The 2026 Georgia governor race: Keisha Lance Bottoms vs. Rick Jackson

Gone quiet · last story Jun 17, 2026

What this arc covers

The race for Georgia governor: Brad Raffensperger's Republican campaign, Keisha Lance Bottoms's win in the Democratic primary, and billionaire Rick Jackson's defeat of the Trump-backed Burt Jones in the June 2026 Republican runoff.

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Earliest story we hold Sep 17, 2025 · 4 stories · 24 independent sources (counted once each) · 273 days

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Part of The 2026 governor races

  1. The 2026 Pennsylvania governor race: Josh Shapiro vs. Stacy GarrityAug 18, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026
  2. The 2026 Minnesota governor race: Amy Klobuchar vs. Lisa DemuthSep 16, 2025 – Sep 21, 2026
  3. The 2026 Georgia governor race: Keisha Lance Bottoms vs. Rick JacksonThis arcSep 17, 2025 – Jun 17, 2026
  4. The 2026 Alabama governor race and Tommy Tuberville's bidNov 25, 2025 – Jul 14, 2026
  5. The 2026 Arizona governor race: Katie Hobbs vs. Andy BiggsFeb 13 – Jul 30, 2026
  6. The 2026 Michigan governor race: Jocelyn Benson vs. John JamesMay 21 – Aug 19, 2026
  7. The 2026 Iowa governor race: Rob Sand vs. Zach LahnJun 3 – Aug 26, 2026
  8. The 2026 Maine governor race: Hannah Pingree vs. Bobby CharlesJun 19 – Sep 9, 2026
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  3. The 2026 Florida governor race: Byron Donalds vs. David JollyJun 5, 2025 – Sep 20, 2026
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  5. The 2026 California governor race: Xavier Becerra vs. Steve HiltonJul 30, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026
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  7. The 2026 Colorado governor race: Phil Weiser vs. Victor MarxJul 1 – Jul 31, 2026
  8. The 2026 Rhode Island governor race: Helena Foulkes's primary defeat of Dan McKeeAug 26 – Sep 7, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Jun 172026Billionaire Rick Jackson defeats Trump-backed Burt Jones in Georgia GOP governor’s runoff8 articles · 8 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 5 right
May 202026Republicans Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advance to a runoff in the Georgia governor primary, setting up a MAGA clash11 articles · 11 independent sources
2 left, 3 center, 3 right
May 202026Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia Democratic primary in governor race11 articles · 10 independent sources
5 left, 3 center, 1 right

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

Sep 15Nov 10Jan 5Feb 23Apr 20Jun 15

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
Sep 15, 202543215
May 18, 202665321
Jun 15, 20261158

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

42% left · 29% center · 29% right of 24 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 4 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. September 2025

    Sep 17Republican Brad Raffensperger to run for Georgia governor after defying Trump over 2020 election15 articles · 14 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right

  2. May 2026

  3. May 20Keisha Lance Bottoms wins Georgia Democratic primary in governor race11 articles · 10 independent sources
    5 left, 3 center, 1 right

  4. June 2026

    Jun 17Billionaire Rick Jackson defeats Trump-backed Burt Jones in Georgia GOP governor’s runoff8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 5 right