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Georgia ยท Governor

Georgia Governor

Keisha Lance Bottoms wins. Called. A change from Republican control.

99% counted
CandidateVotesShare
Keisha Lance Bottoms D won 2,271,403 54.3%
Rick Jackson R 1,909,161 45.7%
Total4,180,564

2,581 of 2,581 precincts reporting. Precincts reporting is not the same as ballots counted. Last vote update Nov 5, 2:55 PM. Polls closed Nov 3, 5:00 PM.

By county

PlaceVotes Margin2024 president ShiftCounted
Fulton 456,186 D +47.8 D +45.4 D +2.5 100%
Gwinnett 343,946 D +32.5 D +16.7 D +15.8 100%
Cobb 335,965 D +22.4 D +15.0 D +7.3 100%
DeKalb 320,755 D +69.6 D +65.4 D +4.1 100%
Cherokee 126,881 R +32.8 R +39.3 D +6.6 100%
Chatham 111,516 D +25.9 D +18.1 D +7.7 100%
Henry 109,698 D +46.4 D +29.8 D +16.5 100%
Forsyth 107,132 R +27.1 R +33.5 D +6.3 100%
Clayton 95,858 D +79.3 D +69.6 D +9.6 100%
Hall 78,795 R +32.5 R +44.1 D +11.6 100%
Paulding 74,580 R +9.1 R +24.3 D +15.2 100%
Columbia 67,538 R +17.2 R +25.8 D +8.6 100%
Coweta 66,838 R +26.0 R +34.1 D +8.1 100%
Richmond 66,534 D +45.2 D +36.3 D +8.9 100%
Houston 64,876 D +0.8 R +11.3 D +12.1 100%
Fayette 62,240 D +3.5 R +3.2 D +6.7 100%
Muscogee 62,202 D +33.2 D +23.5 D +9.8 100%
Douglas 59,399 D +46.9 D +31.7 D +15.3 100%
Bibb 55,303 D +30.5 D +22.5 D +7.9 100%
Newton 47,150 D +32.3 D +15.2 D +17.0 100%
Carroll 44,965 R +30.2 R +41.4 D +11.2 100%
Walton 44,723 R +36.8 R +46.2 D +9.4 100%
Clarke 42,617 D +47.6 D +38.7 D +8.9 100%
Bartow 42,313 R +39.3 R +51.3 D +11.9 100%
Rockdale 38,801 D +59.2 D +47.8 D +11.4 100%

Shift is this race's margin minus the 2024 presidential margin in the same place. Places with votes that look copied or wildly out of line are flagged and left out of the race's overall shift.

Vote updates

TimeUpdateTotal votesMargin
+346 votes4,180,564D +8.7
+3,495 votes4,180,218D +8.7
+31,437 votes4,176,723D +8.6
+56,861 votes4,145,286D +8.6
+16,770 votes4,088,425D +8.3
+44,173 votes4,071,655D +8.6
+28,284 votes4,027,482D +8.5
+73,398 votes3,999,198D +8.7
+11,863 votes3,925,800D +8.1
+40,903 votes3,913,937D +8.2
+47,301 votes3,873,034D +8.4
+490 votes3,825,733D +8.6