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Georgia governor election history

Every Georgia governor election from 1998 to 2022: winners, parties, margins and the seats that changed hands.

Wins by party

  • Republican 6
  • Democratic 1
D+20R+20D+10R+101998: D+8.419982002: R+5.220022006: R+19.720062010: R+10.020102014: R+7.920142018: R+1.420182022: R+7.52022
Georgia governor races: Republican minus Democratic share, in points. Bars above the line lean Republican, below lean Democratic.
YearWinnerPartyRunner-upMarginVotes
2022 Brian Kemp Republican Stacey Abrams 7.5 3,953,408
2018 Brian Kemp Republican Stacey Abrams 1.4 3,939,328
2014 J. Nathan Deal Republican Jason J. Carter 7.9 2,550,216
2010 J. Nathan Deal Republican Roy Barnes 10.1 2,576,161
2006 Sonny Perdue Republican Mark Taylor 19.7 2,122,185
2002 flip Sonny Perdue Republican Roy Barnes 5.2 2,025,861
1998 Roy Barnes Democratic Guy Millner 8.4 1,792,808

Georgia Senate history · House districts · Presidential results

Questions and answers

Who won the most recent Georgia governor election?

Brian Kemp won in 2022 by 7.5 points.

When did a Democrat last win a Georgia governor race?

In 1998, when Roy Barnes won.

When did a Republican last win a Georgia governor race?

In 2022, when Brian Kemp won.

Results: FiveThirtyEight (from 1976 for Senate, 1996 for governor). Current members: congress-legislators.