Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Rick Jackson Head to GOP Runoff for Georgia Governor

Trump-endorsed Jones and healthcare executive Jackson are eyeing the governor’s mansion in the battleground state.

An election worker sorts ballots during the U.S. midterm election at Mesa County Central Services in Grand Junction, Colo., on Nov. 8, 2022. Jason Connolly/AFP via Getty Images

SAVANNAH, Ga.—Peach State voters sent two Republican candidates, President Donald Trump-endorsed Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire businessman Rick Jackson, to a runoff in Georgia’s gubernatorial primary contest on May 19.

Jones and Jackson received 37 percent and 34 percent of the vote, respectively, when the Associated Press called the runoff at 8:50 p.m. ET, failing to garner more than 50 percent of the vote in what became a costly contest for the GOP field.