Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022
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| Governor of Georgia |
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| Election details |
| Filing deadline: March 11, 2022 |
| Primary: May 24, 2022 Primary runoff: June 21, 2022 General: November 8, 2022 General runoff: December 6, 2022 Pre-election incumbent(s): Brian Kemp (Republican) |
| How to vote |
| Poll times: 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voting in Georgia |
| Race ratings |
Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Lean Republican |
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| Georgia executive elections |
| Governor Lieutenant Governor |
Incumbent Brian Kemp (R) defeated Stacey Abrams (D) and three other candidates in the general election for governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Kemp and Abrams faced each other in the 2018 Georgia gubernatorial election, with Kemp defeating Abrams 50-49%. At the time of the election, Georgia had had a Republican governor since 2003, while President Joe Biden (D) won the state by less than one percentage point in 2020.[1] Politico's Brittany Gibson said Kemp and Abrams were "stuffing their campaign war chests for what is expected to be an expensive rematch," and that "[t]he razor-thin margins for Georgia elections has made fundraising even more competitive since the last gubernatorial election."[2] As of September 30, Kemp had raised $35 million and Abrams had raised $46 million.[3]
Abrams was a member of the Georgia House of Representatives from 2007 to 2017. Abrams served as House minority leader from 2011 to 2017 when she resigned to run for governor. Abrams' campaign emphasized abortion policy and gun regulations in campaign ads and statements.[4] On her campaign website, Abrams said she would "[v]eto legislation that would further restrict abortion rights and work to repeal the 6-week abortion ban." Abrams also said, "Violence our neighborhoods face is directly tied to guns and their availability and poor oversight in Georgia," and that Kemp "cares more about protecting dangerous people carrying guns in public than saving jobs and keeping business in Georgia."[5][4]
Kemp was elected governor of Georgia in 2018. Gov. Sonny Perdue (R) appointed Kemp as secretary of state in 2010, and he served in the Georgia Senate from 2003 to 2007. The economy was a key issue for Kemp. He said he "put hardworking Georgians first by keeping our state open in the face of a global pandemic, bringing record economic success to communities across Georgia."[6] Kemp's campaign said Abrams' policies would "only divide Georgians and hit their pocketbooks, Gov. Kemp will stay focused on helping Georgians fight through 40-year high inflation and the recession brought on by the Biden-Abrams agenda."[4]
This election could have changed Georgia's state trifecta status. Georgia had a Republican trifecta—meaning Republicans controlled the governorship and both chambers of the state legislature—since 2005. With Kemp's re-election, Georgia retained its Republican trifecta after the 2022 election.
Minor party and write-in candidates included Shane Hazel (L) and independent write-in candidates David Byrne and Milton Lofton.
This was one of 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2022. The governor serves as a state's top executive official and is the only executive office that is elected in all 50 states. At the time of the 2022 elections, there were 28 Republican governors and 22 Democratic governors. Click here for a clickable map with links to our coverage of all 50 states' responses to the pandemic and here for an overview of all 36 gubernatorial elections that took place in 2022.
As of March 13, 2024, there were 23 Republican trifectas, 14 Democratic trifectas, and 13 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control, and there were 22 Republican triplexes, 18 Democratic triplexes, and 10 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.
Incumbent Brian Kemp won election in the general election for Governor of Georgia.
For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022 (May 24 Democratic primary)
- Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022 (May 24 Republican primary)
Election news
This section includes a timeline of events leading up to the election.
- November 8, 2022: Incumbent Brian Kemp (R) defeated Stacey Abrams (D) and three other candidates.
- October 27, 2022: An Emerson College poll showed Kemp leading Abrams 52%-46% with a margin of error of three percentage points. Five percent of respondents were undecided.[7]
- October 27, 2022: A Sienna College poll showed Kemp leading Abrams 50%-45% with a margin of error of 4.8 percentage points. Five percent of respondents were undecided.[7]
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated Stacey Abrams, Shane Hazel, David Byrne, and Milton Lofton in the general election for Governor of Georgia on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Kemp (R) | 53.4 | 2,111,572 |
 | Stacey Abrams (D) | 45.9 | 1,813,673 | |
 | Shane Hazel (L) | 0.7 | 28,163 | |
 | David Byrne (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 18 | |
 | Milton Lofton (Independent) (Write-in) | 0.0 | 7 | |
| Total votes: 3,953,433 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Elbert Bartell (Independent)
- President Boddie (Independent)
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia
Stacey Abrams advanced from the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Abrams | 100.0 | 727,168 |
| Total votes: 727,168 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Georgia
Incumbent Brian Kemp defeated David Perdue, Kandiss Taylor, Catherine Davis, and Tom Williams in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 24, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp | 73.7 | 888,078 |
 | David Perdue | 21.8 | 262,389 | |
 | Kandiss Taylor | 3.4 | 41,232 | |
 | Catherine Davis | 0.8 | 9,788 | |
| Tom Williams | 0.3 | 3,255 | |
| Total votes: 1,204,742 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Vernon Jones (R)
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Georgia
Candidate comparison
Candidate profiles
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Party: Republican Party
Incumbent: Yes
Political Office:
- Governor of Georgia (Assumed office: 2019)
- Georgia Secretary of State (2010-2018)
- Georgia State Senate (2003-2007)
Biography: Kemp received a bachelor’s degree in agriculture from the University of Georgia. Kemp owned Kemp Properties, a property management and real estate investment business. He was a founding director of First Madison Bank and St. Mary’s Hospital Board.
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Sources: YouTube, "Kemp | Constitutional Carry," January 7, 2022; YouTube, "Crime Suppression Unit," April 8, 2022; YouTube, "Brian Kemp | Cracking Down on Gangs," March 9, 2022; YouTube, "WSB-TV Republican Gubernatorial Debate Part 2," April 26, 2022; C-SPAN, "Georgia Gubernatorial Republican Debate," May 1, 2022; Georgia Office of the Governor, "About Governor Brian P. Kemp," accessed May 4, 2022; Brian Kemp's campaign website (2013), "Brian Kemp," accessed May 4, 2022
This information was current as of the candidate's run for Governor of Georgia in 2022.
Party: Democratic Party
Incumbent: No
Political Office:
- Georgia House of Representatives (2007-2017)
Biography: Abrams received degrees from Spelman College, the University of Texas, and Yale University Law School. Her career experience included owning a business and working as a partner in Insomnia, LLC; the CEO of Sage Works, LLC; a deputy city attorney for the City of Atlanta; special counsel to Sutherland, Asbill, and Brennan; and a teacher at Spelman College and Yale University.
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This information was current as of the candidate's run for Governor of Georgia in 2022.
Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses
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No candidate in this race completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign advertisements
This section includes a selection of up to three campaign advertisements per candidate released in this race, as well as links to candidates' YouTube, Vimeo, and/or Facebook video pages. If you are aware of other links that should be included, please email us.
Brian Kemp
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| October 19, 2022 |
| October 18, 2022 |
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Stacey Abrams
| October 24, 2022 |
| October 21, 2022 |
| October 14, 2022 |
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Debates and forums
This section includes links to debates, forums, and other similar events where multiple candidates in this race participated. If you are aware of any debates or forums that should be included, please email us.
October 30 debate
On October 30, 2022, Kemp and Abrams participated in a debate hosted by WSB-TV in Atlanta.[11]
Click on the links below for summaries of the event:
October 17 debate
On October 17, 2022, Kemp and Abrams participated in a debate hosted by Atlanta Press Club.[12]
Click on the links below for summaries of the event:
Election competitiveness
Polls
- See also: Ballotpedia's approach to covering polls
Polls are conducted with a variety of methodologies and have margins of error or credibility intervals.[13] The Pew Research Center wrote, "A margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage points at the 95% confidence level means that if we fielded the same survey 100 times, we would expect the result to be within 3 percentage points of the true population value 95 of those times."[14] For tips on reading polls from FiveThirtyEight, click here. For tips from Pew, click here.
Below we provide results for polls that are included in polling aggregation from FiveThirtyEight and RealClearPolitics, when available. Click here to read about FiveThirtyEight's criteria for including polls in its aggregation. We only report polls for which we can find a margin of error or credibility interval.
| Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022: General election polls | |||||||
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| Poll | Date | Kemp
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Abrams
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Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size[15] | Sponsor[16] |
| Emerson College | October 28-31, 2022 | 52% | 46% | 5% | ± 3.0 | 1000 LV | The Hill |
| Sienna College | October 24-27, 2022 | 50% | 45% | 5% | ± 4.8 | 604 LV | The New York Times |
| Rasmussen Reports | October 23-24, 2022 | 51% | 41% | 8%[17] | ± 3.0 | 1053 LV | -- |
| East Carolina University | October 8-13, 2022 | 51% | 44% | 5%[18] | ± 3.8 | 905 LV | -- |
| Quinnipiac | October 7-10, 2022 | 50% | 49% | 1%[19] | ± 2.9 | 1157 LV | -- |
| Click [show] to see older poll results | |||||||
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| Poll | Date | Kemp
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Abrams
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Undecided/Other | Margin of error | Sample size[20] | Sponsor[21] |
| Emerson | October 6-7, 2022 | 51% | 46% | 8%[22] | ± 3.0 | 1000 LV | The Hill |
| SurveyUSA | September 30-October 4, 2022 | 47% | 45% | 5%[23] | ± 3.7 | 1076 LV | WXIA-TV |
| YouGov | September 14-19, 2022 | 52% | 46% | 2% | ± 4.0 | 1178 LV | CBS News |
| Quinnipiac University | September 8-12, 2022 | 50% | 48% | 2% | ± 2.7 | 1287 LV | -- |
| Emerson College | August 28-29, 2022 | 48% | 44% | 8%[24] | ± 3.9 | 600 LV | -- |
| Beacon Research | July 22-26, 2022 | 47% | 44% | 9%[25] | ± 3 | 901 RV | FOX News |
| SurveyUSA | July 5-11, 2022 | 45% | 44% | 11%[26] | ± 5.3 | 604 LV | 11Alive News |
| Fabrizio/Anzalone | July 21-24, 2022 | 52% | 45% | 3% | ± 4.4 | 1197 LV | -- |
| Quinnipiac | June 23-27, 2022 | 48% | 48% | 4%[27] | ± 2.5 | 1497 RV | -- |
| East Carolina University | June 6-9, 2022 | 50% | 45% | 4%[28] | ± 3.9 | 868 RV | -- |
The chart below shows RealClearPolitics polling averages in this race over time.
Race ratings
- See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[29]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[30][31][32]
| Race ratings: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2022 | |||||||||
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| Race tracker | Race ratings | ||||||||
| November 8, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | October 25, 2022 | October 18, 2022 | ||||||
| The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Lean Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | Tilt Republican | |||||
| Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Lean Republican | Lean Republican | |||||
| Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. | |||||||||
Noteworthy endorsements
Click the links below to see endorsement lists published on candidate campaign websites, if available. If you are aware of a website that should be included, please email us.
This section lists noteworthy endorsements issued in this election, including those made by high-profile individuals and organizations, cross-party endorsements, and endorsements made by newspaper editorial boards. Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you are aware of endorsements that should be included, please email us.
| Noteworthy endorsements | ||
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| Endorser | Brian Kemp | Stacey Abrams
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| Individuals | ||
| Frmr. Pres. George W. Bush source | ✔ | |
| Frmr. Gov. Nikki Haley source | ✔ | |
| Frmr. Pres. Barack Obama source | ✔ | |
| Frmr. Vice Pres. Mike Pence source | ✔ | |
| Organizations | ||
| Black Economic Alliance PAC source | ✔ | |
| Georgia Association of Educators source | ✔ | |
| Georgia Chamber of Commerce source | ✔ | |
| Click here to see a list of endorsements in the Republican primary | |
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Election spending
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from candidates submitted to the Georgia Campaign Finance Commission in this election. It does not include information on spending by satellite groups. Click here to access the reports.
Satellite spending
- See also: Satellite spending
Satellite spending describes political spending not controlled by candidates or their campaigns; that is, any political expenditures made by groups or individuals that are not directly affiliated with a candidate. This includes spending by political party committees, super PACs, trade associations, and 501(c)(4) nonprofit groups.[33][34]
If available, satellite spending reports by the Federal Election Commission (FEC) and OpenSecrets.org are linked below. FEC links include totals from monthly, quarterly, and semi-annual reports. OpenSecrets.org compiles data from those reports as well as 24- and 48-hour reports from the FEC.[35]
Details about satellite spending of significant amounts and/or reported by media are included below those links. The amounts listed may not represent the total satellite spending in the election. To notify us of additional satellite spending, email us.
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Election analysis
Click the tabs below to view information about demographics, past elections, and partisan control of the state.
- Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the state.
- Statewide elections - Information about recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections in the state.
- State partisanship - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.
- Demographics - Information about the state's demographics and how they compare to the country as a whole.
Presidential elections
Cook PVI by congressional district
| Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index for Georgia, 2022 | |||
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| District | Incumbent | Party | PVI |
| Georgia's 1st | Buddy Carter |  Republican |
R+9 |
| Georgia's 2nd | Sanford Bishop |  Democratic |
D+3 |
| Georgia's 3rd | Drew Ferguson | Republican |
R+18 |
| Georgia's 4th | Hank Johnson | Democratic |
D+27 |
| Georgia's 5th | Nikema Williams | Democratic |
D+32 |
| Georgia's 6th | Open | Democratic |
R+11 |
| Georgia's 7th | Carolyn Bourdeaux / Lucy McBath | Democratic |
D+10 |
| Georgia's 8th | Austin Scott | Republican |
R+16 |
| Georgia's 9th | Andrew Clyde | Republican |
R+22 |
| Georgia's 10th | Open | Republican |
R+15 |
| Georgia's 11th | Barry Loudermilk | Republican |
R+11 |
| Georgia's 12th | Rick Allen | Republican |
R+8 |
| Georgia's 13th | David Scott | Democratic |
D+28 |
| Georgia's 14th | Marjorie Taylor Greene | Republican |
R+22 |
2020 presidential results by 2022 congressional district lines
| 2020 presidential results in congressional districts based on 2022 district lines, Georgia[36] | ||||
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| District | Joe Biden
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Donald Trump
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| Georgia's 1st | 42.6% | 56.0% | ||
| Georgia's 2nd | 54.7% | 44.4% | ||
| Georgia's 3rd | 34.4% | 64.4% | ||
| Georgia's 4th | 78.3% | 20.6% | ||
| Georgia's 5th | 82.6% | 16.2% | ||
| Georgia's 6th | 41.8% | 56.7% | ||
| Georgia's 7th | 62.3% | 36.5% | ||
| Georgia's 8th | 35.7% | 63.3% | ||
| Georgia's 9th | 30.4% | 68.3% | ||
| Georgia's 10th | 37.7% | 61.1% | ||
| Georgia's 11th | 41.5% | 56.8% | ||
| Georgia's 12th | 44.3% | 54.5% | ||
| Georgia's 13th | 79.7% | 19.3% | ||
| Georgia's 14th | 30.7% | 68.1% | ||
2012-2020
How a state's counties vote in a presidential election and the size of those counties can provide additional insights into election outcomes at other levels of government including statewide and congressional races. Below, four categories are used to describe each county's voting pattern over the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections: Solid, Trending, Battleground, and New. Click [show] on the table below for examples:
| County-level voting pattern categories | |||||||
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| Democratic | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Democratic | D | D | D | ||||
| Trending Democratic | R | D | D | ||||
| Battleground Democratic | D | R | D | ||||
| New Democratic | R | R | D | ||||
| Republican | |||||||
| Status | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | ||||
| Solid Republican | R | R | R | ||||
| Trending Republican | D | R | R | ||||
| Battleground Republican | R | D | R | ||||
| New Republican | D | D | R | ||||
Following the 2020 presidential election, 45.4% of Georgians lived in one of the state's 122 Solid Republican counties, which voted for the Republican presidential candidate in every election from 2012 to 2020, and 35.4% lived in one of 27 Solid Democratic counties. Overall, Georgia was New Democratic, having voted for Mitt Romney (R) in 2012, Donald Trump (R) in 2016, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Use the table below to view the total number of each type of county in Georgia following the 2020 election as well as the overall percentage of the state population located in each county type.
| Georgia county-level statistics, 2020 | |||||||
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| Solid Republican | 122 | 45.4% | |||||
| Solid Democratic | 27 | 35.4% | |||||
| Trending Democratic | 3 | 18.3% | |||||
| Trending Republican | 6 | 0.6% | |||||
| New Republican | 1 | 0.2% | |||||
| Total voted Democratic | 30 | 53.8% | |||||
| Total voted Republican | 129 | 46.2% | |||||
Historical voting trends
Georgia presidential election results (1900-2020)
- 20 Democratic wins
- 10 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 |
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| Winning Party | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | AI[37] | R | D | D | R | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | D |
Statewide elections
This section details the results of the five most recent U.S. Senate and gubernatorial elections held in the state.
U.S. Senate elections
The table below details the vote in the five most recent U.S. Senate races in Georgia.
| U.S. Senate election results in Georgia | ||
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| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2020 | 51.0% |
49.0%
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| 2020 | 50.6% |
49.4%
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| 2016 | 54.8% |
41.0%
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| 2014 | 52.9% |
45.2%
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| 2010 | 58.1% |
39.2%
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| Average | 53.5 | 44.8 |
Gubernatorial elections
- See also: Governor of Georgia
The table below details the vote in the five most recent gubernatorial elections in Georgia.
| Gubernatorial election results in Georgia | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race | Winner | Runner up |
| 2018 | 50.2% |
48.8%
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| 2014 | 52.7% |
44.9%
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| 2010 | 53.0% |
43.0%
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| 2006 | 58.0% |
38.2%
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| 2002 | 51.4% |
46.3%
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| Average | 53.1 | 44.2 |
State partisanship
Congressional delegation
The table below displays the partisan composition of Georgia's congressional delegation as of November 2022.
| Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Georgia, November 2022 | |||
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| Party | U.S. Senate | U.S. House | Total |
| Democratic | 2 | 6 | 8 |
| Republican | 0 | 8 | 8 |
| Independent | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vacancies | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 14 | 16 |
State executive
The table below displays the officeholders in Georgia's top four state executive offices as of November 2022.
| State executive officials in Georgia, November 2022 | |
|---|---|
| Office | Officeholder |
| Governor | Brian Kemp
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| Lieutenant Governor | Geoff Duncan
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| Secretary of State | Brad Raffensperger
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| Attorney General | Chris Carr
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State legislature
The tables below highlight the partisan composition of the Georgia General Assembly as of November 2022.
Georgia State Senate
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 22 | |
| Republican Party | 34 | |
| Vacancies | 0 | |
| Total | 56 | |
Georgia House of Representatives
| Party | As of November 2022 | |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party | 75 | |
| Republican Party | 103 | |
| Independent | 0 | |
| Vacancies | 2 | |
| Total | 180 | |
Trifecta control
As of November 2022, Georgia was a Republican trifecta, with majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and control of the governorship. The table below displays the historical trifecta status of the state.
Georgia Party Control: 1992-2022
Eleven years of Democratic trifectas • Eighteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| Senate | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
Demographics
The table below details demographic data in Georgia and compares it to the broader United States as of 2019.
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| Demographic Data for Georgia | ||
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| Georgia | United States | |
| Population | 10,711,908 | 331,449,281 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 57,716 | 3,531,905 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 57.2% | 70.4% |
| Black/African American | 31.6% | 12.6% |
| Asian | 4.1% | 5.6% |
| Native American | 0.3% | 0.8% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Two or more | 3.7% | 5.2% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.6% | 18.2% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 87.9% | 88.5% |
| College graduation rate | 32.2% | 32.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $61,224 | $64,994 |
| Persons below poverty level | 14.3% | 12.8% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Election context
Ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates in Georgia in the 2022 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Georgia, click here.
| Filing requirements for gubernatorial candidates, 2022 | |||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Filing fee | Filing deadline | Source | Notes |
| Georgia | Governor | Ballot-qualified party | N/A | $5,250.00 | 3/11/2022 | Source | |
| Georgia | Governor | Unaffiliated | 64,286 | $5,250.00 | 7/12/2022 | Source | |
Past elections
2018
- See also: Georgia gubernatorial election, 2018
General election
General election for Governor of Georgia
Brian Kemp defeated Stacey Abrams and Ted Metz in the general election for Governor of Georgia on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp (R) | 50.2 | 1,978,408 |
| Stacey Abrams (D) | 48.8 | 1,923,685 | |
 | Ted Metz (L) | 0.9 | 37,235 | |
| Total votes: 3,939,328 (100.00% precincts reporting) | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Larry Odom (Independent)
Republican primary runoff election
Republican primary runoff for Governor of Georgia
Brian Kemp defeated Casey Cagle in the Republican primary runoff for Governor of Georgia on July 24, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp | 69.5 | 406,703 |
 | Casey Cagle | 30.5 | 178,893 | |
| Total votes: 585,596 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia
Stacey Abrams defeated Stacey Evans in the Democratic primary for Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Stacey Abrams | 76.4 | 424,305 |
 | Stacey Evans | 23.6 | 130,784 | |
| Total votes: 555,089 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Governor of Georgia
Casey Cagle and Brian Kemp advanced to a runoff. They defeated Hunter Hill, Clay Tippins, and Michael Williams in the Republican primary for Governor of Georgia on May 22, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Casey Cagle | 39.0 | 236,987 |
| ✔ | | Brian Kemp | 25.5 | 155,189 |
 | Hunter Hill | 18.3 | 111,464 | |
 | Clay Tippins | 12.2 | 74,182 | |
 | Michael Williams | 4.9 | 29,619 | |
| Total votes: 607,441 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eddie Hayes (R)
- Marc Alan Urbach (R)
2014
- See also: Georgia Gubernatorial election, 2014
| Governor of Georgia, 2014 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Nathan Deal Incumbent |
52.7% | 1,345,237 | |
| Democratic | Jason Carter | 44.9% | 1,144,794 | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Hunt | 2.4% | 60,185 | |
| Total Votes | 2,550,216 | |||
| Election results via Georgia Secretary of State | ||||
Republican-held governorship in state Biden won
- See also: States won by Joe Biden in 2020 with Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022
This is one of six governorships Republicans were defending in states President Joe Biden (D) won in 2020: Arizona, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont.
Democrats were defending one governorship in a state that Donald Trump (R) won in 2020: Kansas.
The table below show which states held gubernatorial elections in 2022 and the last presidential and gubernatorial margin of victory in each. Click [show] on the right below to expand the table.
| Gubernatorial elections, 2022 | |||||
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| State | Incumbent | Last time office flipped | 2020 presidential result | 2018 gubernatorial result[38] | |
| Alabama | Kay Ivey |
2002 | R+25.4 | R+19.2 | |
| Alaska | Mike Dunleavy |
2018 | R+10.0 | R+8.6 | |
| Arizona | Doug Ducey |
2009 | D+0.3 | R+17.8 | |
| Arkansas | Asa Hutchinson |
2014 | R+27.6 | R+33.7 | |
| California | Gavin Newsom |
2010 | D+29.2 | D+18.6 | |
| Colorado | Jared Polis |
2006 | D+13.5 | D+7.8 | |
| Connecticut | Ned Lamont |
2010 | D+20.1 | D+2.6 | |
| Florida | Ron DeSantis |
2010 | R+3.3 | R+0.4 | |
| Georgia | Brian Kemp |
2002 | D+0.2 | R+1.4 | |
| Hawaii | David Ige |
2010 | D+29.4 | D+29.0 | |
| Idaho | Brad Little |
1994 | R+30.7 | R+22.1 | |
| Illinois | J.B. Pritzker |
2018 | D+17.0 | D+15.0 | |
| Iowa | Kim Reynolds |
2010 | R+8.2 | R+3.0 | |
| Kansas | Laura Kelly |
2018 | R+14.6 | D+4.5 | |
| Maine | Janet Mills |
2018 | D+9.1 | D+7.6 | |
| Maryland | Larry Hogan |
2014 | D+33.2 | R+13.6 | |
| Massachusetts | Charles D. Baker |
2014 | D+33.5 | R+33.8 | |
| Michigan | Gretchen Whitmer |
2018 | D+2.8 | D+9.5 | |
| Minnesota | Tim Walz |
2010 | D+7.1 | D+11.5 | |
| Nebraska | Pete Ricketts |
1998 | R+19.1 | R+18.8 | |
| Nevada | Steve Sisolak |
2018 | D+2.4 | D+4.1 | |
| New Hampshire | Chris Sununu |
2016 | D+7.3 | R+31.7 | |
| New Mexico | Michelle Lujan Grisham |
2018 | D+10.8 | D+14.2 | |
| New York | Kathy Hochul |
2006 | D+23.2 | D+22.2 | |
| Ohio | Mike DeWine |
2010 | R+8.1 | R+4.3 | |
| Oklahoma | Kevin Stitt |
2010 | R+33.1 | R+12.1 | |
| Oregon | Kate Brown |
1986 | D+16.1 | D+6.1 | |
| Pennsylvania | Tom Wolf |
2014 | D+1.2 | D+16.8 | |
| Rhode Island | Daniel McKee |
2010 | D+20.8 | D+15.3 | |
| South Carolina | Henry McMaster |
2002 | R+11.7 | R+8.0 | |
| South Dakota | Kristi Noem |
1978 | R+26.2 | R+3.4 | |
| Tennessee | Bill Lee |
2010 | R+23.2 | R+21.1 | |
| Texas | Greg Abbott |
1994 | R+5.6 | R+13.4 | |
| Vermont | Phil Scott |
2016 | D+35.1 | R+41.1 | |
| Wisconsin | Tony Evers |
2018 | D+0.7 | D+1.2 | |
| Wyoming | Mark Gordon |
2010 | R+43.1 | R+39.7 | |
| * denotes a term-limited incumbent. | |||||
2022 battleground elections
- See also: Battlegrounds
This election was a battleground race. Other 2022 battleground elections included:
- Arizona gubernatorial election, 2022
- California's 27th Congressional District election, 2022 (June 7 top-two primary)
- Georgia Secretary of State election, 2022
- Ohio's 1st Congressional District election, 2022
- Texas' 15th Congressional District election, 2022 (March 1 Democratic primary)
See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ FOX News, "Fox News Poll: Georgia’s Senate and governor races are tight," July 28, 2022
- ↑ Politico, "Kemp racing to stay competitive with Abrams in fundraising," July 3, 2022
- ↑ Georgia Campaign Finance Commission, "Governor," accessed October 10, 2022
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Axios, "Stacey Abrams' bet on abortion and guns," August 5, 2022
- ↑ Stacey Abrams, "Policy," accessed August 5, 2022
- ↑ Brian Kemp 2022, "Home," accessed August 5, 2022
- ↑ 7.00 7.01 7.02 7.03 7.04 7.05 7.06 7.07 7.08 7.09 7.10 7.11 7.12 Real Clear Politics, "Georgia Governor - Kemp vs Abrams," accessed August 31, 2022
- ↑ FOX 5 Atlanta, "Barack Obama to campaign for Abrams, Warnock, Georgia Democrats at Atlanta event," October 15, 2022
- ↑ Yahoo News, "Georgia gubernatorial showdown: Kemp lands endorsement of South Carolina's Haley," August 16, 2022
- ↑ Albany Herald, "Abrams endorsed by teachers group, calls for higher teacher pay," June 13, 2022
- ↑ C-SPAN, "Georgia Gubernatorial Debate," October 30, 2022
- ↑ The Hill, "Five takeaways from the Abrams-Kemp debate in Georgia," October 17, 2022
- ↑ For more information on the difference between margins of error and credibility intervals, see explanations from the American Association for Public Opinion Research and Ipsos.
- ↑ Pew Research Center, "5 key things to know about the margin of error in election polls," September 8, 2016
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
- ↑ Other: 4%
Undecided: 4% - ↑ Other: 2%
Undecided: 3% - ↑ Undecided: 1%
- ↑ RV=Registered Voters
LV=Likely Voters - ↑ The sponsor is the person or group that funded all or part of the poll.
- ↑ Other: 1%
Undecided: 4% - ↑ Other: 3%
Undecided: 5% - ↑ Other: 6%
Undecided: 2% - ↑ Other: 1%
Wouldn't vote: 1%
Don't know: 7% - ↑ Other candidate: 4%
Undecided: 7% - ↑ Someone else: 1%
Wouldn't vote: 1%
Undecided: 2% - ↑ Other: 2%
Undecided: 2% - ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Outside Spending," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ OpenSecrets.org, "Total Outside Spending by Election Cycle, All Groups," accessed December 12, 2021
- ↑ Amee LaTour, Email correspondence with the Center for Responsive Politics, August 5, 2022
- ↑ Daily Kos, "Daily Kos Elections' presidential results by congressional district for 2020, 2016, and 2012," accessed September 9, 2022
- ↑ American Independent Party
- ↑ 2020 election for New Hampshire and Vermont.
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