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primary on Tuesday. Billionaire Rick Jackson and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones advanced to a runoff election for the GOP nomination for Georgia
Georgia, the Trump-backed gubernatorial candidate seems likely to advance to a runoff, while Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger — who refused to accept the president’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election results — is polling
Georgia](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/10/raffensperger-georgia-governor-race-trump-maga-00913151) and Kentucky, where Rep. Thomas Massie is up for reelection and he’s picked sides in the open Senate race, will [be another test](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/28/trump-and-kentucky-republicans-are-uniting-against-massie-he-could-still-win-00894312). Now, the president
Georgia.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/4000x4000+766+0/resize/100/quality/85/format/jpeg/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1f%2F8f%2F459baac543159275e861a7377cdd%2Fgettyimages-2265310983.jpg)](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122235/primary-day-alabama-georgia-idaho-kentucky-oregon-pennsylvania) ### [Politics](https://www.npr.org/sections/politics/) ### [Tuesday is a big primary day. Here's what you need to know](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/18/g-s1-122235/primary-day-alabama-georgia-idaho-kentucky-oregon-pennsylvania) Trump's last-minute move to back Paxton is an effort
GOP nominee. “Anytime you have a lot of money on TV, it’s going to raise the bar for everybody. Unfortunately, it's just a necessity,” he said unapologetically. Speaking with POLITICO after the Banks