Overview
- Republicans advanced to June 16 runoffs, with Lt. Gov. Burt Jones versus Rick Jackson for governor and Rep. Mike Collins versus Derek Dooley for U.S. Senate.
- Democrats set their tickets as Keisha Lance Bottoms won the governor nomination with President Joe Biden’s endorsement and Sen. Jon Ossoff faced no primary opponent.
- Ossoff’s race is one of the nation’s closest, with Georgia voting for President Donald Trump in 2024 and nonpartisan analysts rating the contest a toss-up.
- Collins enters the Senate runoff under scrutiny after the Office of Congressional Conduct sent to the House Ethics Committee a complaint that he misused taxpayer funds.
- The GOP governor primary has drawn more than $125 million in ads, including over $66 million by Jackson, while endorsements split with Trump backing Jones for governor and Gov. Brian Kemp supporting Dooley in the Senate race.