Recent polls indicate Keisha Lance Bottoms trails Jon Ossoff’s performance by roughly eight points in Georgia’s 2026 contests, with Ossoff leading Republican Mike Collins by 7–8 points while Bottoms remains in a statistical tie or slight deficit against Rick Jackson. This gap stems from independents and suburban voters splitting tickets, favoring the incumbent senator over the open-seat gubernatorial nominee. Ossoff benefits from strong support among women, Black voters, younger respondents, and college-educated groups, bolstered by record early voting turnout and joint campaign events with Bottoms. Jackson’s self-funded advertising and positioning as a Kemp successor have narrowed the governor’s race, sustaining the spread reflected in the leading 6–9 point outcome.