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Georgia lieutenant governor Democratic runoff stories

May 20, 2026

McLaurin and Parkes Advance to Runoff in Georgia Democratic Lieutenant Governor Primary

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.

May 20, 2026·1 source

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▪Richard N. Wright previously ran for mayor of Atlanta in 2021 and for the state Senate in 2024
▪The runoff election between Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Parkes is scheduled for June 16, 2026
▪Josh McLaurin, a resident of Sandy Springs, has served in the Georgia state Senate for four years and was previously elected to the Georgia House in 2018

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Democratic Party primaries1 Georgia Democratic primary1 Georgia primary elections1 U.S. Senate politics1 US midterm elections1

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