Rick Jackson Wins Georgia GOP Runoff After Spending $100 Million, Defeating Trump-Backed Burt Jones
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 12
Rick Jackson Wins Georgia GOP Runoff After Spending $100 Million, Defeating Trump-Backed Burt Jones
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 12
Summary
Rick Jackson captured Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial nomination Tuesday, beating Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in a runoff to replace term-limited Gov. Brian Kemp.
More than $100 million of Jackson’s own money and an outsider message helped lift a candidate little known months ago over Jones, despite endorsements from Donald Trump and Kemp.
Jackson now advances to a general-election matchup with former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who won the Democratic nomination outright last month.
The result marks another test of Trump’s primary clout, showing his backing could not carry Jones even after a recent streak of wins for endorsed candidates in other states.