The 2026 Georgia gubernatorial election will take place on November 3, 2026 to elect the Governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Brian Kemp will be term-limited by the Georgia Constitution in 2026, and cannot seek re-election to a third consecutive term.
Background
Governor Brian Kemp was re-elected against Democrat Stacey Abrams in 2022 with 53.4% of the vote. Abrams has stated that she will likely run in the 2026 election.
Republican primary
Candidates
Publicly indicated interest
Chris Carr, Georgia Attorney General (2016–present) Burt Jones, Lieutenant Governor of Georgia (2023–present)
Potential
Tyler Harper, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner (2023–present) Kelly Loeffler, former U.S. Senator (2020–2021) Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State (2019–present)
Polling
Democratic primary
Candidates
Publicly indicated interest
Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action, former Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017), and nominee for governor in 2018 and 2022
Potential
Keisha Lance Bottoms, former director of the White House Office of Public Engagement (2022–2023) and former mayor of Atlanta (2018–2022) Jason Carter, former state senator (2010–2015), grandson of former governor and U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and nominee for governor in 2014 Andre Dickens, mayor of Atlanta (2022–present) Jen Jordan, former state senator (2017–2023) and nominee for Attorney General in 2022 Lucy McBath, U.S. Representative from (2019–present)