Georgia 2026 Election & Infrastructure Intelligence

# Georgia 2026 Elections and Infrastructure Overview ## Election status Georgia held its general primary on May 19, 2026 and primary runoffs on June 16. The general election is November 3, 2026. The statewide headline contests are Jon Ossoff versus Mike Collins for U.S. Senate and Keisha Lance Bottoms versus Rick Jackson for governor. All fourteen House general-election matchups are defined. ## Praevoium relevance Georgia is one of the nation’s most consequential infrastructure-policy states because it combines hyperscale data-center growth, Georgia Power monopoly-service territory, Plant Vogtle nuclear generation, large transmission expansion, the Port of Savannah, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, defense installations, battery and electric-vehicle manufacturing, film production, and rapid metropolitan growth. ## Data-center fault line The 2026 General Assembly considered competing approaches: repeal or sunset the sales-tax exemption, temporarily pause new exemptions, require water and electricity disclosure, prevent utilities from shifting data-center costs to residential customers, and impose a temporary construction moratorium. HB 1063 passed the House by 159-5 and would require utility protections for residential and retail customers. SB 410 passed the Senate and would repeal the exemption for new data centers. These measures make the governor, Public Service Commission and legislative-control contests directly relevant to future siting and rate design. ## Planning questions 1. Will new data centers retain state tax exemptions? 2. Will Georgia Power be required to isolate generation, transmission and distribution costs caused by large loads? 3. Will local governments have to disclose water and power commitments? 4. Will nuclear, gas, solar, storage and transmission expansion keep pace with projected demand? 5. How will eminent-domain and right-of-way disputes affect grid construction? 6. Will Georgia continue to recruit battery, semiconduct

Candidate	Office	Posture	Confidence	Evidence summary
Keisha Lance Bottoms	Governor	**Conditional**	Unverified	Supports technology-sector growth with public safeguards / Likely conditional; n
Rick Jackson	Governor	**Unverified**	Unverified	Pro-business innovation posture / Likely enabling; direct detailed position not
Jon Ossoff	U.S. Senate	**Conditional**	Unverified	Supports innovation with oversight and national-security safeguards / Conditiona
Mike Collins	U.S. Senate	**Conditional**	Unverified	Pro-innovation and domestic technological leadership / Generally enabling, with
Amanda Hollowell	U.S. House	**Unverified**	Unverified	No direct verified position located in initial pass / No direct verified positio
Jim Kingston	U.S. House	**Unverified**	Unverified	No direct verified position located in initial pass / No direct verified positio
Sanford Bishop	U.S. House	**Conditional**	Unverified	Supports federal technology investment with safeguards / Conditional / project-s
Benjamin Matthew Day	U.S. House	**Unverified**	Unverified	No direct verified position located in initial pass / No direct verified positio
Maura Keller	U.S. House	**Unverified**	Unverified	No direct verified position located in initial pass / No direct verified positio
Brian Jack	U.S. House	**Enable**	Unverified	Supports U.S. innovation and security / Generally enabling; direct project-speci
Hank Johnson	U.S. House	**Conditional**	Unverified	Supports federal technology investment with safeguards / Conditional / project-s
James Raymond Duffie	U.S. House	**Unverified**	Unverified	No direct verified position located in initial pass / No direct verified positio

Race	Status	Candidates	Impact	Key issue

# Georgia Race and Candidate Dossiers ## Statewide races **Governor:** Keisha Lance Bottoms (D) vs. Rick Jackson (R). Critical because the next governor can shape tax incentives, utility legislation, agency appointments, water policy, permitting and economic-development agreements. **U.S. Senate:** Jon Ossoff (D) vs. Mike Collins (R). Critical for Senate control, federal AI policy, national-security technology, nuclear and energy permitting, ports, defense and domestic manufacturing. ## Congressional races ### GA-01: Amanda Hollowell (D) vs. Jim Kingston (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Savannah port, coastal resilience, nuclear, military. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-02: Sanford Bishop (D) vs. Benjamin Matthew Day (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Agriculture, water, Fort Moore, rural broadband. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-03: Maura Keller (D) vs. Brian Jack (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. West Georgia transmission, manufacturing, logistics. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-04: Hank Johnson (D) vs. James Raymond Duffie (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Metro Atlanta data centers, grid, transit. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-05: Nikema Williams (D) vs. John Salvesen (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Atlanta core, AI economy, transit, housing. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-06: Lucy McBath (D) vs. Kevin Martin (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Northern metro growth, data centers, grid, water. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-07: Tony Kozycki (D) vs. Rich McCormick (R) Praevoium impact: **High**. Forsyth/Gwinnett growth, utilities, technology. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-08: Kelly Esti (D) vs. Austin Scott (R) Praevoium impact: **Moderate**. Robins AFB, agriculture, energy reliability. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-09: Caitlyn Gegen (D) vs. Andrew Clyde (R) Praevoium impact: **Moderate**. Northeast Georgia manufacturing, water, transmission. Candidate-specific direct AI and data-center evidence remains subject to daily enrichment where the initial pass found no explicit statement. ### GA-10: Pamela DeLancy (D) v