Keisha Lance Bottoms trails by just 3 points as 7% of Georgia voters remain undecided

A new Rasmussen poll puts Republican Rick Jackson at 48% and Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms at 45%, with 7% of likely voters still undecided.

The Georgia governor’s race has tightened heading into the final stretch of the 2026 campaign. Republican nominee Rick Jackson holds a 3-point lead over Democratic nominee Keisha Lance Bottoms, according to a new Rasmussen Reports survey.

Jackson received 48% support among likely voters, compared with 45% for Bottoms, while 7% remained undecided. According to FOX 5 Atlanta, the poll surveyed 1,019 likely Georgia voters on Sept. 14 and has a margin of sampling error of 3 percentage points. That means the three-point difference between Jackson and Bottoms falls within the poll’s stated margin of error.

The 7% undecided share is also significant in the survey because it represents voters who had not selected their preferred candidate when questioned. Among party voters, the poll found Jackson with 89% support among registered Republicans and Bottoms with 88% among registered Democrats. Among unaffiliated voters, Jackson led 43% to 41%, while 16% remained undecided.

The polling numbers came as Bottoms campaigned in Cobb County and pledged to pursue full Medicaid expansion in Georgia if elected. Bottoms criticized the state’s existing Pathways to Coverage program. The program provides Medicaid coverage to certain low-income adults who meet requirements.

She said her administration would begin with the goal of full expansion while working within federal requirements. Georgia has not adopted the full Medicaid expansion available under the Affordable Care Act.

The latest Rasmussen survey is just a prediction of the election result. The candidates are scheduled to appear together at upcoming public forums, including an October town hall, ahead of the November election.