New Georgia poll shows gubernatorial race, utility regulatory board in statistical tie

A new Georgia poll for the Natural Gas Association of Georgia finds a tight governor’s race between Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms and Republican Rick Jackson. In a Quantus Insights survey of 815 likely voters conducted July 29–Aug. 1, Bottoms leads 46.4% to 44.9%, with 7.7% undecided and a 3.6% margin of error. The poll also shows two Georgia Public Service Commission seats effectively tied for the Nov. ballot: District 3 has Peter Hubbard leading Fitz Johnson 39.4%–38.4%, and District 5 has Sheila Edwards up 40.2%–38.1%. Each PSC race has nearly one-in-five undecided voters.