Georgia’s Republican primary runoffs are held Tuesday for the state’s governor and U.S. Senate nominations. In the governor race, incumbent Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, a Trump-backed candidate, faces healthcare executive and billionaire Rick Jackson after neither candidate won a majority in the first primary in order to avoid a runoff. CBS News reports that Rick Jackson defeats Jones to secure the GOP nomination for governor. Coverage from The Hill describes the matchup ahead of the vote, with Jones backed by President Trump and also supported by Gov. Brian Kemp, and notes that the runoff follows the failure of either candidate to reach a majority in the earlier contest.
In the Senate runoff, The Hill and CBS News report that Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins wins Georgia’s GOP Senate primary runoff. The victor of the governor runoff is set to succeed term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.
