SAVANNAH, Ga.—Peach State voters sent two Republican candidates, President Donald Trump-endorsed Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire businessman Rick Jackson, to a runoff in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary contest on May 19.
Jones and Jackson received 37 percent and 34 percent of the vote, respectively, when the Associated Press called the runoff at 8:50 p.m. ET, failing to garner more than 50 percent of the vote in what became a costly contest for the GOP field.
Georgia’s Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won 14 percent of the vote.
The runoff election is set for June 16. Republicans are looking to retain the governor’s office, with the party winning every election to the post since 2002….
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Rick Jackson Head to GOP Runoff for Georgia Governor
