Rick Jackson, a billionaire healthcare executive and first-time candidate, defeated Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in Georgia’s Republican runoff for governor. Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.
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Republican runoffs in Georgia and Alabama tested Donald Trump’s endorsement power, with early Georgia results showing Trump-backed Burt Jones trailing in the governor’s race and Mike Collins narrowly leading in the Senate contest. Voters also cast ballots in Oklahoma and Washington, D.C.