Keisha Lance Bottoms Wins Democratic Primary for Georgia Governor

Mike Collins and Buddy Carter are playing up their conservative records on Capitol Hill, while former college football coach Derek Dooley pitches himself as a political outsider.

Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to the June 16 Republican runoff for Georgia governor, extending a bruising campaign battle.

She won the nomination outright despite some Democrats’ concerns over her record as Atlanta mayor.

Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, a Democrat, is set to face off against either Burt Jones or Rick Jackson, both Republicans, in Georgia’s closely watched gubernatorial race in the 2026 midterm elections following a runoff between the GOP candidates.