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Executive Office of the President of the United States · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Winner, unofficial result · Governor, GA

Keisha Lance Bottoms

DemocraticVM-Y3A-CDFC

Governor-elect of Georgia (born 1970)

54.3%Won by 8.7 points
Over
Rick Jackson (Republican), 45.7%
Votes
2,273,897 (362,980 ahead)
Called
Called by Wikipedia editors 9:24 PM ET

Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (editors’ projection) · read 2026-11-13

We missed this one. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Republican (R +2.3, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Keisha Lance Bottoms, also known by her initials KLB, is an American attorney and politician who is the governor-elect of Georgia.

More

A member of the Democratic Party, she served from 2018 to 2022 as the 60th mayor of Atlanta and from 2010 to 2018 as a member of the Atlanta City Council, representing part of Southwest Atlanta.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
January 18, 1970 (age 56)
Education
  • Georgia State University College of Law, Juris Doctor, 1994
  • Florida A&M University, Bachelor of Science (journalism), 1991
Occupation
lawyer, mayor, writer

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).

Keisha Lance Bottoms, photo
Illustration by Vugol.me, adapted from Executive Office of the President of the United States · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

The race

Governor, GA. Won with 54.3%, 8.7 points ahead over Rick Jackson.

  1. Keisha Lance Bottoms Democratic · winner54.3%
  2. Rick Jackson Republican45.7%

Source: Wikipedia (editors’ projection) · retrieved 2026-11-13 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Republican (R +2.3, from verified polls)
Result
D +8.7
Difference
11.0 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

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Contact and links

Website
keishaforgovernor.com via Wikidata
Campaign email
info@keishaforgovernor.com · source
Social

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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 9:24 PM ET
  2. 2022 to 2023Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Wikidata
  3. 2018 to 2022mayor of Atlanta Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q42770663). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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