Georgia GOP gubernatorial candidates Burt Jones and Rick Jackson made it to a runoff Tuesday after taking 38.4% and 32.5% of the vote, respectively.
Jones and Jackson made it to a runoff Tuesday after they took 38.4% and 32.5% of the vote, respectively. The two are largely ideologically aligned, distinguished by their pro-Trump credentials, while the anti-Trump Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger received just 15% of the vote.
In the contest to decide which pro-Trump Republican will advance to the general election to face incumbent Sen. Massie ousted, Georgia Democrats big turnout, and runoffs set. What you missed from last night’s primariesIn his challenge, Jones questioned Jackson’s pro-Trump credentials, and his campaign noted in its press release that Jones had been endorsed by Trump.
“Last time Rick Jackson was on stage, he claimed he couldn’t remember if he had illegal aliens working for him,” Jones said. “Since then, he’s been caught up in Forsyth County Court trying to avoid paying an illegal alien workman’s compensation after he got injured on his property.
” “I think voters would be well-served to hear from Rick Jackson again and see if he’s gotten himself better acquainted with the truth since his last time on the debate stage,” he added. Jones’s campaign accused Jackson of “hiding behind slick ads and dark money groups,” challenging him to at least one televised debate before the June 16 primary. Even before the runoff began, the Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary broke records as the most expensive in the state’s history.
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