GEORGIA: BOTTOMS FLIPS THE GOVERNOR'S MANSION, OSSOFF ROMPS

π GOVERNOR β π FLIP β
π΅ Keisha Lance Bottoms @KeishaBottoms: 2,271,388 (54.3%)
π΄ Rick Jackson @RickJacksonGA: 1,908,837 (45.7%)
The first Democrat to win Georgia's governorship since 1998 β and the first Black woman elected governor of Georgia.
π Swing: Brian Kemp won by 7.5 in 2022. Bottoms won by 8.7 β a 16-point swing.
π€ BOTTOMS: "Georgia, this win is for all of us. I will be a governor for all of Georgia." (Yahoo News) β¦ "I will never, ever, ever stop loving you." (WSB-TV)
π€ JACKSON, conceding: "Keisha Lance Bottoms deserves our congratulations and our prayers as she prepares to take office." (WSB Radio)
π³οΈ Turnout: 4,180,225 vs 3,953,408 in 2022 (+6%)
ποΈ U.S. SENATE β
π΅ Sen. Jon Ossoff @ossoff: 2,466,207 (59.0%)
π΄ Rep. Mike Collins @MikeCollinsGA: 1,711,747 (41.0%)
Ossoff won by 18 points after squeaking into office by about 1 point in the 2021 runoff.
π³οΈ EVERY HOUSE SEAT (no flips β delegation stays 9Rβ5D)
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GA-1: π΄ James Kingston @JimKingstonGA (new) 140,216 β Amanda Hollowell 132,465
π³οΈ Turnout 272,681 vs 263,965 in '22 (+3%)
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GA-2: π΅ Sanford Bishop @SanfordBishop 148,193 β Matt Day 95,263
π³οΈ Turnout 243,456 vs 241,340 in '22 (+1%)
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GA-3: π΄ Brian Jack @RepBrianJack 188,569 β Maura Keller 133,120
π³οΈ Turnout 321,689 vs 310,581 in '22 (+4%)
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GA-4: π΅ Hank Johnson @RepHankJohnson 217,144 β Jim Duffie 45,619
π³οΈ Turnout 262,763 vs 275,634 in '22 (β5%)
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GA-5: π΅ Nikema Williams @RepNikema 274,618 β John Salvesen 29,843
π³οΈ Turnout 304,461 vs 295,456 in '22 (+3%)
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GA-6: π΅ Lucy McBath @RepLucyMcBath 263,795 β Kevin Martin 62,334
π³οΈ Turnout 326,129 vs 332,498 in '22 (β2%)
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GA-7: π΄ Rich McCormick @RepMcCormick 191,539 β Tony Kozycki 149,323
π³οΈ Turnout 340,862 vs 234,325 in '22 (+45%)
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GA-8: π΄ Austin Scott @AustinScottGA08 159,798 β Kelly Esti 104,852
π³οΈ Turnout 264,650 vs 260,586 in '22 (+2%)
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GA-9: π΄ Andrew Clyde @Rep_Clyde 182,886 β Caitlyn Gegen 125,526
π³οΈ Turnout 308,412 vs 294,138 in '22 (+5%)
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GA-10: π΄ Houston Gaines @houstongaines (new) 174,274 β Pamela Delancy 150,901
π³οΈ Turnout 325,175 vs 307,630 in '22 (+6%)
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GA-11: π΄ John Cowan @DrJohnCowan (new) 182,159 β Chris Harden 146,861
π³οΈ Turnout 329,020 vs 303,657 in '22 (+8%)
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GA-12: π΄ Rick Allen @RepRickAllen 140,842 β Ceretta Smith 129,500
π³οΈ Turnout 270,342 vs 265,195 in '22 (+2%)
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GA-13: π΅ Jasmine Clark @jasmineforga (new) 247,937 β Jonathan Chavez 62,650
π³οΈ Turnout 310,587 vs 264,616 in '22 (+17%)
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GA-14: π΄ Clay Fuller @Clay4MainStreet 168,752 β Shawn Harris 118,336
π³οΈ Turnout 287,088 vs 258,351 in '22 (+11%)
β called Β· AP, unofficial. Note: Georgia's House lines were redrawn in 2023, so district turnout vs 2022 is approximate.
Is Georgia officially a blue state now? π
