Georgia · Governor
Keisha Lance Bottoms
Governor · Democratic
FlipKey finding from the compilation
Flip 54.31% (GA SOS unofficial); first Black woman elected governor in US (press consensus); campaign $12,216,284 + PBG $23,279,767 net $31,970,226; DGA-GA $13.41M to PBG; Jackson >$194M self-funded.
Election
- Date
- 2026-11-03
- Votes
- 2,268,464 (54.31%)
- Opponent
- Rick Jackson (R) · 1,908,266 (45.69%)
- Previous officeholder
- Brian Kemp (R) term-limited / Rick Jackson (R) nominee
Money reported in the file
- Raised
- $12,216,284
- Cash on hand
- $669,000 as of 2026-10-20
- Individual share
- —
- PAC share
- —
- Self loans or contributions
- $114,898
- Outside spending for
- $15,100,000
- Outside spending against
- —
- Committee
- GA: Keisha for Governor; Project Battleground Georgia
- Coverage note
- 2026 cycle through 2026-10-24 (state campaign-finance disclosure sites); COH via campaign-finance disclosure sites 2026-10-20
Figures come from the original election pack, or the serving-member roster when marked roster only. Election results are unofficial until certification. 34 reported ties and 5 inferred ties are listed below.
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Documented ties (39)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Between | Record | Orbit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidate campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| total contributions 2026 cycle (data through 10/24/2026) | $12,216,284 | 2026-10-24 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Keisha Lance Bottoms | Public record | |
| affiliated committee supporting her ("her political action committee" per 11Alive) | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms → Project Battleground Georgia | News report | |
| total contributions (data through 10/24/2026) | $23,279,767 | 2026-10-24 | Reported | Project Battleground Georgia → Keisha Lance Bottoms | Public record | |
| payment / transfer (largest campaign payee) | $3,525,825 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| same $3,525,825 appears as PBG contributor "Keisha L Bottoms" = campaign transfer, not personal money (amount match) | $3,525,825 | 2025-2026 | Inferred | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $1,299,042 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Georgia Democratic Senatorial Committee Inc → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $26,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Meezy Entertainment LLC → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $25,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Loving Helping Hands Inc → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $16,800 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Democratic Education Action Network GA → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $16,800 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Education Reform Now Advocacy → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $10,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Monarch Entertainment → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| listed as "Anonymous" (likely unitemized small gifts; our inference) | $3,182,905 | 2025-2026 | Inferred | Unitemized / "Anonymous" small contributions (aggregate) → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| candidate loans (4 loans summed by us) | $114,898 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms → Keisha for Governor (GA) | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $13,409,926 | 2025-2026 | Reported | DGA-Georgia → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $1,500,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Michael R. Bloomberg → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $200,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | National Democratic Redistricting Committee → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $200,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NEA Fund (Organization site) → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $150,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Southern Regional Council of Carpenters PAC → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $150,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Working for Working Americans → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $149,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Loving Helping Hands Inc → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | All N 1 Savings → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | EMILY's List-GA → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | In This Together PAC-GA → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Laborers' Political League Education Fund → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Sycamore Leaf Management LLC → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Working Families Advocacy Project → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| contribution (cumulative) | $50,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | PCI Gaming Authority → Project Battleground Georgia | Public record | |
| payee (expenditures) | $2,036,636 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Digital Strategy Group | Public record | |
| payee (expenditures) | $469,443 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Southern Ground Game | Public record | |
| payee (expenditures) | $324,083 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Grassroots Media | Public record | |
| payee (expenditures) | $214,193 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) → Democratic Party of Georgia (Party site) | Public record | |
| national parent of state committee (name match) | — | 2026 | Inferred | Democratic Governors Association (Party site) → DGA-Georgia | Public record | |
| general-election opponent; campaign raised $230,117,571, >$194M personal | $230,117,571 | 2026-10-28 | Reported | Rick Jackson (R) (Campaign site) → Keisha Lance Bottoms | News report | |
| outside committee for Jackson ($34.7M raised per campaign-finance disclosure sites) | $34,700,000 | 2026-10-20 | Reported | For All Georgians (pro-Jackson committee) → Rick Jackson (R) (Campaign site) | Public record | |
| contributions $10M (7/28) + $10M (10/7) + $1.5M (10/22) | $21,500,000 | 2026-07-28/2026-10-22 | Reported | Republican Governors Association (Party site) → For All Georgians (pro-Jackson committee) | Public record | |
| term-limited outgoing governor | — | 2026 | Reported | Brian Kemp (R) → Keisha Lance Bottoms | News report | |
| same national group also funded IA and OH Democrats (cross-report overlap) | — | 2026 | Inferred | Democratic Governors Association (Party site) → Rob Sand / Amy Acton efforts (IA, OH) | Public record | |
| Bloomberg also gave $2.5M to the DGA-backed Ohio group (cross-report) | — | 2026 | Inferred | Michael R. Bloomberg → Ohioans for Lower Costs (OH) | Public record |
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