Raffensperger bets on an old-school GOP as MAGA dominates Georgia
TL;DR
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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