Upset Brief · GA-05 · John Salvesen (R) vs. Nikema Williams (D), incumbent

A long shot on the math: it takes a 69.9-point national wave.

0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
202,740
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 13
Where
  1. 01
    Silver Lake (DeKalb County)
    Starting line Williams +16. 7.6% split their ticket.
    +113
  2. 02
    Precinct 08L (Fulton County)
    Starting line Williams +43. 8.3% split their ticket.
    +109
  3. 03
    06d1 (Fulton County)
    Starting line Williams +59. 8.1% split their ticket.
    +106
  4. 04
    Ashford Park Elem (DeKalb County)
    Starting line Williams +5. 11.3% split their ticket.
    +102
  5. 05
    Brookhaven (DeKalb County)
    Starting line Williams +18. 8.2% split their ticket.
    +92
  6. 06
    Sagamore Hills Elem (DeKalb County)
    Starting line Williams +43. 7.1% split their ticket.
    +85

The top 12 precincts carry 18% of the plan.

How
  • P
    Persuade
    5,800 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean Williams today.
    +5,800
  • M
    Mobilize
    There are almost no precincts Salvesen's side carries, so turnout alone cannot help here.
    +0
  • C
    Consolidate
    Voters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Salvesen's way.
    +88

Plus a national shift of 69.9 points of margin (196,851 votes) that no campaign controls.

What has to be true
  1. Salvesen wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning Williams.
  2. The national environment moves about 69.9 points toward Salvesen's side between now and November 3.
  3. No 2026 public poll exists for this race, so the starting line is a weighted blend of official recent results; the first real poll will move it.
The numbers behind it
  • 01
    Crossover regression
    262 precincts, R² 0.980, 46 crossover precincts identified
  • 02
    Monte Carlo
    20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -229,892 to -163,955 votes.
  • 03
    Money, FEC candidate totals through June 30
    Salvesen no FEC totals reported; Williams $76,092.
  • 04
    Call program for this list
    8,178 households, 24,535 dials, about 1,286 live conversations: an estimated $3,853 at published rates.
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Independent analysis by The Political Group from official Georgia Secretary of State precinct returns (2022 and 2024), FEC filings and published polls, as of September 26, 2026. Not affiliated with any candidate or party.