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Parents > United States > Georgia > Governor
OfficeGovernor
HonorificGovernor - Abbr: Gov.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 0000 - 11:00am Central
Polls Open November 06, 2018 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 2018 - 06:00pm Central
Term Start January 14, 2019 - 11:00am
Term End January 09, 2023 - 12:00pm
ContributorIndyGeorgia
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia January 09, 2023 07:20pm
Data Sources[Link]
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Description If no candidate wins a majority, a runoff election will be held on December 4th.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/2014
NameNathan Deal Votes1,345,237 (52.74%)
Term01/12/2015 - 01/14/2019 Margin200,443 (+7.86%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/2022
NameBrian Kemp Votes2,111,572 (53.41%)
Term01/09/2023 - 01/11/2027 Margin297,899 (+7.54%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 22, 2018 GA Governor - R Primary
Casey Cagle
R 607,441
May 22, 2018 GA Governor - D Primary
Stacey Abrams
D 555,089
Jul 24, 2018 GA Governor - R Runoff
Brian Kemp
R 588,307
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
04/24/2016 11/06/2018
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Brian Kemp 15 3 1 --
Tossup 3 ------
Stacey Abrams 3 ------
Leaning Call: Brian Kemp (80.00%)
Weighted Call: Brian Kemp (88.75%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

05/27/2016 11/03/2018

CANDIDATES
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Name Secretary of State Brian Kemp Minority Leader Stacey Abrams Ted Metz (W) Rod Mack (W) Bobby Williams (W) Bobby Waldrep (W) David C. Byrne
PartyRepublican Democratic Libertarian Independent Independent Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 1,978,408 (50.22%) 1,923,685 (48.83%) 37,235 (0.95%) 24 (0.00%) 24 (0.00%) 21 (0.00%) 12 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -54,723 (-1.39%) -1,941,173 (-49.28%) -1,978,384 (-50.22%) -1,978,384 (-50.22%) -1,978,387 (-50.22%) -1,978,396 (-50.22%)
Predict Avg.48.33% 47.00% 3.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
DylanSH9950.00% (+4.62 pts) 48.00% (+4.11 pts) 2.00% (+0.37 pts) -- -- -- --
BusyBusbee50.00% (+4.62 pts) 48.00% (+4.11 pts) 2.00% (+0.37 pts) -- -- -- --
Luzerne County Historian45.00% (+1.29 pts) 45.00% (+2.11 pts) 5.00% (-1.63 pts) -- -- -- --
Cash On Hand $-- 6/30 $1,513,514.23 3/31 $-3,135.13 $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 03/09/2018 06/03/2017 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 00/00/2018 --
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MATCHUP POLLS (21 from 15 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg47.86%-- 45.29%-- 0.33%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Trafalgar Group 
10/30/18-11/03/18		 52.40% -- 40.10% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
2020 Insight Polling (D) 
10/31/18-11/02/18		 46.00% -- 50.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Emerson College 
10/29/18-10/31/18		 49.00% -- 47.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
University of Georgia 
10/21/18-10/30/18		 46.70% 1.7 46.90% 1.9 1.60% 0.4 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Cygnal (R) 
10/27/18-10/30/18		 49.20% -- 47.00% -- 3.80% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Opinion Savvy 
10/28/18-10/29/18		 47.20% 1.2 48.10% 0.4 2.00% 0.7 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
BEER WSNJ
R Bensq1
R Minnesota Populist
  Marietta Daily Journal
D BLUEDOGS
D KeystoneProgressive
LBR Old LW
D samir7243_ATL
I JonathanNC
G Reillie Alene Murphy
ND Juan Croniqueur
I Oprah Winfrey 🔗
D EastTexasDem
I E Pluribus Unum
D Caprice
D DylanSH99
R Kyle
For Luzerne County Historian

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Rachele Fruit (SWP)
 00, 2018 -  00, 2018

EVENTS
Start Date End Date Type Title Contributor

VIDEO ADVERTISEMENTS
Start Date Candidate Category Ad Tone Lng Title Run Time Contributor
10/23/2018 Ted Metz Interview Biography eng Georgia's Libertarian candidate for governor  00:02:39 Candidate Information Needed 
10/22/2018 vs Stacey Abrams TVAd Attack eng Stacey Abrams Opposes your right to self defense  00:00:30 Poll Vaulter 
08/22/2018 vs Stacey Abrams TVAd Issue eng Radical Stacey Abrams: Ban. Confiscate. Destroy.  00:01:00 BrentinCO 
07/25/2018 vs Brian Kemp TVAd Attack eng Brian Kemp is Incompetent  00:00:30 RP 
07/24/2018 vs Stacey Abrams TVAd Attack eng Too Liberal For Georgia  00:00:30 RP 
07/18/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Biography eng Offends  00:00:31 BrentinCO 
06/28/2018 vs Brian Kemp TVAd Contrast eng Cagle Gets Things Done  00:00:30 RP 
06/12/2018 vs Brian Kemp TVAd Attack eng WORDS  00:00:30 RP 
06/06/2018 vs Brian Kemp TVAd Attack eng Brian Kemp Voted to Disarm Us  00:01:00 RP 
06/03/2018 Stacey Abrams TVAd Feel Good eng Thrive  00:00:30 RP 
05/31/2018 vs Brian Kemp TVAd Attack eng InKEMPetence  00:00:30 RP 
05/09/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Biography eng Brian Kemp: I'm so conservative  00:00:30 Poll Vaulter 
05/09/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Biography eng So Conservative  00:00:30 RP 
05/07/2018 Stacey Abrams TVAd Defend eng Saved  00:00:30 RP 
05/07/2018 Stacey Abrams TVAd Biography eng Trusted  00:00:30 RP 
05/04/2018 vs Stacey Abrams TVAd Issue eng Why?  00:00:32 RP 
04/27/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Biography eng Jake  00:00:30 IndyGeorgia 
04/27/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Biography eng Jake  00:00:30 Poll Vaulter 
04/14/2018 Stacey Abrams TVAd Biography eng Boundless Belief  00:00:30 RP 
04/13/2018 Stacey Abrams TVAd Mixed eng Guys Like Me  00:00:30 RP 
03/05/2018 Brian Kemp TVAd Issue eng Track and Deport  00:00:30 RP 

BOOKS
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INFORMATION LINKS

NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Nov 05, 2018 02:55pm Strategy Fake Oprah stars in racist robocall in Georgia in final days of Abrams-Kemp campaign  Article RP 
Nov 04, 2018 05:10pm News Georgia’s Kemp lobs evidence-free hacking allegation at Democrats on eve of vote  Article IndyGeorgia 
Nov 02, 2018 03:35pm Statement Libertarian Candidate for Governor Appears to Offer to Drop Out for Medical Bill Payments  Article RP 
Oct 22, 2018 10:00pm News Stacey Abrams’s Burning of Georgia Flag With Confederate Symbol Surfaces on Eve of Debate  Article BrentinCO 

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