Conducted 9/22-23; 1200 LV; Mixed Mode Text/Panel; Weighted for Age, Race, Gender, and Political Affiliation MOE. Topline tabs to follow shortly.
Results:
Governor:
Rick Jackson: 48%
Keisha Lance Bottoms: 46%
Undecided: 6%
U.S. Senate:
Jon Ossoff: 50%
Mike Collins: 42%
Undecided: 8%
InsiderAdvantage Pollster Matt Towery: “In my many years as a pollster and analyst, I’ve never seen something like this. Usually, a well-funded Republican Senate candidate is close (in terms of percentage of likely voters) to that for a well-funded gubernatorial candidate. But if this trend holds, there will be a lot of “ticket splitting” in a state not known for it. The real difference is with voters who identify as independent. Jackson and Lance Bottoms are basically tied among that group. But Collins is losing independents by almost twenty points. Jackson and his team have run the superior campaign, finding ways to appeal to suburban and exurban voters in the sprawling metro Atlanta area. I do believe there is a chance to see the Senate race tighten. But with Ossoff already at fifty percent, it is a serious challenge for Collins.
