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Jones, Jackson move to Republican primary run-off in Georgia governor race Burt Jones and Rick
Burt Jones in Georgia governor race Republicans in Georgia just proved that one thing can overcome
Burt Jones, who’s running for Georgia governor — to take the race’s temperature, according
governor, Trump-backed **Burt Jones** was facing off against the healthcare billionaire and political newcomer **Rick Jackson.** Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state and longtime political enemy of Trump, was locked
Georgia governor is headed to a runoff, [according to a race called by the Associated Press](https://apps.npr.org/primary-election-results-2026/states/GA.html). Lt. Gov. Burt Jones
races for governor and US Senate head to June runoffs The Republican primary campaign for [Georgia](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/state-of-georgia) governor will go to a June runoff, with the lieutenant governor Burt Jones
governor Burt Jones to face Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, after a bruising election campaign that led to libel litigation and federal challenges to Georgia election law. Ossoff, who has represented Georgia
Georgia’s closely watched Republican race for governor is heading to a [June 16 run-off](/news/2026/5/20/jones-jackson-move-to-republican-primary-run-off-in-georgia-governor-race) after no candidate secured a majority of the vote on Tuesday. Trump-backed Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the state’s rancorous GOP gubernatorial runoff, aligning the popular governor with President Donald Trump on their preferred candidate. Kemp’s last-minute public blessing
Jones said in an interview with POLITICO. As Jackson has upended the governor’s race, he’s also taking up so much of voters’ attention that Georgia Republicans in other races are worried about their
Georgia's open governor's race is one of the most competitive in the country this year, and both parties' primaries have been dominated by arguments over electability. On the Republican side, Lt. Gov. Burt
race represents a rare opportunity for Democrats in the general election to flip the office. Georgia has not had a Democratic governor since 2003. Running on the Republican side are billionaire Rick Jackson and Trump
race, with Trump and Kemp both lining up behind Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones, the top vote-getter in the first round of primary voting. He failed to secure a majority, and will face healthcare executive
Georgia politics. Hours later, Kemp stepped into the other marquee contest in the state, [endorsing Lt. Gov. Burt Jones](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/06/14/kemp-endorses-burt-jones-georgia-governor-00961840) — the Trump-backed Republican — to succeed him in the governor’s mansion
races across the U.S., the general election was essentially held yesterday because so many were uncontested, Fowler said. - ➡️ **Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic primary for Georgia governor** and will face
Georgia governor. Jackson’s flood of ads [helped drown out Lt. Gov. Burt Jones](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/15/rick-jackson-georgia-governor-billionaire-00872242) and other Republicans up and down the ballot, as the billionaire tried to convince voters that he didn
Burt Jones interact at the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young Republican primary election debate in Atlanta, on April 27, 2026.](https://static.politico.com/ea/0e/101914364b20987451fbb8005e62/ap26117819010583-edit.jpg) Even if the secretary of state were to make
Burt Jones’ gubernatorial run is a rebuke of Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who rose to national prominence by defying the president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election and is himself running for governor
governor has joined Dooley at dozens of campaign stops. And Hardworking Americans, a Kemp-aligned PAC, is [up on the air](https://x.com/HW_Americans/status/2054590733961625939) on Dooley's behalf. “I'm totally fine with the timing
Burt Jones advanced to a runoff election for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor — locking out Raffensperger, who [rose to prominence](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/02/04/raffensperger-2020-election-trump-00763913) defending Georgia’s 2020 election results but [struggled to gain traction