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Georgia District 2

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Sanford Bishop
Democratic · incumbent
>99 in 100
50–50chance of winning, out of 100
Matt Day
Republican
<1 in 100

Sanford Bishop wins in >99 of 100 simulations.

There are no qualifying public polls yet, so the forecast leans on fundamentals; partisan lean, the national environment and incumbency point to Sanford Bishop +22.4.

Chance no one clears 50% and the race goes to a December runoff: 0 in 100 (rough estimate from the projected margin).

Where the result could land

Every simulated outcome, grouped in 2-point steps. Projected margin Bishop +22.5; 80 in 100 fall between Bishop +15.1 and Bishop +29.8.

Day +30Day +20Day +10Bishop +10Bishop +20Bishop +30Tie

The candidates

Sanford BishopIncumbent
Democratic
No biography on file yet.
Matt Day
Republican
No biography on file yet.

Ballot list and short bios from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); websites from Wikidata.

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Polls

No public polls have tested Sanford Bishop against Matt Day yet.

No polls of this matchup yet, so there is no polling average. The forecast relies on fundamentals.

Chance of winning over time

How this race’s odds have moved as polls and the national environment changed.

No change over the past 3 months
020406080100Aug 1Sep 1Oct 1

Out of 100. Today: Bishop 100, Day 0.

What’s driving the forecast

The model blends each estimate by how much to trust it right now. Polls get 0% of the weight, 15 days out.

Polling average (after adjustments)—no polls
Partisan lean (Cook PVI, 2026 lines) D+4.0roughly 8 points of margin vs. the nation
National environment D+9.6generic ballot + presidential approval
Incumbent’s track record Bishop +1.1In 2024 they ran 2.3 pts more Democratic than the state’s lean predicted; half carries over (max 10)
IncumbencyBishop +3.6incumbent’s side
Fundamentals estimateBishop +22.4±6 typical error
Expert ratings (average)—used only in the “+ Expert ratings” version
ForecastBishop +22.4±5.7 standard deviation, including 2.3 for movement before Election Day

All three versions

  • Polls only: Sanford Bishop >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals: Sanford Bishop >99 in 100 (Solid D)
  • Polls + fundamentals + experts: Sanford Bishop >99 in 100 (Solid D)

Rules and notes

  • Georgia requires a majority: if no candidate tops 50%, the top two meet in a runoff.
  • Incumbent renominated

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