Georgia Republicans are voting in runoff elections on Tuesday to select their nominees for U.S. Senate against incumbent Jon Ossoff and for governor. The Senate race features a congressman backed by President Trump against a candidate supported by Governor Brian Kemp.
Early voting has started across Georgia for the June 16 primary runoff election, which will determine the final candidates for governor and U.S. Senate in the fall general election after no candidates secured majorities in last month's primary.
Current Fulton County Commission Chairman Rob Pitts and challenger Mo Ivory debated in southwest Atlanta ahead of their June 16 Democratic runoff election, with a proposed forensic budget audit emerging as a key point of contention between the candidates.
Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Jackson declined to participate in an Atlanta Press Club debate, leaving Lt. Gov. Burt Jones to appear alone on stage during the GOP runoff campaign. Jones used the opportunity to criticize his absent opponent while Jackson campaigned elsewhere.
Representative Mike Collins has brought on several of President Trump's top political advisers to his campaign team ahead of a Georgia Senate runoff election, signaling strong Trump-aligned support for his candidacy.
Chris Carr, who finished fourth in Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary, has endorsed healthcare executive Rick Jackson in the upcoming GOP runoff election. The endorsement represents one of the first major backing decisions in the high-stakes race with less than three weeks until voters decide the Republican nominee.
Penny Brown Reynolds and Dana Barrett will face each other in a runoff election for the Democratic nomination for Georgia Secretary of State. The race comes as incumbent Republican Brad Raffensperger launched an unsuccessful bid for the GOP nomination.
CBS News projects that McLaurin and Parkes will face each other in a runoff election for the Georgia Democratic lieutenant governor nomination after neither candidate secured a majority in the May 2026 primary.
Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic primary for Georgia governor on Tuesday, avoiding a runoff and defeating a crowded field including former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond and former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan. She will face the Republican nominee in November's general election.
Republican Congressman Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley will face each other in a June 16 runoff election to determine who will challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia's November Senate race.
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to a June 16 Republican primary runoff for Georgia governor after no candidate secured a majority in the initial primary. President Donald Trump has endorsed Jones in the race.
Georgia's primary election on Tuesday showcases contentious Republican contests for governor and U.S. Senate, with Republicans dominating campaign spending while Democrats aim to leverage high turnout to flip two state supreme court seats.
Republican billionaire Rick Jackson has spent $50 million of his own money on a late-entry television advertising campaign that has dramatically reshaped the Georgia gubernatorial primary race, representing one of the highest political ad spending levels in the nation with the primary one month away.
Billionaire Rick Jackson filed to run for Georgia governor at the last minute despite another Republican having Trump's endorsement, after making a $1 million contribution to Trump's team that positioned him as a top contender in the race.
