Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr raised $2.2 million for his 2026 gubernatorial bid in less than two months after taking the unprecedented step of announcing in November.
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who could be Carr’s top opponent in the 2026 GOP primary, raised $1.7 million for what Georgia calls a leadership committee, filings show.
The question, though, is whether Jones can use that money in a Republican primary. In 2022, a federal judge ruled that incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp couldn’t spend money from his leadership committee against challenger David Perdue in a GOP primary.
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