Georgia GOP Primary Heads to Runoff as Raffensperger Falls Short and $65 Million Shapes Race
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Updated · POLITICO · May 20
Georgia GOP Primary Heads to Runoff as Raffensperger Falls Short and $65 Million Shapes Race
12 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 20
Brad Raffensperger failed to reach the Georgia Republican gubernatorial runoff, leaving the contest to Burt Jones and outsider John Jackson.
Nearly $65 million in Jackson self-funding and more than $28 million spent by Jones turned the primary into an exceptionally costly fight that will now stretch on for several more weeks.
Trump’s endorsement of Jones is set for a direct test against Jackson’s financial firepower, with both candidates competing for the same MAGA-heavy slice of the electorate.
Raffensperger’s loss, alongside Attorney General Chris Carr’s inability to break through, underscored how far Georgia’s GOP has shifted right since Trump reshaped the party.
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