Rick Jackson
Candidate · Governor · Georgia
Republican · Challenger39%
Party to win · Kalshi, Oct 27, 2026
▼ 7 pts since April
Running for
OfficeGovernor
SeatGeorgia, statewide
AgainstKeisha Lance Bottoms (D)
ElectionNov 3, 2026 · 7 days
StandingChallenger
BallotDirectory listing
Links
Websiterickjackson.com ↗
X@RickJacksonGA ↗ Campaign
Running statewide
Georgia · Governor
Roster checked Sep 29, 2026. Listed as: Health Care Executive & Philanthropist.
The campaign · in their wordsrickjackson.com · read Oct 19, 2026 ↗
Plank 1 · campaign site
Make Georgia More Affordable
“Rick Jackson will treat affordability like a crisis, because for too many families it already is.”
Plank 2 · campaign site
Create More Jobs Than Any Governor In Georgia History
“Georgia is the best place in America to do business, and as a business leader who built a company from the ground up, Rick Jackson will keep it that way.”
Plank 3 · campaign site
Support Georgia Agriculture
“Rick Jackson will make sure they have the tools to grow and compete.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's own site, unedited. 98 pages read.
Where They Stand
Statement estimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words, on the same scale as a member’s record.
Overall
from 5 statements
Right
Issue · by emphasisLeftCenterRightReadTalks about
Odds over time · Kalshi daily closes
Bottoms (D) — 61%Jackson (R) — 39%
The race · Georgia Governor · 7 days out
Keisha Lance BottomsDemocrat · challenger · Left 29 from statements61%Rick JacksonRepublican · challenger · Right 43 from statements39%2943
72 points apart · hollow = estimate, solid = record
Money · Georgia Ethics Commission through Jul 31, 2026
$6.7M
Raised
$111.5M
Own money
Named donors · gifts over $100
$1.4M
Itemized
416
Named donors
90%
Itemized from Georgia
By occupation
$485k
$231k
$136k
$105k
$84k
By state
$1.3M
$41k
$26k
$26k
$26k
Georgia Ethics Commission names only donors who give over $100, so smaller gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“eliminate it within 8 years”
“Cut the state income tax in half within 4 years”
“Eliminate fraud and waste, shrink the cost of government”
On the ballot with them · Georgia, Nov 3, 2026
GA Senate
Jon Ossoff (D) · 95%
vs. Mike Collins (R) · 5%
GA-1 · open seat
Jim Kingston (R) · 87%
vs. Amanda Hollowell (D) · 13%
GA-2
Sanford Bishop (D) · 95%
vs. Matt Day (R) · 3%
GA-3
Brian Jack (R) · 96%
vs. Maura Keller (D) · 4%
GA-4
Hank Johnson (D) · 98%
vs. Jim Duffie (R) · 1%
GA-5
Nikema Williams (D) · 98%
vs. John "Bongo" Salvesen (R) · <1%
Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll
Rick Jackson
Candidate · Governor · Georgia
Republican · Challenger39%
Party to win · Kalshi
▼ 7 pts since April
7
Days to Nov 3
vs. Bottoms (D)
The campaign · in their wordsRead Oct 19, 2026 ↗
“Impact. Action. Governor.”
Plank 1
Make Georgia More Affordable
“Rick Jackson will treat affordability like a crisis, because for too many families it already is.”
Plank 2
Create More Jobs Than Any Governor In Georgia History
“Georgia is the best place in America to do business, and as a business leader who built a company from the ground up, Rick Jackson will keep it that way.”
Plank 3
Support Georgia Agriculture
“Rick Jackson will make sure they have the tools to grow and compete.”
Page titles and first lines from the campaign's site, unedited · rickjackson.com
Where They Stand
EstimateNo votes yet, so this is read from the campaign’s own words.
Issue · by emphasisRead · talks about
Crime and justiceRight 36
Right, 36 points from center
Civil rightsRight 44
Right, 44 points from center
Budget and taxesRt-lean 17
Rt-lean, 17 points from center
ImmigrationRight 40
Right, 40 points from center
Business and laborRight 38
Right, 38 points from center
EducationMixed
Mixed
Health careMixed
Mixed
GunsRight 45
Right, 45 points from center
TradeMixed
Mixed
Odds over time · Kalshi
Bottoms 61%Jackson 39%
The race · GA Governor · 7 days out
Keisha Lance BottomsDemocrat · challenger · Left 29 from statements61%Rick JacksonRepublican · challenger · Right 43 from statements39%2943
Hollow = estimate from statements · solid = voting record
Money · Georgia Ethics Commission through Jul 31, 2026
Raised, 2026
Own money
Itemized · gifts over $100
Named donors
Georgia Ethics Commission names only donors who give over $100, so smaller gifts count in Raised but not Itemized.
In their own words
“eliminate it within 8 years”
“Cut the state income tax in half within 4 years”
“Eliminate fraud and waste, shrink the cost of government”
On the ballot with them · Georgia
GA SenateOssoff (D) vs. Collins (R)95% · 5%GA-1 · open seatKingston (R) vs. Hollowell (D)87% · 13%GA-2Bishop (D) vs. Day (R)95% · 3%GA-3Jack (R) vs. Keller (D)96% · 4%GA-4Johnson (D) vs. Duffie (R)98% · 1%GA-5Williams (D) vs. Salvesen (R)98% · <1%
All 16 Georgia races →Statement estimate · odds are a market close, not a poll