Georgia Governor Kemp Has 8-Point Lead Over Stacey Abrams in New Poll

Republican Georgia Governor Brian Kemp is eight percentage points ahead of Democratic voter-rights advocate Stacey Abrams in the latest poll on their rematch, one of the most closely watched elections in the US.

Kemp led Abrams, 50% to 42%, according to the survey by InsiderAdvantage/Fox 5. Kemp gained one percentage point and Abrams lost two since the group’s July poll, although the new one also showed an increase in undecided voters.

The finding drew a quick rebuke from a Democratic pollster who called it “our dumpster-fire poll of the day.” InsiderAdvantage Chief Executive Officer Matt Towery is a well-known Republican in the state, and was one of the few to predict former President Donald Trump’s 2016 win.

“This is the season for bad, agenda-driven polls,” said Tom Bonier, a Democratic strategist and CEO of TargetSmart, a Washington, DC, data and polling firm, in a Twitter thread.

With two months until the election, a RealClearPolitics average of recent surveys on the Georgia governor’s race has Kemp, 58, ahead of Abrams by 5.5 percentage points. Kemp is polling close to the majority vote he would need to avoid a runoff with Abrams.