GA Supreme Court: Bethel seat winner?
$174.9K
MAY 20, 2026
General Election
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Live Odds — GA Supreme Court: Bethel seat winner?
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1%chance to win
$174.9KMAY 20, 2026Candidate Overview
Key details about the candidate’s background, party, office sought and current campaign.
Current roleAttorney
Political ideologyProgressive Democrat
GenderFemale
LocationGeorgia
BackgroundAttorney
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EducationSpelman College (BA)
Notable personal detailsShaMiracle Johnson Rankin is an Atlanta-based personal injury attorney. She is a graduate of Spelman College and the University of Georgia School of Law, and has served as the 40th president of the Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys. In 2026 she ran in the nonpartisan election for a seat on the Supreme Court of Georgia held by Justice Charlie Bethel.
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Political Positions
Healthcare
The candidate says all Georgians should have access to essential healthcare provided with dignity and accountability and emphasizes courts’ role in ensuring accountability for patients and families. The campaign also highlights support for privacy and bodily autonomy in abortion-related healthcare decisions and has been endorsed by reproductive-rights organizations.
Abortion & Reproductive Rights
The candidate supports reproductive freedom and abortion access, emphasizing privacy, bodily autonomy, and the need for judges who protect those rights. The campaign opposes the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned Roe v. Wade and has received endorsements from major pro‑choice organizations.
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Climate & Energy
The candidate is endorsed by environmental groups and listed climate as one of their campaign issues, indicating support for pro-clean-energy and climate-protection positions rather than opposition to climate regulation. Public materials and third-party endorsements frame the candidacy as aligned with conservation and climate advocacy. No detailed policy platform language about specific targets or fossil-fuel phase-outs is present on the candidate’s campaign Beliefs page.
Latest News
Miracle Rankin is in the news because she was running in a closely watched Georgia Supreme Court race against Republican-appointed Justice Charles Bethel. The race drew heavy party involvement and more than $4 million in advertising, but the summaries do not say whether Rankin won or lost. Other recent Georgia political coverage focuses on redistricting fights and broader election battles, but Rankin is not directly tied to those developments in the reports provided.
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