Billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson outlasted Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday and will face Democratic former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms in the race to see who becomes Georgia’s next governor.
Jackson beat Jones by about six percentage points. The Associated Press called the race at 9:45 p.m.
Jones had the endorsement of President Donald Trump and — in the final days of the campaign — Gov. Brian Kemp. He also poured tens of millions of dollars into his campaign, but Jackson spent more than $100 million.
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