Keisha Lance Bottoms
Governor · Georgia · Governor
FlipFlip 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
2026-11-03. Votes 2,268,464 (54.31%). Opponent: Rick Jackson (R). Previous officeholder: Brian Kemp (R) term-limited / Rick Jackson (R) nominee. Status in file: yes.
Money reported in the file
Raised $12,216,284. Cash on hand $669,000 as of 2026-10-20. Outside for $15,100,000; against —.
2026 cycle through 2026-10-24 (state campaign-finance disclosure sites); COH via campaign-finance disclosure sites 2026-10-20
Documented ties (39)
| Relationship | Amount | Date | Evidence | Source | Target |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| candidate campaign committee | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| total contributions 2026 cycle (data through 10/24/2026) | $12,216,284 | 2026-10-24 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
| affiliated committee supporting her ("her political action committee" per 11Alive) | — | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms | Project Battleground Georgia |
| total contributions (data through 10/24/2026) | $23,279,767 | 2026-10-24 | Reported | Project Battleground Georgia | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
| payment / transfer (largest campaign payee) | $3,525,825 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Project Battleground Georgia |
| 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 |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $1,299,042 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Georgia Democratic Senatorial Committee Inc | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $26,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Meezy Entertainment LLC | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $25,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Loving Helping Hands Inc | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $16,800 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Democratic Education Action Network GA | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $16,800 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Education Reform Now Advocacy | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative, 2026 cycle) | $10,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Monarch Entertainment | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| listed as "Anonymous" (likely unitemized small gifts; our inference) | $3,182,905 | 2025-2026 | Inferred | Unitemized / "Anonymous" small contributions (aggregate) | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| candidate loans (4 loans summed by us) | $114,898 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha Lance Bottoms | Keisha for Governor (GA) |
| contribution (cumulative) | $13,409,926 | 2025-2026 | Reported | DGA-Georgia | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $1,500,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Michael R. Bloomberg | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $200,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | National Democratic Redistricting Committee | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $200,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | NEA Fund (Organization site) | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $150,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Southern Regional Council of Carpenters PAC | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $150,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Working for Working Americans | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $149,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Loving Helping Hands Inc | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | All N 1 Savings | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | EMILY's List-GA | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | In This Together PAC-GA | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Laborers' Political League Education Fund | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Sycamore Leaf Management LLC | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $100,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Working Families Advocacy Project | Project Battleground Georgia |
| contribution (cumulative) | $50,000 | 2025-2026 | Reported | PCI Gaming Authority | Project Battleground Georgia |
| payee (expenditures) | $2,036,636 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Digital Strategy Group |
| payee (expenditures) | $469,443 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Southern Ground Game |
| payee (expenditures) | $324,083 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Grassroots Media |
| payee (expenditures) | $214,193 | 2025-2026 | Reported | Keisha for Governor (GA) | Democratic Party of Georgia (Party site) |
| national parent of state committee (name match) | — | 2026 | Inferred | Democratic Governors Association (Party site) | DGA-Georgia |
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| term-limited outgoing governor | — | 2026 | Reported | Brian Kemp (R) | Keisha Lance Bottoms |
| 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) |
| Bloomberg also gave $2.5M to the DGA-backed Ohio group (cross-report) | — | 2026 | Inferred | Michael R. Bloomberg | Ohioans for Lower Costs (OH) |
Ties are documented relationships and amounts from public records. They are not allegations of wrongdoing. Vote totals are unofficial until certification. This printable summary is generated from the public CSV. It is not the PDF dossier (pdfs/bottoms/Bottoms_Know_Your_Politician_2026-11-05.pdf).