Brad Raffensperger struggles in Georgia governor primary
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Updated · POLITICO · May 10
Brad Raffensperger struggles in Georgia governor primary
9 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 10
The Georgia secretary of state is polling third behind Trump-backed Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones and billionaire Rick Jackson before the 19 May Republican primary.
His low-key, business-focused campaign faces a Georgia GOP increasingly aligned with MAGA, while Jackson and Jones have far outspent him, with AdImpact putting their expenditures at $61m and $26m against his $4m.
Raffensperger, who resisted Donald Trump's 2020 election pressure and survived a Trump-backed challenge in 2022, is now testing whether a non-MAGA lane still exists in a key battleground state's Republican Party.
With a billionaire leading polls, is massive self-funding now the key to winning Georgia's governorship?
Can a traditional conservative message overcome massive ad spending and low polling to force a runoff?
How might a governor's past billion-dollar state contracts affect their ability to lead the state impartially?