Georgia’s Republican primary for governor goes to a June 16 runoff between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare executive Rick Jackson. Multiple outlets report that Jones and Jackson finish as the top two vote-getters in a crowded GOP field that includes Brad Raffensperger, the Georgia secretary of state. Several sources project Jones and Jackson’s advancement based on vote counts and tabulations from outlets including Decision Desk HQ and other reporting organizations. The runoff determines the Republican nominee to succeed Gov. Brian Kemp.
While the governor race remains unresolved for Republicans, the Democratic primary for Georgia governor is decided outright: Keisha Lance Bottoms is reported to have won without a runoff. One source also notes that Georgia’s other major Republican contest—its U.S. Senate race—heads to runoffs as well, though details there are outside the governor primary result itself. Overall coverage agrees on the central outcome: Jones and Jackson will face each other again in the June runoff.
