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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
Georgia voters from both parties will also select candidates to replace Kemp as governor in a state that may play a major role in deciding the 2028 presidential election. Among the Republican candidates is Brad
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
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