“Georgians just endured a long election where the lieutenant governor was proud to fight alongside President Trump — now it’s time to get to work,” said Jones’ chief of staff, Loree Anne Paradise. “Burt is focused on d...
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's Republican attorney general, Chris Carr, said Thursday that he's running for governor in 2026, becoming the first major candidate from either party to announce a bid.
Georgia Governor Brian Kemp and former Senator David Perdue faced off in their second debate in the race to be the state's next governor. Early voting for the Republican primary begins Monday. CBS News political reporter Adam Brewster joins "CB
Brian Kemp speaks after being sworn in as Georgia’s Governor during a ceremony on Jan. 12, 2023, in Atlanta. Kemp is trying to steer the Republican Party away from Donald Trump and his 2020 election lies, but his state party shows little interest in moving on. (AP Photo/Brynn And...
But it also has roots in the brewing GOP race for governor between Attorney General Chris Carr, who announced his campaign in November, and Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who is expected to join the race within months. A proposal to be introduced today by Republican state Sen. Blake Tillery of Vi...
Abrams raised $85 million through Sept. 30, but even Kemp’s $60 million would have by far been a record for a governor’s race in Georgia, as he sought to build a national fundraising base. And Abrams’ financial advantage was never enough to run away with the race — Kemp has led...
the FiveThirtyEight forecast gives the Senate race about a 1-in-5 chance of going to a runoff, while the governor’s race has about a 1-in-10 chance.At this point, it’s too soon to say how the races in Georgia will change, but with two months to go until Elect...
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Trump has ranted against Kemp — who he endorsed and helped to victory in the 2018 gubernatorial primary — as disloyal. Given Trump’s power over the party and his deep disdain for Kemp, the governor at first looked like a dead man walking, especially after Trump and his allies wooed for...
Former Senator David Perdue is challenging Georgia Governor Brian Kemp in the state's Republican primary, igniting a political firestorm over the party's national direction. Atlanta Journal-Constitution Washington correspondent Tia Mitchell joi