Cash Wins the Runoff: Rick Jackson Tops Trump-Backed Burt Jones in Georgia GOP Primary
TL;DR
Health-care executive Rick Jackson spent over $100 million of his own wealth to win Georgia's GOP gubernatorial runoff, defeating Trump-backed Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and showing that massive self-funding can override endorsements; despite Kemp's support for Jones, Jackson drew help from figures like Chris Carr, Ted Cruz, and Rick Scott and will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms (with Sen. Jon Ossoff) in November.
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