GA Governor 2026

[Tekken_Guy]

It depends a lot on who the president is and who the nominees are.

Also, whether or not Brian Kemp runs for Senate will also play a role. If he does, that's a boost to Republicans. If he doesn't then the nominee will have to sink or swim on their own against a Democrat who can ride Ossoff's coattails.

That being said, if Trump wins in 2024, the chances of a Kemp Senate run in 2026 dramatically go down.

[Tekken_Guy]

Raffensperger holds the seat even in a Trump midterm.

Raffensperger probably isn’t getting past another primary. He barely avoided a runoff against a very lousy candidate in Jody Hice on the back of D crossover votes, and he’ll likely have more formidable opposition this time like Burt Jones, and may have less crossover if there’s a competitive gubernatorial primary on the D side.

Kemp for Senate I could definitely see, but if MTG runs she would at the very least be far more competitive than Perdue was.

[Tekken_Guy]

Who are Democrats even going to run?  Abrams is a has-been

Chris Carr is going to be the next governor of Georgia.  

Lance Bottoms? McBath?

McBath is interesting cause if the remapping process in the coming weeks does lead to the Cobb-Douglas-Fulton district like ordered, she's going to go home and open up GA-07. Which means McBath will have represented somewhere between 2 and 3 million different people at different times over her 8 year career, always very impressive for a Congressman looking to go statewide. the only potential downside is that they are all in the Atlanta media market, and not across state like Spanberger.

I wonder if Carolyn Bourdeaux will make a comeback?

There probably are better options than her at this point. I wouldn't be surprised if GA-07 elects an Asian representative, as I believe this area has a large AAPI population.

Bourdeaux was a good fit for the whiter GA-07 of the 2010s, not so much for the new one. I could see someone like Nabilah Islam run here.

[Tekken_Guy]

Who are Democrats even going to run?  Abrams is a has-been

Chris Carr is going to be the next governor of Georgia.  

Lance Bottoms? McBath?

McBath is interesting cause if the remapping process in the coming weeks does lead to the Cobb-Douglas-Fulton district like ordered, she's going to go home and open up GA-07. Which means McBath will have represented somewhere between 2 and 3 million different people at different times over her 8 year career, always very impressive for a Congressman looking to go statewide. the only potential downside is that they are all in the Atlanta media market, and not across state like Spanberger.

I wonder if Carolyn Bourdeaux will make a comeback?

There probably are better options than her at this point. I wouldn't be surprised if GA-07 elects an Asian representative, as I believe this area has a large AAPI population.

Bourdeaux was a good fit for the whiter GA-07 of the 2010s, not so much for the new one. I could see someone like Nabilah Islam run here.

Possibly. Sam Park is another one to watch.

Or Jasmine Clark. Or Nikki Merritt.