Candidates running to be Georgia’s next governor are shelling out millions ahead of the May 19 primary election even as a large number of voters remain unsure about which candidate to support.
With about 30% of likely Republican voters still undecided according to recent polling, two leading Republican nominees together have spent over $80 million in hopes of chipping away at each other’s support. Lt. Gov. Burt Jones raised nearly $4.4 million in contributions and loaned himself another $17 million, while wealthy healthcare executive Rick Jackson has raised nearly $83.5 million, of which $83 million came from Jackson himself.
Attorney General Chris Carr, who has raised over $5.3 million, and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, who raised almost $1.1 million and loaned himself another $6 million, each spent over $4 million in hopes of making it into the runoff.
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