Raffensperger bets on an old-school GOP as MAGA dominates Georgia
Georgia secretary of state Brad Raffensperger—famous for resisting Trump’s 2020 effort to overturn the election—is running for governor in 2026, trying to stay in an old-school GOP lane as MAGA rises within the Georgia GOP. He’s polling in third place behind Trump-backed Burt Jones and Rick Jackson and is vastly outspent (about $4 million vs. $61 million for Jackson and $26 million for Jones), with GOP strategists skeptical of his path to a runoff. Raffensperger emphasizes bread-and-butter issues and a steady record on elections and business, but the race has become a test of whether non-MAGA Republicans can survive in a party now dominated by Donald Trump’s base.
- Brad Raffensperger navigates his party’s MAGA reality Politico
- Candidate for governor makes stops in Savannah area ahead of primary Savannah Morning News
- Republican governor candidates pitch voters ahead of Georgia primary WTOC
- Georgia gubernatorial candidates make stops in Middle Georgia as primary underway WGXA
- In Rome visit, Raffensperger focuses on reinvestment, roads and reshoring The Rome News-Tribune
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