Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire health care executive Rick Jackson advanced to next month’s runoff and the winner is expected to face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms on the November ballot.
Massie has responded to Trump’s onslaughts by positioning himself as more aligned with Trump’s agenda than Gallrein, needling his opponent as “Woke Eddie.”AP
Trump has endorsed Jones in the race to replace term-limited GOP Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
Polls closed in Tuesday’s primary contests just hours after the president made a long-awaited endorsement in the Texas Senate battle between state Attorney General Ken Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas).
In a massive blow to the incumbent, Trump gave Paxton his stamp of approval ahead of next week’s runoff – calling the firebrand AG a “winner” and “true MAGA warrior.”
Cornyn had been trailing Paxton in most polling as the GOP braces for a slugfest against state Rep. James Talarico (D-50th Dist.) in the general election.
