2026 Georgia governor's race

Incumbent: Brian Kemp (Republican) · not seeking re-election in this race

BRBrad RaffenspergerRepublican Party (United States)49%

Burt JonesRepublican Party (United States)49%

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Where they stand

Expand an issue for what they've actually said, cited

Issue	Bottoms	Jackson
	Supports easing rules	Unknown
	Opposes stricter penalties	Supports stricter penalties
	Opposes restrictions	Supports restrictions
	Unknown	Supports parent authority
School choice	Unknown	Unknown
Energy production	Unknown	Unknown
Fentanyl & drug enforcement	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: voter ID	Unknown	Unknown
Election integrity: mail ballots	Unknown	Unknown
Medical gender transition for minors	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes restriction	Supports restriction
	Supports LGBT causes	Unknown
Taxes (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes strict enforcement	Supports strict enforcement
	Supports larger gov role	Opposes larger gov role
Gun policy (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Opposes deregulation	Unknown
EV mandates (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Sanctuary jurisdictions (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Race Driven - Pro DEI	Merit Driven - No DEI
Marijuana legalization (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Federal spending & debt (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Social Security & Medicare (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Student loan forgiveness (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Free speech & tech censorship (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Congressional stock trading (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
	Unknown	Supports term limits
China & trade (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Israel (federal)	Unknown	Unknown
Ukraine aid (federal)	Unknown	Unknown

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