Upset Brief · GA-06 · Kevin Martin (R) vs. Lucy McBath (D), incumbent
A long shot on the math: it takes a 46.5-point national wave.
0%
odds today
0%
odds with the plan
142,967
net votes to find
37
days left; voting starts October 13
Where
- 01+152Smyrna 6A (Cobb County)Starting line McBath +20. 7.8% split their ticket.
- 02+145Precinct 08J (Fulton County)Starting line McBath +15. 13.6% split their ticket.
- 03+143Smyrna 4A (Cobb County)Starting line McBath +22. 7.0% split their ticket.
- 04+138Precinct 07B (Fulton County)Starting line Martin +12. 11.2% split their ticket. About 344 more ballots in 2024 than in 2022 (estimate).
- 05+138Smyrna 7A (Cobb County)Starting line McBath +49. 6.0% split their ticket.
- 06+137Precinct 08B (Fulton County)Starting line Martin +1. 11.0% split their ticket.
The top 12 precincts carry 21% of the plan.
How
- P+7,125Persuade7,125 voters who split their ticket in recent elections and lean McBath today.
- M+83MobilizeAt least 1,280 people who voted in 2024 but not in 2022, in precincts where Martin's side wins at least 55 percent.
- C+165ConsolidateVoters who went third party in recent races, in the precincts that lean Martin's way.
Plus a national shift of 46.5 points of margin (135,594 votes) that no campaign controls.
What has to be true
- Martin wins 50 percent of the ticket splitters now leaning McBath.
- In Precinct 07B (Fulton County) and 08f1 (Fulton County), 35 percent of the people who voted in 2024 but skipped 2022 come back and vote.
- The national environment moves about 46.5 points toward Martin's side between now and November 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
- 01Crossover regression240 precincts, R² 0.993, 31 crossover precincts identified
- 02Monte Carlo20,000 seeded simulated elections with a 7-point baseline error. 90% range of the final margin with the plan: -169,091 to -102,205 votes.
- 03Money, FEC candidate totals through March 31Martin $100 cash on hand; McBath $676,349.
- 04Call program for this list11,042 households, 33,125 dials, about 1,736 live conversations: an estimated $4,927 at published rates.
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.