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won the Democratic primary for governor outright. Meanwhile, two Georgia supreme court justices won re-election
won the Democratic primary for Georgia governor** and will face the Republican runoff winner. [In the GOP primary
Georgia Republican voters will select their candidate to face off against incumbent Democratic senator Jon Ossoff, who is seeking a second term representing a state Trump won two years ago. Three
won the state in 2024. Georgia, which has a Republican-controlled state government and two Democratic U.S. senators, will be a key state in November and could help decide the balance of parties
Georgia swing voters. They're not happy with the Iran war](https://www.npr.org/2026/04/16/nx-s1-5781002/georgia-focus-groups-trump-iran-war) **NEW HAMPSHIRE (D-Open) LEAN D:** Democrats won this state in the presidential election in 2024, which was generally a tough
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, Georgia’s lieutenant governor, and Jackson, a healthcare billionaire, will face each other again
primary matter? Democrats pulled off a pair of upsets in Georgia’s 2020 race for the US Senate. Both of the state’s US Senate seats were on the ballot that year, after an unexpected
governor and previously defeated a Trump-backed challenger in 2022. But he’s [polling even lower](https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/04/ajc-poll-more-than-100m-later-gop-governors-race-is-neck-and-neck/) than the secretary of state. And Gabriel Sterling, a former top Raffensperger lieutenant, is locked
Georgia’s Republican Senate primary is also heading to a June 16 run-off. Congressman Mike Collins, who campaigned heavily on immigration enforcement, and political outsider Derek Dooley, a former college American football coach backed
governor, Kemp, to run for Ossoff’s seat. Others point to a lackluster effort by the National Republican Senatorial Committee to recruit a stronger crop of candidates or unify the field. Many also fault Trump
won’t redraw congressional map ahead of midterms, Kemp says Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, said Friday his state will not redraw its congressional lines ahead of the midterms, rejecting calls to reschedule
Georgia, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger [declined](https://www.npr.org/2021/11/04/1052448136/in-his-new-book-georgias-top-voting-official-goes-deep-on-infamous-call-with-tru) Trump's request to "find" 11,780 votes. In Michigan, Democratic Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson had armed protesters [descend on her home
won their races by wide margins, boosted by the president’s endorsement. Meanwhile, longtime Trump antagonists — especially those who denied the 2020 election was “stolen” — lost their primary battles: Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Attorney
Governor Lee — PUSH HARD!” Reverend **Al Sharpton** appeared this morning on MS Now’s Morning Joe program to discuss yesterday’s court ruling, describing the decision as a “devastating blow”. “It takes the last part
Governor Josh Shapiro had urged building unions supporting Street not to run attack advertisements against Stanford, over concerns it would boost Rabb’s chances. Rabb, meanwhile, had been endorsed by a series of progressive stalwarts
governor Tuesday night. [](https://www.npr.org/2026/05/16/nx-s1-5824533/bill-cassidy-lost-louisiana-primary-letlow-trump) ### [Elections