2022 Georgia gubernatorial election

For related races, see 2022 United States gubernatorial elections.

The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican Governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night.^[1] The primary occurred on May 24, 2022.^[2] Kemp was sworn in for a second term on January 9, 2023.

2022 Georgia gubernatorial election

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Turnout	57.02% ( 0.22%)
Nominee Brian Kemp Stacey Abrams Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,111,572 1,813,673 Percentage 53.41% 45.88%
County results Congressional district results Precinct results Kemp:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Abrams:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%      No data
Governor before election Brian Kemp Republican Elected Governor Brian Kemp Republican

Kemp was endorsed by former vice president Mike Pence and former president George W. Bush. He faced a primary challenge from former U.S. Senator David Perdue, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump after Kemp refused to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. Trump ultimately gave Kemp a last-minute endorsement in the general election.^[3]

Stacey Abrams, the former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives and founder of Fair Fight Action who was narrowly defeated by Kemp in the 2018 gubernatorial election, was once again the Democratic nominee for the governorship. This was Georgia's first gubernatorial rematch since 1950.^[4]

Republican primary

Incumbent governor Brian Kemp faced criticism from former president Donald Trump for his refusal to overturn the results of the 2020 United States presidential election. Kemp was booed at the Georgia Republican Convention in June 2021,^[5] and in December former senator David Perdue announced a primary challenge to Kemp and was promptly endorsed by Trump. Initial polling showed a competitive race, however, Kemp significantly outraised his opponent and signed conservative legislation such as permitless carry of firearms and a temporary suspension of the gas tax that shored up his position among voters, and on election day, he won by over 50 points, a margin far larger than predicted.^[6][7][8]

Candidates

Nominee

• Brian Kemp, incumbent governor (2019–present) and former secretary of state of Georgia (2010–2018)^[9][10]

Former U.S. Senator David Perdue finished second in the primary.

Eliminated in primary

• Catherine Davis, HR professional^[11]
• David Perdue, former U.S. senator from Georgia (2015–2021)^{[12][13][14][3]}
• Kandiss Taylor, conservative commentator, host of the Jesus, Guns, and Babies show, and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[15]
• Tom Williams, civil service retiree^[16]

Withdrawn

• Vernon Jones, former state representative (1993–2001, 2017–2021, Democratic until 2020) and CEO of DeKalb County (2001–2009)^[17] (endorsed Perdue) (ran for U.S. House in GA-10)^[18]

Declined

• Doug Collins, former U.S. representative for Georgia's 9th congressional district (2013–2021) and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[19][20]
• Herschel Walker, former American football player (ran for U.S. Senate)^[21]

Debates

2022 Georgia gubernatorial Republican primary election debates
No.	Date	Organizer	Location	P  Participant  A  Absent (invited)  I  Invited  N  Not invited					Source
				Catherine Davis	Brian Kemp	David Perdue	Kandiss Taylor	Tom Williams
1	April 24, 2022	WSB-TV	Atlanta	N	P	P	N	N	[22]
2	April 28, 2022	WTOC-TV	Savannah	N	P	P	N	N	[23]
3	May 2, 2022	Atlanta Press Club, Georgia Public Broadcasting	Atlanta	P	P	P	P	P	[16][24]

Endorsements

Vernon Jones (withdrew)

Executive branch officials

• Michael Flynn, 25th United States National Security Advisor (2017) and former director of the Defense Intelligence Agency (2012–2014) (Democratic)^[25]

Local officials

• Rudy Giuliani, 107th mayor of New York City (1994–2001) and 3rd United States Associate Attorney General (1981–1983)^[26]
• Bernard Kerik, 40th commissioner of the New York Police Department (2000–2001) and Minister of Interior of Iraq (2003)^[27]

Individuals

• Travis Tritt, country music singer, songwriter, and actor^[28]

Brian Kemp

Executive branch officials

• George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009)^[29][30]
• Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States (2017–2021)^[31]

U.S. governors

• Chris Christie, 55th governor of New Jersey (2010–2018) and candidate for president of the United States in 2016^[32]

State officials

• Chris Carr, attorney general of Georgia (2016–present)^[33]
• Geoff Duncan, lieutenant governor of Georgia (2019–2023)^[34]

Municipal officials

• Mike Bodker, mayor of Johns Creek (2019–present)^[35]
• Rusty Paul, mayor of Sandy Springs (2014–present)^[35]

Organizations

• Georgia Chamber of Commerce^[36]

David Perdue

Executive branch officials

• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[37]

Governors

• Sarah Palin, former governor of Alaska (2006–2009)^[38]

U.S. representatives

• Newt Gingrich, former speaker of the House (1995-1999) and former U.S. representative from Georgia's 6th congressional district (1979-1999)^[39]

State legislators

• Vernon Jones, former state representative (1993–2001, 2017–2021)^[18]

Kandiss Taylor

Organizations

• Georgia Right to Life, pro-life organization^[40]

Individuals

• Mike Lindell, founder and CEO of My Pillow^[41]
• Stew Peters, host of The Stew Peters Show, political commentator, and former bounty hunter^[42]
• Roger Stone, advisor to former President Donald Trump during the 2016 United States presidential election^[43]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of April 30, 2022
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Brian Kemp (R)	$22,427,829	$11,687,287	$10,740,541
David Perdue (R)	$3,475,864	$2,577,546	$898,318
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission[44]

Polling

Graphical summary

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Brian Kemp	David Perdue	Kandiss Taylor	Other [a]	Margin
Real Clear Politics[45]	May 20–23, 2022	May 24, 2022	54.7%	35.3%	5.3%	4.7%	Kemp +19.4

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Brian Kemp	Vernon Jones	David Perdue	Kandiss Taylor	Other	Undecided
The Trafalgar Group (R)[46]	May 21–23, 2022	1,074 (LV)	± 2.9%	52%	–	38%	5%	1%[c]	4%
Landmark Communications (R)[47]	May 22, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	60%	–	30%	5%	1%[d]	4%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[48]	May 20–21, 2022	750 (LV)	± 3.6%	52%	–	38%	6%	1%[e]	4%
Fox News[49]	May 12–16, 2022	1,004 (LV)	± 3.0%	60%	–	28%	6%	2%[f]	3%
ARW Strategies (R)[50]	April 30 – May 1, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	59%	–	22%	7%	2%[g]	11%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[51]	April 28 – May 1, 2022	750 (LV)	± 3.6%	54%	–	38%	4%	2%[h]	2%
SurveyUSA[52]	April 22–27, 2022	559 (LV)	± 4.9%	56%	–	31%	3%	2%[i]	8%
University of Georgia[53]	April 10–22, 2022	886 (LV)	± 3.3%	53%	–	27%	4%	1%[j]	15%
Guidant Polling & Strategy (R)[54][A]	April 18–21, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	57%	–	31%	–	–	12%
Landmark Communications (R)[55]	April 9–10, 2022	660 (LV)	± 3.8%	52%	–	28%	10%	1%[k]	10%
Spry Strategies (R)[56]	April 6–10, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	47%	–	35%	3%	1%[l]	14%
University of Georgia[57]	March 20 – April 8, 2022	~329 (LV)	± 5.4%	48%	–	37%	2%	1%[m]	12%
Emerson College[58]	April 1–3, 2022	509 (LV)	± 4.3%	43%	–	32%	2%	6%[n]	17%
Cygnal (R)[59][B]	March 30–31, 2022	825 (LV)	± 3.4%	49%	–	33%	5%	1%[o]	12%
BK Strategies (R)[60]	March 6–8, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	48%	–	33%	–	4%	14%
Fox News[61]	March 2–6, 2022	914 (LV)	± 3.0%	50%	–	39%	–	4%	6%
American Viewpoint (R)[62]	March 1–3, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	51%	–	35%	–	6%	8%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[63]	February 28 – March 1, 2022	750 (LV)	± 3.6%	44%	–	35%	3%	3%[p]	15%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[64]	February 11–13, 2022	1,072 (LV)	± 3.0%	49%	–	40%	3%	1%[q]	8%
	February 7, 2022	Jones withdraws from the race
Quinnipiac University[65]	January 19–24, 2022	666 (LV)	± 3.8%	43%	10%	36%	4%	1%[r]	5%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[66]	December 6, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	11%	22%	4%	–	23%
American Viewpoint (R)[67][C]	December 1–6, 2021	1,050 (LV)	± 3.0%	54%	12%	22%	–	3%	7%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[68]	September 2–4, 2021	1,076 (LV)	± 3.0%	48%	25%	–	7%	1%[s]	19%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[69][D]	August 11–12, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	41%	19%	16%	3%	<1%[t]	20%

Hypothetical polling

Runoff polling
Doug Collins vs. Brian Kemp

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Doug Collins	Brian Kemp	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	209 (LV)	± 7.0%	29%	48%	23%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[71]	December 25–27, 2020	– (LV)	–	53%	32%	16%

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Brian Kemp

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Marjorie Taylor Greene	Brian Kemp	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	209 (LV)	± 7.0%	14%	60%	26%

Brian Kemp vs. David Perdue

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Brian Kemp	David Perdue	Undecided
Emerson College[58]	April 1–3, 2022	509 (LV)	± 4.3%	44%	39%	16%
Cygnal (R)[59][B]	March 30–31, 2022	825 (LV)	± 3.4%	52%	37%	10%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[72][E]	December 7–9, 2021	800 (LV)	± 3.5%	44%	47%	9%
Fabrizio Lee (R)[69][D]	August 11–12, 2021	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	46%	40%	14%

Brian Kemp vs. Herschel Walker

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Brian Kemp	Herschel Walker	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	209 (LV)	± 7.0%	50%	25%	25%

Results

Results by county:

  Kemp

•   40–50%
•   50–60%
•   60–70%
•   70–80%
•   80–90%

Republican primary results^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brian Kemp (incumbent)	888,078	73.72%
	Republican	David Perdue	262,389	21.78%
	Republican	Kandiss Taylor	41,232	3.42%
	Republican	Catherine Davis	9,778	0.81%
	Republican	Tom Williams	3,255	0.27%
Total votes			1,204,742	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action, former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2011–2017) and nominee for governor in 2018^[4][74]

Declined

• Kasim Reed, former mayor of Atlanta (2010–2018) (ran for mayor)^[75][76]

Endorsements

Stacey Abrams

U.S. senators

• Jon Ossoff, U.S. senator from Georgia (2021–present)^[77]
• Raphael Warnock, U.S. senator from Georgia (2021–present)^[78]

State officials

• Bee Nguyen, state representative from the 89th district (2017–2023) and candidate for Georgia Secretary of State in 2022^[79]

Labor unions

• AFSCME^[80][81]
• CWA Local 3204^[80][81]
• Georgia AFL–CIO^[80]
• IBEW Local 1579 and 613^[80][81]
• IUPAT^[80][81]
• OPEIU^[80][81]
• SEIU-Workers United^[80][81]
• UFCW Local 1996^[80][81]

Organizations

• Democracy for America^[82]
• EMILY's List^[83]
• MarchOn^[84]
• MoveOn^[85]
• People for the American Way^[86]

Results

Democratic primary results^[73]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stacey Abrams	727,168	100.0%
Total votes			727,168	100.0%

Independent and third-party candidates

The Libertarian nominee, Shane Hazel

Declared

• Al Bartell (independent), businessman, U.S. Air Force veteran, and perennial candidate^[87]
• Shane T. Hazel (Libertarian), radio host, Republican candidate for Georgia's 7th congressional district in 2018, and Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020^[88]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[89]	Lean R	July 22, 2022
Inside Elections[90]	Lean R	November 3, 2022
Sabato's Crystal Ball[91]	Likely R	November 7, 2022
Politico[92]	Lean R	October 3, 2022
RCP[93]	Lean R	September 20, 2022
Fox News[94]	Lean R	September 20, 2022
FiveThirtyEight[95]	Likely R	October 27, 2022
Elections Daily[96]	Likely R	November 7, 2022

Debates

2022 Georgia gubernatorial debates

No.	Date	Host	Moderator	Link	Republican	Democratic	Libertarian
Key:  P  Participant   A  Absent   N  Non-invitee   I  Invitee  W  Withdrawn
					Brian Kemp	Stacey Abrams	Shane Hazel
1	Oct. 17, 2022	11 Alive			P	P	P
2	Oct. 30, 2022	WSB-TV			P	P	N

Endorsements

Brian Kemp (R)

Executive branch officials

• George W. Bush, 43rd president of the United States (2001–2009)^[29][30]
• Nikki Haley, United States Ambassador to the United Nations (2017–2018) and Governor of South Carolina (2011–2017)^[97]
• Mike Pence, 48th vice president of the United States (2017–2021)^[31]
• Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States (2017–2021)^[98]

U.S. senators

• Kelly Loeffler, U.S. senator from Georgia (2020–2021)^[99]
• David Perdue, U.S. senator from Georgia (2015–2021) and runner-up in the Republican primary^[100]

U.S. representatives

• Drew Ferguson, U.S. representative for GA-03 (2017–present)^[101]
• Newt Gingrich, speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1995–1999) and U.S. representative for GA-06 (1979–1999)^[102]
• Kwanza Hall, U.S. representative for GA-05 (2020–2021) (Democrat)^[103]

U.S. governors

• Doug Ducey, governor of Arizona (2015–2023)^[104]
• Joe Frank Harris, 78th governor of Georgia (1983-1991)^[105] (Democrat)
• Larry Hogan, governor of Maryland (2015–2023)^[106]
• Pete Ricketts, governor of Nebraska (2015–2023)^[104]
• Glenn Youngkin, governor of Virginia (2022–present)^[107]

State officials

• Tim Echols, Georgia Public Service Commissioner from the 2nd District (2011–present)^[108]
• Shirley Miller, former First Lady of Georgia (1991-1999)^[109] (Democrat)

State officials

• John Albers, state senator from the 56th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Jason Anavitarte, state senator from the 31st District (2021–present)^[110]
• Lee Anderson, state senator from the 24th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Victor Anderson, state representative from the 10th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Mandi Ballinger, state representative from the 23rd District (2013–present)^[110]
• Matt Barton, state representative from the 5th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Dave Belton, state representative from the 112th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Shaw Blackmon, state representative from the 146th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Josh Bonner, state representative from the 72nd District (2017–present)^[110]
• Matt Brass, state senator from the 28th District (2017–present)^[110]
• James Burchett, state representative from the 176th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Dean Burke, state senator from the 11th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Jon G. Burns, majority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives (2015–present)^[110]
• Max Burns, state senator from the 23rd District (2021–present) and former U.S. representative for GA-12 (2003–2005)^[110]
• Mike Cameron, state representative from the 1st District (2021–present)^[110]
• Beth Camp, state representative from the 131st District (2021–present)^[110]
• Wes Cantrell, state representative from the 22nd District (2015–present)^[110]
• Kasey Carpenter, state representative from the 4th District (2017–present)^[110]
• John Carson, state representative from the 46th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Mike Cheokas, state representative from the 138th District (2019–present, 2005–2017)^[110]
• Heath Clark, state representative from the 147th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Sharon Cooper, state representative from the 43rd District (2013–present), the 41st District (2005–2013), the 30th District (2003–2005) and the 31st District (1997–2003)^[110]
• John Corbett, state representative from the 174th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Bill Cowsert, majority leader of the Georgia State Senate (2014–2019) from the 46th District (2007–present)^[110]
• Buddy DeLoach, state representative from the 167th District (2021–present) and the 127th District (1995–2005)^[110]
• Katie Dempsey, state representative from the 13th District (2007–present)^[110]
• Robert Dickey, state representative from the 140th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Clint Dixon, state senator from the 45th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Matt Dollar, state representative from the 45th District (2005–2022) and the 31st District (2003–2005)^[110]
• Matt Dubnik, state representative from the 29th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Mike Dugan, majority leader of the Georgia State Senate (2019–present) from the 30th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Emory Dunahoo, state representative from the 30th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Chuck Efstration, state representative from the 104th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Ginny Ehrhart, state representative from the 36th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Terry England, state representative from the 116th District (2013–present) and the 108th District (2005–2013)^[110]
• Chris Erwin, state representative from the 28th District (2019–present, 2019)^[110]
• Barry Fleming, state representative from the 121st District (2013–present), the 117th District (2005–2009) and the 79th District (2003–2005)^[110]
• Houston Gaines, state representative from the 117th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Matthew Gambill, state representative from the 15th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Frank Ginn, state senator from the 47th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Steve Gooch, state senator from the 51st District (2011–present)^[110]
• Russ Goodman, state senator from the 8th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Micah Gravley, state representative from the 67th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Gerald Greene, state representative from the 151st District (2013–present), the 149th District (2005–2013), the 134th District (2003–2005), the 158th District (1997–2003) and the 130th District (1983–1993)^[110]
• Joseph Gullett, state representative from the 19th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Stan Gunter, state representative from the 8th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Marty Harbin, state senator from the 16th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Tyler Harper, state senator from the 7th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Bo Hatchett, state senator from the 50th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Matt Hatchett, state representative from the 150th District (2013–present) and the 143rd District (2011–2012)^[110]
• Lee Hawkins, state representative from the 27th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Billy Hickman, state senator from the 4th District (2020–present)^[110]
• Dewayne Hill, state representative from the 3rd District (2017–present)^[110]
• Bill Hitchens, state representative from the 161st District (2013–present)^[110]
• Don Hogan, state representative from the 179th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Susan Holmes, state representative from the 129th District (2013–present) and the 125th District (2011–2012)^[110]
• Penny Houston, state representative from the 170th District (2005–present), the 139th District (2003–2005) and the 166th District (1997–2003)^[110]
• Chuck Hufstetler, state senator from the 52nd District (2013–present)^[110]
• David Jenkins, state representative from the 132nd District (2021–present)^[110]
• Jan Jones, Speaker pro tempore of the Georgia House of Representatives (2010–present)^[110]
• Trey Kelley, state representative from the 16th District (2013–present)^[110]
• John Kennedy, state senator from the 18th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Tom Kirby, state representative from the 114th District (2013–present) and the 107th District (2012–2013)^[110]
• Kay Kirkpatrick, state senator from the 32nd District (2017–present)^[110]
• David Knight, state representative from the 130th District (2013–present) and the 126th District (2005–2013)^[110]
• John LaHood, state representative from the 175th District (2018–present)^[110]
• Dominic LaRiccia, state representative from the 169th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Rob Leverett, state representative from the 33rd District (2021–present)^[110]
• Jodi Lott, state representative from the 122nd District (2015–present)^[110]
• Eddie Lumsden, state representative from the 12th District (2013–present)^[110]
• Chuck Martin, state representative from the 49th District (2013–present), the 47th District (2005–2013) and the 37th District (2003–2005)^[110]
• Karen Mathiak, state representative from the 73rd District (2017–present)^[110]
• Danny Mathis, state representative from the 144th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Lauren McDonald, state representative from the 26th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Sheila McNeill, state senator from the 3rd District (2021–present)^[110]
• Steven Meeks, state representative from the 178th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Butch Miller, President pro tempore of the Georgia State Senate (2018–present) from the 49th District (2010–present)^[110]
• Martin Momtahan, state representative from the 17th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Jeff Mullis, state senator from the 53rd District (2001–present)^[110]
• Mark Newton, state representative from the 123rd District (2013–present)^[110]
• Randy Nix, state representative from the 69th District (2007–present)^[110]
• Butch Parrish, state representative from the 158th District (2013–present), the 156th District (2005–2013), the 102nd District (2003–2005), the 144th District (1993–2003) and the 109th District (1985–1993)^[110]
• Don Parsons, state representative from the 44th District (2013–present), the 42nd District (2005–2013), the 29th District (2003–2005) and the 40th District (1995–2003)^[110]
• Chuck Payne, state senator from the 54th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Jesse Petrea, state representative from the 166th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Clay Pirkle, state representative from the 155th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Robert Pruitt, state representative from the 149th District (2021–present)^[110]
• David Ralston, Speaker of the Georgia House of Representatives (2010–present) from the 7th District (2005–present) and the 6th District (2003–2005)^[111]
• Trey Rhodes, state representative from the 120th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Bonnie Rich, state representative from the 97th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Jason Ridley, state representative from the 6th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Randy Robertson, state senator from the 29th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Steven Sainz, state representative from the 180th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Mitchell Scoggins, state representative from the 14th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Devan Seabaugh, state representative from the 34th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Ed Setzler, state representative from the 35th District (2005–present)^[110]
• Lynn Smith, state representative from the 70th District (2005–present), the 87th District (2003–2005) and the 103rd District (1997–2003)^[110]
• Richard Smith, state representative from the 134th District (2005–present)^[110]
• Tyler Smith, state representative from the 18th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Ron Stephens, state representative from the 164th District (2005–present), the 123rd District (2003–2005) and the 150th District (1997–2003)^[110]
• Brian Strickland, state senator from the 17th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Carden Summers, state senator from the 13th District (2020–present)^[110]
• Jan Tankersley, state representative from the 160th District (2011–present)^[110]
• Steve Tarvin, state representative from the 2nd District (2014–present)^[110]
• Darlene Taylor, state representative from the 173rd District (2011–present)^[110]
• Brad Thomas, state representative from the 21st District (2021–present)^[110]
• Blake Tillery, state senator from the 19th District (2017–present)^[110]
• Lindsey Tippins, state senator from the 37th District (2010–present)^[110]
• Will Wade, state representative from the 9th District (2021–present)^[110]
• Larry Walker III, state senator from the 20th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Dale Washburn, state representative from the 141st District (2019–present)^[110]
• Ben Watson, state senator from the 1st District (2015–present)^[110]
• Sam Watson, state representative from the 172nd District (2013–present)^[110]
• Bill Werkheiser, state representative from the 157th District (2015–present)^[110]
• Marcus Wiedower, state representative from the 119th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Noel Williams Jr., state representative from the 148th District (2019–present)^[110]
• Bruce Williamson, state representative from the 115th District (2013–present) and the 111th District (2011–2013)^[110]
• Bill Yearta, state representative from the 152nd District (2019–present)^[110]

Municipal officials

• Michael Caldwell, mayor of Woodstock (2022–present) and former state representative from the 20th District (2013–2021)^[35]

Individuals

• Vince Dooley, former head football coach for the University of Georgia (deceased)^[112]
• C. J. Pearson, conservative activist^[102]

Organizations

• Huck PAC^[113]
• NRA Political Victory Fund^[114][115]
• Republican Governors Association^[32]

Stacey Abrams (D)

Executive branch officials

• Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States (2009–2017)^[116]

U.S. representatives

• Nikema Williams, U.S. representative for GA-05 (2021–present)^[117]

U.S. governors

• Phil Murphy, governor of New Jersey (2018–present) and former U.S. Ambassador to Germany (2009–2013)^[118]

State officials

• Edna Jackson, state representative from the 165th district (2021–present)^[119]

Labor unions

• National Education Association^[120]

Individuals

• Byron Allen, businessman and philanthropist^[121]
• Jill Biden, First Lady of the United States^[122]
• Selena Gomez, actress and singer^[123]
• LeBron James, professional basketball player^[124]
• Latto, rapper^[125]
• John Legend, singer^[126]
• Lil Baby, rapper^[127]
• Natalie Portman, actress^[119]
• Kerry Washington, actress^[128]
• Oprah Winfrey, talk show host and actress^[129]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of December 31, 2022
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Brian Kemp (R)	$44,593,500	$40,666,892	$3,926,608
Stacey Abrams (D)	$54,021,428	$53,951,027	$70,400
Source: Georgia Campaign Finance Commission[44]

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll aggregation	Dates administered	Dates updated	Brian Kemp (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Other [u]	Margin
Real Clear Politics[130]	November 1–7, 2022	November 8, 2022	52.8%	44.5%	2.7%	Kemp +8.3
FiveThirtyEight[131]	February 6 – November 8, 2022	November 8, 2022	52.2%	44.4%	3.4%	Kemp +7.8
270ToWin[132]	November 7, 2022	November 8, 2022	52.2%	45.0%	4.5%	Kemp +6.3
Average			52.4%	44.6%	3.0%	Kemp +7.8

Graphical summary

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Brian Kemp (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Other	Undecided
Landmark Communications[133]	November 4–7, 2022	1,214 (LV)	± 2.8%	52%	46%	2%[v]	1%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[134]	November 6, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	50%	45%	1%[w]	4%
Research Co.[135]	November 4–6, 2022	450 (LV)	± 4.6%	51%	44%	1%[x]	4%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[136]	November 4–6, 2022	1,103 (LV)	± 2.9%	53%	44%	2%[y]	1%
Data for Progress (D)[137]	November 2–6, 2022	1,474 (LV)	± 3.0%	54%	45%	2%[z]	–
Targoz Market Research[138]	November 2–6, 2022	579 (LV)	± 4.0%	56%	42%	3%[aa]	–
East Carolina University[139]	November 2–5, 2022	1,077 (LV)	± 3.5%	53%	46%	1%[ab]	1%
Amber Integrated (R)[140]	November 1–2, 2022	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	52%	43%	1%[ac]	3%
Remington Research Group (R)[141]	November 1–2, 2022	1,150 (LV)	± 2.8%	55%	41%	1%[ad]	3%
Echleon Insights[142]	October 31 – November 2, 2022	550 (LV)	± 5.4%	50%	43%	3%[ae]	4%
Marist College[143]	October 31 – November 2, 2022	1,168 (RV)	± 3.9%	51%	45%	<1%[af]	4%
		1,009 (LV)	± 4.2%	53%	45%	–	2%
SurveyUSA[144]	October 29 – November 2, 2022	1,171 (LV)	± 3.7%	52%	45%	1%[ag]	2%
Patinkin Research Strategies (D)[145][F]	October 30 – November 1, 2022	700 (RV)	± 3.7%	49%	47%	2%[ah]	2%
Emerson College[146]	October 28–31, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	52%	46%	2%[ai]	1%
				52%	46%	2%[aj]	–
Seven Letter Insight[147]	October 24–31, 2022	762 (LV)	± 3.6%	49%	44%	4%[ak]	4%
Fox News[148]	October 26–30, 2022	1,002 (RV)	± 3.0%	49%	43%	3%[al]	5%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[149]	October 27, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	52%	43%	1%[am]	5%
Siena College/NYT[150]	October 24–27, 2022	604 (LV)	± 4.8%	50%	45%	1%[an]	4%
University of Georgia[151]	October 16–27, 2022	1,022 (LV)	± 3.1%	51%	44%	2%[ao]	3%
Rasmussen Reports (R)[152]	October 23–24, 2022	1,053 (LV)	± 3.0%	51%	41%	–	–
The Trafalgar Group (R)[153][G]	October 21–23, 2022	1,076 (LV)	± 2.9%	52%	45%	3%[ap]	–
East Carolina University[154]	October 13–18, 2022	905 (LV)	± 3.8%	51%	44%	2%[aq]	3%
Landmark Communications[155]	October 15–17, 2022	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	51%	45%	2%[ar]	2%
Data for Progress (D)[156]	October 13–17, 2022	984 (LV)	± 3.0%	53%	43%	1%[as]	4%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[157]	October 16, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	50%	43%	2%[at]	5%
Wick Insights[158]	October 8–14, 2022	1,018 (LV)	± 3.1%	52%	43%	2%[au]	3%
Civiqs[159]	October 8–11, 2022	717 (LV)	± 4.6%	51%	46%	1%[av]	1%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[160]	October 8–11, 2022	1,084 (LV)	± 2.9%	53%	44%	2%[aw]	2%
Quinnipiac University[161]	October 7–10, 2022	1,157 (LV)	± 2.9%	50%	49%	1%[ax]	1%
Emerson College[162]	October 6–7, 2022	1,000 (LV)	± 3.0%	51%	46%	1%[ay]	2%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[163]	October 4, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	50%	45%	2%[az]	3%
SurveyUSA[164]	September 30 – October 4, 2022	1,076 (LV)	± 3.7%	47%	45%	3%[ba]	5%
University of Georgia[165]	September 25 – October 4, 2022	1,030 (LV)	± 3.1%	51%	41%	2%[bb]	6%
Fox News[166]	September 22–26, 2022	1,011 (RV)	± 3.0%	50%	43%	4%[bc]	4%
Data for Progress (D)[167]	September 16–20, 2022	1,006 (RV)	± 3.0%	51%	44%	3%[bd]	2%
YouGov/CBS News[168]	September 14–19, 2022	1,178 (RV)	± 4.0%	52%	46%	2%[be]	0%
Patinkin Research Strategies (D)[169][F]	September 14–18, 2022	600 (RV)	± 4.0%	50%	47%	2%	2%
University of Georgia[170]	September 5–16, 2022	861 (LV)	± 3.3%	50%	42%	2%	6%
Marist College[171]	September 12–15, 2022	1,202 (RV)	± 3.6%	50%	44%	2%[bf]	4%
		992 (LV)	± 4.0%	53%	42%	2%[bg]	2%
Survey Monkey (D)[172][H]	September 9–12, 2022	949 (RV)	± 3.0%	45%	46%	–	9%
		542 (LV)	± 3.0%	49%	47%	–	5%
Quinnipiac University[173]	September 8–12, 2022	1,278 (LV)	± 2.7%	50%	48%	1%	1%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[174]	September 6–7, 2022	550 (LV)	± 4.2%	50%	42%	2%[bh]	6%
Echelon Insights[175]	August 31 – September 7, 2022	751 (LV)	± 4.4%	47%	48%	–	5%
Emerson College[176]	August 28–29, 2022	600 (LV)	± 3.9%	48%	44%	6%	2%
TargetSmart (D)[177][I]	August 22–29, 2022	2,327 (LV)	± 3.1%	48%	46%	2%[bi]	3%
The Trafalgar Group (R)[160]	August 24–27, 2022	1,079 (LV)	± 2.9%	51%	44%	2%[bj]	4%
Phillips Academy[178]	August 3–7, 2022	971 (RV)	± 3.1%	51%	44%	–	5%
Research Affiliates (D)[179][J]	July 26 – August 1, 2022	420 (LV)	± 4.8%	47%	47%	–	6%
InsiderAdvantage (R)[180]	July 26–27, 2022	750 (LV)	± 3.6%	49%	44%	5%[bk]	2%
Fox News[181]	July 22–26, 2022	901 (RV)	± 3.0%	47%	44%	1%	7%
SurveyUSA[182]	July 21–24, 2022	604 (LV)	± 5.3%	45%	44%	4%	7%
University of Georgia[183]	July 14–22, 2022	902 (LV)	± 3.3%	48%	43%	2%[bl]	7%
Beacon Research (D)[184][K]	July 5–20, 2022	1,003 (RV)	± 3.1%	45%	44%	1%	7%
		602 (LV)	± 4.0%	51%	43%	1%	5%
Fabrizio Ward (R)/Impact Research (D)[185]	July 5–11, 2022	1,197 (LV)	± 4.4%	52%	45%	–	3%
Cygnal (R)[186][C]	July 5–7, 2022	1,200 (LV)	± 2.7%	50%	45%	–	5%
Data for Progress (D)[187]	July 1–6, 2022	1,131 (LV)	± 3.0%	53%	44%	–	3%
Change Research (D)[188][L]	June 24–27, 2022	704 (LV)	± 3.7%	49%	47%	–	4%
Quinnipiac University[189]	June 23–27, 2022	1,497 (RV)	± 2.5%	48%	48%	1%	3%
Moore Information Group (R)[190][M]	June 11–16, 2022	800 (LV)	± 3.0%	51%	44%	–	5%
East Carolina University[191]	June 6–9, 2022	868 (RV)	± 3.9%	51%	45%	2%	2%
TargetSmart (D)[192][I]	Late May 2022	– (LV)	–	51%	43%	2%	4%
SurveyUSA[193]	April 22–27, 2022	1,278 (LV)	± 3.4%	50%	45%	–	5%
Cygnal (R)[194][B]	April 6–9, 2022	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	50%	44%	–	6%
Emerson College[58]	April 1–3, 2022	1,013 (RV)	± 3.0%	51%	44%	–	5%
Wick[195]	February 2–6, 2022	1,290 (LV)	± 2.7%	49%	44%	–	7%
Quinnipiac University[65]	January 19–24, 2022	1,702 (RV)	± 2.4%	49%	47%	–	3%
University of Georgia[196]	January 13–24, 2022	872 (RV)	± 3.3%	48%	41%	1%	8%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[197]	November 9, 2021	753 (RV)	± 3.6%	44%	41%	3%	6%
		733 (LV)		47%	44%	3%	4%
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.0%	44%	40%	–	16%

Hypothetical polling

Vernon Jones vs. Stacey Abrams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Vernon Jones (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Other	Undecided
Redfield & Wilton Strategies[197]	November 9, 2021	753 (RV)	± 3.6%	37%	42%	2%	12%
		733 (LV)		40%	45%	2%	9%

Doug Collins vs. Stacey Abrams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Doug Collins (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.0%	44%	42%	14%

David Perdue vs. Stacey Abrams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	David Perdue (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Other	Undecided
SurveyUSA[193]	April 22–27, 2022	1,278 (LV)	± 3.4%	49%	46%	–	5%
Cygnal (R)[194][B]	April 6–9, 2022	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	47%	48%	–	5%
Emerson College[58]	April 1–3, 2022	1,013 (RV)	± 3.0%	49%	44%	–	7%
Wick[195]	February 2–6, 2022	1,290 (LV)	± 2.7%	47%	45%	–	8%
Quinnipiac University[65]	January 19–24, 2022	1,702 (RV)	± 2.4%	48%	48%	1%	3%
University of Georgia[196]	January 13–24, 2022	872 (RV)	± 3.3%	47%	43%	2%	6%

Marjorie Taylor Greene vs. Stacey Abrams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.0%	41%	42%	16%

Herschel Walker vs. Stacey Abrams

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Herschel Walker (R)	Stacey Abrams (D)	Undecided
UNLV Business School[70]	December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021	550 (LV)	± 4.0%	43%	41%	16%

Results

Swing by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +12.5–15%
•   Democratic — +10-12.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5–10%
•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5–10%
•   Republican — +10-12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5–15%

Trend by county

Legend

•   Democratic — +12.5–15%
•   Democratic — +10-12.5%
•   Democratic — +7.5–10%
•   Democratic — +5-7.5%
•   Democratic — +2.5-5%
•   Democratic — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +0-2.5%
•   Republican — +2.5-5%
•   Republican — +5-7.5%
•   Republican — +7.5–10%
•   Republican — +10-12.5%
•   Republican — +12.5–15%

2022 Georgia gubernatorial election^[198]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Brian Kemp (incumbent)	2,111,572	53.41%	+3.19%
	Democratic	Stacey Abrams	1,813,673	45.88%	−2.95%
	Libertarian	Shane T. Hazel	28,163	0.71%	−0.24%
Total votes			3,953,408	100.00%
Turnout			3,964,926	57.02%
Registered electors			6,953,485
	Republican hold

By county

By county

County Brian Kemp Republican Stacey Abrams Democratic Shane Hazel Libertarian Margin Total votes # % # % # % # % Appling 5,552 82.83 1,131 16.87 20 0.30 4,421 65.96 6,703 Atkinson 1,767 78.67 467 20.79 12 0.53 1,300 57.88 2,246 Bacon 3,312 89.01 393 10.56 16 0.43 2,919 78.45 3,721 Baker 755 60.02 500 39.75 3 0.24 255 20.27 1,258 Baldwin 7,987 53.24 6,913 46.08 102 0.68 1,074 7.16 15,002 Banks 6,651 90.79 607 8.29 68 0.93 6,044 82.50 7,326 Barrow 21,833 74.19 7,309 24.84 288 0.98 14,524 49.35 29,430 Bartow 31,528 78.83 8,137 20.34 332 0.83 23,391 58.49 39,997 Ben Hill 3,412 66.67 1,680 32.83 26 0.51 1,732 33.84 5,118 Berrien 5,209 86.54 772 12.83 38 0.63 4,437 73.71 6,019 Bibb 22,396 41.32 31,514 58.14 290 0.54 -9,118 16.82 54,200 Bleckley 3,886 80.87 883 18.38 36 0.75 3,003 62.49 4,805 Brantley 5,416 92.44 393 6.71 50 0.85 3,023 85.73 5,859 Brooks 3,644 64.59 1,959 34.72 39 0.69 1,683 29.87 5,642 Bryan 12,188 71.67 4,676 27.50 142 0.83 7,512 69.17 17,006 Bulloch 16,067 68.11 7,352 31.16 172 0.73 8,715 36.95 23,591 Burke 4,685 55.33 3,720 43.94 62 0.73 965 11.39 8,467 Butts 7,223 74.50 2,420 24.96 52 0.54 4,803 49.54 9,695 Calhoun 793 46.24 919 53.59 3 0.17 -126 7.35 1,715 Camden 12,494 69.62 5,264 29.33 187 1.04 7,230 40.29 17,945 Candler 2,666 74.85 885 24.85 11 0.31 1,781 50.00 3,562 Carroll 32,095 73.40 11,258 25.75 374 0.86 20,837 47.65 43,727 Catoosa 20,009 81.66 4,255 17.37 239 0.98 15,754 64.29 24,503 Charlton 2,654 77.94 728 21.38 23 0.68 1,926 56.56 3,405 Chatham 46,593 43.82 58,978 55.47 758 0.71 -12,385 11.65 106,329 Chattahoochee 583 57.16 427 41.86 10 0.98 156 15.30 1,020 Chattooga 6,471 83.91 1,192 15.46 49 0.64 5,279 68.45 7,712 Cherokee 89,322 74.20 29,893 24.83 1,159 0.96 59,429 49.37 120,374 Clarke 13,091 32.47 26,901 66.73 324 0.80 -13,810 34.26 40,316 Clay 570 50.62 553 49.11 3 0.27 17 1.51 1,126 Clayton 11,306 13.44 72,399 86.05 431 0.51 -61,093 72.61 84,136 Clinch 1,668 78.90 433 20.48 13 0.61 1,235 58.42 2,114 Cobb 147,698 47.31 161,872 51.85 2,645 0.85 -14,174 4.54 312,215 Coffee 8,818 74.07 3,021 25.38 66 0.55 5,797 48.69 11,905 Colquitt 9,860 78.27 2,684 21.30 54 0.43 7,176 56.97 12,598 Columbia 43,437 67.27 20,617 31.93 518 0.80 22,820 35.34 64,572 Cook 4,138 74.46 1,387 24.96 32 0.58 2,751 49.50 5,557 Coweta 45,376 71.20 17,847 28.01 503 0.79 27,529 43.19 63,726 Crawford 3,633 75.14 1,171 24.22 31 0.64 2,462 50.92 4,835 Crisp 4,296 67.95 2,013 31.84 13 0.21 2,283 36.11 6,322 Dade 4,969 85.03 807 13.81 68 1.16 4,162 71.22 5,844 Dawson 12,010 85.92 1,827 13.07 141 1.01 10,183 72.85 13,978 Decatur 5,659 63.71 3,191 35.92 33 0.37 2,468 27.79 8,883 DeKalb 54,522 18.28 241,901 81.11 1,806 0.61 -187,379 62.83 298,229 Dodge 5,087 76.73 1,518 22.90 25 0.38 3,569 53.83 6,630 Dooly 1,860 56.60 1,416 43.09 10 0.30 444 13.51 3,286 Dougherty 8,524 31.91 18,091 67.73 94 0.35 -9,567 35.82 26,709 Douglas 19,719 37.25 32,858 62.08 353 0.67 -13,139 24.83 52,930 Early 2,321 59.39 1,576 40.33 11 0.28 745 19.06 3,908 Echols 956 89.77 94 8.83 15 1.41 862 80.94 1,065 Effingham 19,553 76.99 5,603 22.06 242 0.95 13,950 54.93 25,398 Elbert 5,369 73.31 1,916 26.16 39 0.53 3,453 47.15 7,324 Emanuel 5,505 72.80 2,024 26.77 33 0.44 3,481 46.03 7,562 Evans 2,467 73.40 882 26.24 12 0.36 1,585 47.16 3,361 Fannin 10,752 85.08 1,796 14.21 89 0.70 8,956 70.87 12,637 Fayette 34,116 56.53 25,769 42.70 461 0.76 8,347 13.83 60,346 Floyd 23,930 74.60 7,855 24.49 293 0.91 16,075 50.11 32,078 Forsyth 74,116 72.35 27,434 26.78 896 0.87 46,682 45.57 102,446 Franklin 7,734 88.50 948 10.85 57 0.65 6,786 77.65 8,739 Fulton 128,167 30.52 289,085 68.85 2,632 0.63 -160,918 38.33 419,884 Gilmer 11,952 84.85 2,010 14.27 124 0.88 9,942 70.58 14,086 Glascock 1,211 92.80 89 6.82 5 0.38 1,122 85.98 1,305 Glynn 22,245 66.84 10,779 32.39 255 0.77 11,466 34.45 33,279 Gordon 16,003 84.64 2,743 14.51 161 0.85 13,260 70.13 18,907 Grady 5,884 70.54 2,422 29.04 35 0.42 3,462 41.50 8,341 Greene 7,402 70.44 3,060 29.12 46 0.44 4,342 41.32 10,508 Gwinnett 133,076 44.44 164,051 54.78 2,355 0.79 -30,975 10.34 299,482 Habersham 14,513 85.42 2,322 13.67 155 0.91 12,191 71.75 16,990 Hall 56,573 76.95 16,299 22.17 644 0.88 40,274 54.78 73,516 Hancock 1,073 31.54 2,313 67.99 16 0.47 -1,240 36.45 3,402 Haralson 10,398 89.25 1,166 10.01 87 0.75 9,232 79.24 11,651 Harris 12,924 75.85 4,008 23.52 107 0.63 8,916 52.33 17,039 Hart 8,426 79.79 2,039 19.31 95 0.90 6,387 60.48 10,560 Heard 3,858 86.44 568 12.73 37 0.83 3,290 73.71 4,463 Henry 36,392 38.08 58,643 61.36 533 0.56 -22,251 23.28 95,568 Houston 34,842 58.84 23,928 40.41 440 0.74 10,914 18.43 59,210 Irwin 2,695 78.85 702 20.54 21 0.61 1,993 58.31 3,418 Jackson 26,223 82.25 5,420 17.00 238 0.75 20,803 65.25 31,881 Jasper 5,237 79.66 1,286 19.56 51 0.78 3,951 60.10 6,574 Jeff Davis 3,865 85.08 646 14.22 32 0.70 3,219 70.86 4,543 Jefferson 3,162 50.37 3,089 49.20 27 0.43 73 1.17 6,278 Jenkins 1,893 68.24 871 31.40 10 0.36 1,022 36.84 2,774 Johnson 2,504 74.02 867 25.63 12 0.35 1,637 48.39 3,383 Jones 8,583 69.71 3,657 29.70 72 0.58 4,926 40.01 12,312 Lamar 5,736 73.97 1,963 25.31 56 0.72 3,773 48.66 7,755 Lanier 1,932 73.24 691 26.19 15 0.57 1,241 47.05 2,638 Laurens 12,508 67.43 5,973 32.20 69 0.37 6,535 35.23 18,550 Lee 10,094 74.29 3,413 25.12 80 0.59 6,681 49.17 13,587 Liberty 6,069 39.37 9,235 59.91 111 0.72 -3,166 20.54 15,415 Lincoln 2,966 74.49 992 24.91 24 0.60 1,974 49.58 3,982 Long 2,944 66.52 1,443 32.60 39 0.88 1,501 33.92 4,426 Lowndes 21,256 61.15 13,275 38.19 229 0.66 7,981 22.96 34,760 Lumpkin 10,525 82.63 2,070 16.25 142 1.11 8,455 66.38 12,737 Macon 1,551 41.05 2,209 58.47 18 0.48 -658 17.42 3,778 Madison 9,955 79.30 2,500 19.91 99 0.79 7,455 59.39 12,554 Marion 1,868 65.64 954 33.52 24 0.84 914 32.12 2,846 McDuffie 5,283 63.52 2,978 35.81 56 0.67 2,305 27.71 8,317 McIntosh 3,570 64.71 1,923 34.86 24 0.44 1,647 29.85 5,517 Meriwether 5,704 64.03 3,160 35.47 44 0.49 2,544 28.56 8,908 Miller 1,689 78.05 462 21.35 13 0.60 1,227 56.70 2,164 Mitchell 4,197 59.52 2,829 40.12 26 0.37 1,368 19.40 7,052 Monroe 10,314 75.19 3,315 24.17 89 0.65 6,999 51.02 13,718 Montgomery 2,545 78.89 670 20.77 11 0.34 1,875 58.12 3,226 Morgan 7,764 75.19 2,473 23.95 89 0.86 5,291 51.24 10,326 Murray 10,290 89.22 1,160 10.06 83 0.72 9,130 79.16 11,533 Muscogee 23,925 40.24 35,149 59.11 388 0.65 -11,224 18.87 59,462 Newton 19,094 44.53 23,531 54.88 251 0.59 -4,437 10.35 42,876 Oconee 16,553 73.64 5,783 25.73 142 0.63 10,770 47.91 22,478 Oglethorpe 4,998 73.38 1,766 25.93 47 0.69 3,232 47.45 6,811 Paulding 43,992 65.66 22,427 33.47 585 0.87 21,565 32.19 67,004 Peach 5,542 55.20 4,431 44.14 66 0.66 1,111 11.06 10,039 Pickens 12,937 85.76 2,041 13.53 108 0.72 10,896 72.23 15,086 Pierce 6,462 90.04 674 9.39 41 0.57 5,788 80.65 7,177 Pike 8,303 88.04 1,075 11.40 53 0.56 7,228 76.64 9,431 Polk 11,117 81.50 2,427 17.79 96 0.70 8,690 63.71 13,640 Pulaski 2,452 72.67 905 26.82 17 0.50 1,547 45.85 3,374 Putnam 7,689 75.11 2,497 24.39 51 0.50 5,192 50.72 10,237 Quitman 555 61.26 350 38.63 1 0.11 205 22.63 906 Rabun 6,766 81.89 1,415 17.13 81 0.98 5,351 64.76 8,262 Randolph 1,243 48.46 1,317 51.35 5 0.19 -74 2.89 2,565 Richmond 21,602 33.67 42,130 65.67 424 0.66 -20,528 32.00 64,156 Rockdale 9,938 28.47 24,756 70.92 214 0.61 -14,818 42.45 34,908 Schley 1,526 81.34 339 18.07 11 0.59 1,187 63.27 1,876 Screven 3,422 64.41 1,872 35.23 19 0.36 1,550 29.18 5,313 Seminole 2,255 74.06 773 25.39 17 0.56 1,482 48.67 3,045 Spalding 15,090 61.86 9,146 37.49 159 0.65 5,944 24.37 24,395 Stephens 7,818 83.17 1,501 15.97 81 0.86 6,317 67.20 9,400 Stewart 673 42.78 895 56.90 5 0.32 -222 14.12 1,573 Sumter 4,921 51.23 4,650 48.41 34 0.35 271 2.82 9,605 Talbot 1,214 42.39 1,628 56.84 22 0.77 -414 14.45 2,864 Taliaferro 327 40.52 477 59.11 3 0.37 -150 18.59 807 Tattnall 5,123 78.49 1,359 20.82 45 0.69 3,764 57.67 6,527 Taylor 2,137 66.45 1,069 33.24 10 0.31 1,068 33.21 3,216 Telfair 2,433 71.29 960 28.13 20 0.59 1,473 43.16 3,413 Terrell 1,795 49.10 1,840 50.33 21 0.57 -45 1.23 3,656 Thomas 11,062 63.99 6,138 35.51 87 0.50 4,924 28.48 17,287 Tift 9,418 72.20 3,546 27.18 80 0.61 5,872 45.02 13,044 Toombs 6,522 76.86 1,920 22.63 44 0.52 4,602 54.23 8,486 Towns 6,066 84.48 1,052 14.65 62 0.86 5,014 69.83 7,180 Treutlen 1,764 72.03 677 27.64 8 0.33 1,087 44.39 2,449 Troup 14,864 63.91 8,262 35.53 130 0.56 6,602 28.38 23,256 Turner 1,994 64.34 1,083 34.95 22 0.71 911 29.39 3,099 Twiggs 1,980 55.93 1,542 43.56 18 0.51 438 12.37 3,540 Union 12,123 84.71 2,070 14.46 119 0.83 10,053 70.25 14,312 Upson 7,096 70.01 2,969 29.29 70 0.69 4,127 40.72 10,135 Walker 18,414 83.26 3,505 15.85 198 0.90 14,909 67.41 22,117 Walton 32,567 76.71 9,573 22.55 312 0.73 22,994 54.16 42,452 Ware 7,855 73.06 2,828 26.30 69 0.64 5,027 46.76 10,752 Warren 1,063 49.28 1,081 50.12 13 0.60 -18 0.84 2,157 Washington 4,098 52.58 3,665 47.02 31 0.40 433 5.56 7,794 Wayne 8,170 81.50 1,796 17.92 59 0.59 6,374 63.58 10,025 Webster 708 62.32 425 37.41 3 0.26 283 24.91 1,136 Wheeler 1,318 72.18 501 27.44 7 0.38 817 44.74 1,826 White 10,999 86.40 1,618 12.71 113 0.89 9,381 73.69 12,730 Whitfield 20,919 77.44 5,874 21.74 221 0.82 15,045 55.70 27,014 Wilcox 1,998 76.23 613 23.39 10 0.38 1,385 52.84 2,621 Wilkes 2,545 61.35 1,583 38.16 20 0.48 962 23.19 4,148 Wilkinson 2,366 58.33 1,673 41.25 17 0.42 693 17.08 4,056 Worth 5,649 76.39 1,716 23.20 30 0.41 3,933 53.19 7,395 Totals 2,111,572 53.41 1,813,673 45.88 28,163 0.71 297,899 7.53 3,953,408 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Baldwin (largest city: Milledgeville) Clay (largest city: Fort Gaines) Jefferson (largest city: Louisville) Sumter (largest city: Americus)

By congressional district

Kemp won nine of 14 congressional districts.^[199]

District	Kemp	Abrams	Representative
1st	60%	39%	Buddy Carter
2nd	48%	52%	Sanford Bishop
3rd	68%	31%	Drew Ferguson
4th	23%	77%	Hank Johnson
5th	19%	80%	Nikema Williams
6th	63%	36%	Lucy McBath (117th Congress)
			Rich McCormick (118th Congress)
7th	41%	58%	Carolyn Bourdeaux (117th Congress)
			Lucy McBath (118th Congress)
8th	68%	32%	Austin Scott
9th	74%	25%	Andrew Clyde
10th	65%	35%	Jody Hice (117th Congress)
			Mike Collins (118th Congress)
11th	62%	37%	Barry Loudermilk
12th	59%	40%	Rick Allen
13th	19%	80%	David Scott
14th	72%	28%	Marjorie Taylor Greene

Analysis

Libertarian Shane T. Hazel, the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in 2020, also declared he would run.^[88] This race was one of six Republican-held governorships up for election in 2022 in a state carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 presidential election. Kemp won his first term by a narrow 55,000-vote margin (1.4%) in 2018, which was Georgia's closest gubernatorial election since 1966. In 2022, however, pre-election forecasting showed a solid lead for Kemp throughout and he ultimately won re-election by nearly 300,000 votes (7.5%) - the largest raw vote victory for a Georgia governor since 2006. The race was seen as a potential benefit to Herschel Walker, who ran in the concurrent Senate race, as it was speculated Kemp's strong performance could help Walker avoid a runoff. He underperformed compared to Kemp, however, and narrowly lost to incumbent Democratic senator Raphael Warnock in the December 6 runoff election. This was the first time since 1998 that Georgia voted for different parties for Senate and governor.^[200]

Voter demographics

Voter demographic data was collected by CNN. The voter survey is based on exit polls.^[201]

2022 Georgia gubernatorial election (CNN)^[201]

Demographic subgroup	Kemp	Abrams	% of total vote
Ideology
Liberals	6	93	18
Moderates	37	61	41
Conservatives	90	10	41
Party
Democrats	4	96	35
Republicans	98	1	41
Independents	49	48	24
Age
18–24 years old	33	66	6
25–29 years old	44	55	6
30–39 years old	46	53	14
40–49 years old	47	51	17
50–64 years old	58	42	32
65 and older	62	37	25
Gender
Men	58	40	47
Women	48	51	53
Marital status
Married	60	39	62
Unmarried	39	59	38
Race/ethnicity
White	74	25	62
Black	9	90	28
Latino	43	55	6
Asian	46	54	2
Other	47	47	3
Gender by race
White men	76	23	31
White women	72	27	30
Black men	14	84	11
Black women	6	93	17
Latino men	44	55	3
Latino women	43	55	4
Other racial/ethnic groups	47	50	4
Education
Never attended college	61	38	16
Some college education	53	47	27
Associate degree	52	47	16
Bachelor's degree	55	43	23
Advanced degree	43	56	17
Education by race
White college graduates	63	36	27
White no college degree	83	17	34
Non-white college graduates	23	75	13
Non-white no college degree	17	82	25
Education by gender/race
White women with college degrees	60	39	13
White women without college degrees	81	18	17
White men with college degrees	66	33	14
White men without college degrees	84	16	18
Non-white	19	79	38
Issue regarded as most important
Crime	52	47	13
Inflation	77	22	36
Immigration	86	13	7
Gun policy	42	57	10
Abortion	24	74	26
Abortion should be
Legal	28	71	53
Illegal	89	10	43
2020 presidential vote
Biden	6	94	42
Trump	97	2	48
Confident your state's elections are accurate
Very confident	43	56	34
Somewhat confident	57	42	42
Not very confident	69	30	15
Not at all confident	79	19	6
Biden legitimately won in 2020
Yes	24	74	58
No	94	5	38
Area type
Urban	34	65	20
Suburban	53	46	53
Rural	67	32	27

See also

• Elections in Georgia
• Political party strength in Georgia
• Georgia Democratic Party
• Georgia Republican Party
• Government of Georgia (U.S. state)
• 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia
• 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Georgia
• 2022 Georgia House of Representatives election
• 2022 Georgia State Senate election
• 2022 Georgia state elections
• 2022 United States gubernatorial elections
• 2022 United States elections

Notes

1. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
3. Davis with 1%
4. Davis with 1%
5. Davis with 1%
6. Davis with 1%, "Other" (volunteered response) with 1%
7. Davis with 1%, Williams with 0%
8. Davis and Williams with 1%
9. Davis and Williams with 1%
10. Davis with 1%, Williams with 0%
11. Davis with 1%
12. Davis with 1%
13. Davis with 1%, Williams with 0%
14. Davis with 5% and Williams with 1%
15. Davis with 1% and Williams with 0%
16. "Other" with 2%, Davis with 1%
17. Garcia with 1%
18. Davis with 1%
19. Garcia with 1%
20. Garcia with <1%
21. Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
22. Hazel (L) with 2%
23. Hazel (L) with 1%
24. "Some other candidate" with 1%
25. Hazel (L) with 2%
26. Hazel (L) with 2%
27. Hazel (L) with 1%; "All others" with 2%
28. Hazel (L) with 1%
29. Hazel (L) with 1%
30. Hazel (L) with 1%
31. Hazel (L) with 3%
32. "Another party's candidate" with <1%
33. Hazel (L) with 1%
34. Hazel (L) with 2%
35. Hazel (L) with 1%; "Someone else" with 1%
36. Hazel (L) with 1%; "Someone else" with 1%
37. Hazel (L) with 4%
38. "Other" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 1%
39. Hazel (L) with 1%
40. Hazel (L) with 1%
41. Hazel (L) with 2%
42. Hazel (L) with 3%
43. "Some other candidate" with 2%
44. Hazel (L) with 2%
45. Hazel (L) with 1%
46. Hazel (L) with 1%; "Other" with 0%
47. "Someone else" with 2%
48. "Someone else" with 1%
49. Hazel (L) with 2%
50. "Refused" with 1%
51. Hazel (L) with 1%; "Someone else" with <1%
52. Hazel (L) with 2%; "Other" with <1%
53. "Other candidate" with 3%
54. Hazel (L) with 2%
55. "Other" with 2%; "Wouldn't vote" with 2%
56. Hazel (L) with 3%
57. "Someone else" with 2%
58. Hazel (L) with 2%
59. Hazel (L) with 2%
60. Hazel with 3%
61. Hazel and "Other" with 1%
62. Hazel with 2%; "Other" with 0%
63. Hazel with 3%, "Other" with 2%
64. Bartell and Hazel with 1%

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by the Georgia Leadership Coalition.
2. This poll was sponsored by Hardworking Georgians, which supports Kemp.
3. This poll was sponsored by Kemp's campaign.
4. This poll was sponsored by Save America PAC.
5. This poll was sponsored by Perdue's campaign.
6. This poll was sponsored by Progress Georgia, an organization affiliated with the Georgia Democratic Party.
7. This poll was sponsored by The Daily Wire.
8. This poll was sponsored by Center Street PAC, which opposes Kemp.
9. This poll was sponsored by Abrams's campaign.
10. This poll was sponsored by Charlie Bailey's campaign for lieutenant governor.
11. This poll was sponsored by the Environmental Voter Project.
12. This poll was sponsored by Future Majority and America’s Future Majority Fund.
13. Poll sponsored by Walker's campaign for U.S. Senate