Overview
- Georgia voters will return to the polls on June 16 to resolve GOP runoffs that will name the party’s nominees for governor and the U.S. Senate.
- Turnout in May’s primary was just over one in four registered voters and runoffs historically draw far fewer voters, so targeted early lists and ground operations are likely to decide these races.
- Polling shows the Republican U.S. Senate runoff between Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley is tight with some surveys giving Collins a modest lead and others showing a near tie.
- President Trump has formally endorsed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the GOP governor runoff and staged a virtual rally for him while establishment figures have backed Rick Jackson in a closely fought contest.
- Reporting that CENTEGIX, a company linked to Derek Dooley’s family, profited from state school contracts and donated to pro‑Kemp groups has prompted lawmakers to request an independent probe and become a focal point in the final days of the campaigns.