Overview
- Abrams said she will not seek elected office in 2026, telling the Atlanta Journal-Constitution her efforts are best spent countering what she calls authoritarianism.
- Her decision follows defeats to Gov. Brian Kemp in 2018 and 2022, the latter after raising more than $110 million.
- The New Georgia Project, which she founded, was fined by the state ethics commission over disclosure violations and later shut down.
- With Abrams out, former Atlanta mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms is widely viewed as the leading Democrat, and Geoff Duncan, Ruwa Romman, and Michael Thurmond are also in the race.
- On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones has President Donald Trump’s endorsement, with Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger also competing.