{
  "id": 16241926,
  "title": "In tight race for Ga. gov, Keisha Lance Bottoms has been outspent but still confident",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/23/in-tight-race-for-ga-gov-keisha-lance-bottoms-has-been-outspent-but",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-23T23:15:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ABC News (US)",
    "slug": "abc-news-us",
    "url": "https://abcnews.com/Politics/tight-race-georgia-governor-keisha-lance-bottoms-massively/story?id=137522688"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In a closely contested gubernatorial race in Georgia, former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, the Democratic candidate, is trailing her wealthy Republican opponent, Rick Jackson, in campaign funds but remains confident in her chances. Jackson, a healthcare executive and billionaire, has reportedly spent over $100 million in the race, which is now statistically tied with 46% of likely voters supporting Jackson and 45% backing Bottoms, according to a poll released by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Bottoms, who has never been elected governor before, asserts that the voters still hold the power despite Jackson's financial advantage.\n\nBottoms plans to address affordability issues, including suspending taxes on essential items like diapers and feminine hygiene products, and funding an affordable housing trust fund. She also pledges to challenge the Trump administration's immigration and healthcare policies if elected. Jackson, for his part, emphasizes his ground game campaign and contends that his direct engagement with voters outweighs any financial disadvantage.\n\nBottoms, if elected, would become the first Black woman governor in U.S. history and the first woman and Black person elected governor in Georgia, a milestone of personal significance for her family's deep roots in the state.",
  "summary": "The GOP candidate Rick Jackson is a healthcare executive and billionaire.",
  "key_points": [
    "Former Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms lags in campaign funds vs. billionaire opponent Rick Jackson",
    "Poll shows 46% support for Jackson, 45% for Bottoms, race statistically tied",
    "Bottoms pledges to address affordability, challenge Trump policies if elected"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}