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Burt Jones facing off against healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson – and locking out Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state and longtime political enemy of Donald Trump who was on track to finish a distant third
challengers to battle themselves rather than taking direct aim across the aisle. “[The race] will tighten, I think, but right now, it's looking a little gloomier than what it normally would just because Ossoff
challenge, as Georgia’s GOP has increasingly shunned its small government roots in favor of aligning with the populist right. , Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will compete against healthcare executive Rick Jackson next month. **Yesterday, Trump said
challengers in her bid to oust Republican Rob Bresnahan Jr, who also flipped a Democratic-held seat in 2024. In the Harrisburg-centered 10th district, county commissioner Justin Douglas is vying for the Democratic nomination
challenger Ed Gallrein, in what was the most expensive House primary race in history. Massie had broken with Trump on the investigation into billionaire financier Jeffrey Epstein, the war in Iran, and US support
Burt Jones’ campaign, but it does not change the fundamentals for us.” The attorney general has a long-shot chance of advancing out of the primary, however, as [polls show him in a single-digit
challenger to the renegade Republican after Massie voted against the party’s signature tax-and-spending package last year, and Trump’s allies have now poured over $10 million into sinking the incumbent
Burt Jones [clinched a spot in the gubernatorial runoff](https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/raffensperger-loses-georgia-governor-primary-00929036) on Tuesday alongside billionaire Rick Jackson, [who told supporters](https://x.com/kirk_bado/status/2056905391485669429) he’d govern like the president “with a southern tone
Burt Jones and Rick Jackson have advanced to a run-off in [Georgia’s Republican primary](/news/2026/5/17/what-to-know-about-georgias-primary-as-republicans-set-sights-on-senate) for governor, extending a bruising fight over who will represent the party in November’s midterm election. Jones
Burt Jones has Trump's endorsement and enjoyed a seemingly insurmountable advantage over state Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger for much of the campaign. But a few months ago, billionaire
challenger for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, whose 2020 victory came amid a liberal surge in a state long dominated by conservatives. Also topping the ticket will be the race to choose a Democratic gubernatorial candidate
Burt Jones will face billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson, who spent $83.5m of his fortune on the race. The bruising contest knocked out two high-profile statewide officials: Attorney General Chris Carr and Secretary