{"id":69190,"date":"2026-05-19T21:23:31","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:23:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/two-republicans-head-to-runoff-for-georgia-governors-race\/"},"modified":"2026-05-19T21:23:31","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T01:23:31","slug":"two-republicans-head-to-runoff-for-georgia-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/two-republicans-head-to-runoff-for-georgia-governors-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Republicans Head to Runoff for Georgia Governor&#8217;s Race"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779240211414.jpg?resize=450%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-69189\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779240211414.jpg?w=450&amp;ssl=1 450w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779240211414.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Two candidates have emerged from the Republican primary field to compete in a runoff election for Georgia&#8217;s governor&#8217;s race, according to media reports released Tuesday.<\/p><p>Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face off in the Republican runoff, with the victor earning the party&#8217;s nomination for the November general election.<\/p><p>The winning candidate will seek to replace Brian Kemp, a Republican who is prevented from seeking another term due to state term limit restrictions.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Burt Jones and Rick Jackson will face each other in a Republican primary runoff for Georgia&#8217;s gubernatorial race. The winner will compete in November&#8217;s general election to succeed Brian Kemp, who cannot seek reelection due to term limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69189,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[833],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69190","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779240211414.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-hZY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":69250,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/georgia-gop-senate-primary-heads-to-runoff-between-collins-and-dooley\/","url_meta":{"origin":69190,"position":0},"title":"Georgia GOP Senate Primary Heads to Runoff Between Collins and Dooley","author":"Admin","date":"May 20, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Two Republicans will compete in a June runoff for the chance to challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia's November election. 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