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The governor race now has public names to follow. Each profile starts with status, receipts, and what is still missing before issue comparisons.

The short answer The guide starts with visible choices: who is on the ballot, what they promise, who may have influence, what changed, and which receipts support each point.
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Ballot name

Person, office, and race are matched before display.

Public source

Each point needs a link, date, and public access.

Promises

Positions are summarized by issue, not by label.

Influence

Money and relationships are used to ask better questions.

Visible limit

Sensitive detail stays as summary, category, or count.

Candidate workbench

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The primary experience should be seeing and choosing, not typing. This board shows the layers a voter will be able to open in a published profile.

Public profile 3 source-backed names

Positions and money attach only with direct receipts.

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3 receipts

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Start with the answer a voter needs first.

When a person is confirmed, the profile opens with office, race, date, public status, and the limits of what is known.

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  3. Date
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Start with the public roster, tap a name, and see status, sources, and what is still needed before comparing issues, money, or changes.
3 source-backed names
Keisha Lance Bottoms
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Keisha Lance Bottoms

Axios reported 57% of the Democratic primary vote.

PartyDemocratic StatusDemocratic nominee BallotAdvanced to general election SourcesWABE 2026 Georgia Primary Election Candidates, Axios Atlanta Georgia governor primary results, Georgia Secretary of State qualified candidate gateway
Issue receipts neededPublishes when a direct receipt is attached. Money receipts neededPublishes when a direct receipt is attached. Archive watchNames connected by WABE, Axios, and the state candidate page.

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Tap what you want to check before trusting a candidate.

The page does not start by typing a name. It starts with the pieces that make a profile fair to publish: ballot, receipts, issues, money, and changes.

3 source-backed names

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Names appear with status, source, and visible limit.

The guide now shows names for this race and keeps positions, money, and records separate until direct receipts are attached.

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Look up candidates like a voter: ballot, promises, money, and changes.

When a profile is ready, you can open it by the question you have, not by a long field list.

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Open the right race first.

Avoid comparing people before the office, date, and ballot context are clear.

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Profile preview

What can voters see from public sources?

The profile will not start as a long biography. It will start as a quick answer: who they are, what they promise, who funds them, what changed, and which sources back each point.

Confirmed candidates
3

names connected to the race

Public receipts
312

public links to inspect

Available comparisons
16

ways to compare issues, money, and records

Protected details
238

summarized with care

What you can check now

Source-backed candidates

Source review

WABE and Axios connect these names to the governor race and current status. Issue positions publish only when direct receipts are attached.

Keisha Lance Bottoms Source review

Democratic - Democratic nominee. Axios reported 57% of the Democratic primary vote.

Rick Jackson Source review

Republican - Republican runoff candidate. Axios reported about 33% of the Republican primary vote in unofficial results.

Burt Jones Source review

Republican - Republican runoff candidate. Axios reported about 39% of the Republican primary vote in unofficial results.

Profile sources Source review

WABE 2026 Georgia Primary Election Candidates, Axios Atlanta Georgia governor primary results, Georgia Secretary of State qualified candidate gateway

What you can inspect

Receipts behind profiles

What each profile will answer
QuestionReceipt strengthWhy it mattersState
What do they promise?HighPosition and changeReady
Who funds them?MediumFinance and vendorsReady
What records matter?MixedPublic checksCareful
Did anything change?HighStatements and changesReady

Before a name appears

Confirmed name, connected receipts, clear summary

Confirm the name

A profile starts when a public source connects the name, office, and race.

Connect the receipts

Issues, money, records, and archive items keep a link, date, and visible limit.

Publish only what clears

Anything that would be unfair to show as detail appears as a category or count.

Ways to compare

What each profile will explain

Claim vs. record

Compares exact words with dated votes, filings, archived pages, and public statements before calling something a contradiction.

47%
Issue movement

Shows when a position appears to change and which dated public source supports that reading.

53%
Influence clues

Groups donors, committees, vendors, endorsements, and decisions before suggesting what voters should ask next.

48%
Public record check

Shows which public record areas were checked and which details stay summarized instead of exposed.

42%