line tabs to be posted shortly.
JacksonThe Georgia governor race for 2026 lists Keisha Lance Bottoms as the Democratic nominee, Rick Jackson as the Republican nominee, and Chase Oliver as the Libertarian candidate.
BottomsKeisha Lance Bottoms is a leading Georgia gubernatorial candidate facing Rick Jackson in a tight race.
BottomsSource: Spectrum News interview with Keisha Lance Bottoms, Oct. 14, 2026.
BottomsNo story this week names this candidate.
The green line is the TruthIndex™, the chance of this outcome. It combines the prices on both venues and gives more weight to the venue with more money in its order book. The two thinner lines are Polymarket's and Kalshi's own prices, and the grey band between them shows how far apart the two venues are.
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More in Methodology| Outcome | TruthIndex™ | Polymarket | Kalshi | Spread | 24h | |
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| RRick Jackson | 51.9% | 49.5% | 52.5% | 3.0 pts | – | |
| DKeisha Lance Bottoms | 48.1% | 50.5% | 47.5% | 3.0 pts | – |
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Attorney and Democrat who was mayor of Atlanta from 2018 to 2022 and a Biden White House adviser, the Democratic Party's 2026 nominee for governor of Georgia.
Rick Jackson, founder and CEO of Atlanta-area firm Jackson Healthcare, is the Republican nominee for governor of Georgia in 2026, facing Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms.
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Georgia Governor margin of victory
| Jackson, 2+ pts | 40.5% | |
| Jackson, 5+ pts | 23.5% | |
| Jackson, 8+ pts | 12.5% | |
| Jackson, 11+ pts | 4.5% |
Georgia Governor margin of victory
| Bottoms, 1+ pts | 40.0% | |
| Bottoms, 4+ pts | 21.5% | |
| Bottoms, 7+ pts | 10.3% | |
| Bottoms, 10+ pts | 4.5% | |
| Bottoms, 13+ pts | 2.6% |
Prices which party wins.
Rick Jackson: Counted · bid 49.0% / ask 50.0% · $71.5K within 5 pts
This market will resolve according to the winner of the 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election. A candidate shall be considered to represent a party in the event that he or she is the nominee of the party in question. Candidates other than the Democratic or Republican nominee (e.g., Greens, Libertarian, independent) may be added at a later date. Candidates who run as independents will not be encompassed by the “Democrat” or “Republican” options regardless of any affiliation they may have with the party. The candidates may be named in the contract for the convenience of traders. In the event that any named candidate is replaced as the nominee of their respective party prior to election day, the name in the contract will be updated and the market will resolve based on the replacement nominee of the party. The resolution source for this market is the Associated Press, Fox News, and NBC. This market will resolve once all three sources call the race for the same candidate. If all three sources haven’t called the race in this state for the same candidate, this market will resolve based on the official certification.
Full rules on PolymarketPrices which party wins.
Rick Jackson: Counted · bid 52.0% / ask 53.0% · $279.7K within 5 pts
Contract shown: Rick Jackson
If a representative of the Republican party is inaugurated as the governor of Georgia pursuant to the 2026 election, then the market resolves to Yes.
This market is eligible for accelerated determination after a consensus of media organizations project the winner. See full rules for details.
