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Trump-foe Raffensperger falls short in GOP Georgia governor’s primary

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by Ashleigh Fields - 05/19/26 11:11 PM ET

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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger (R) on Tuesday became the latest foe of President Trump to lose a Republican primary ahead of the midterm elections.

Raffensperger, who is well known for rebuking the president’s push to overturn the 2020 election, came in dead last in a field of three candidates vying for the GOP nomination for Georgia governor, earning less than 15 percent of voter support.

Trump endorsed Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, who led the crowded primary with 38.78 percent of votes, while billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson gathered 32.85 percent of voter support.

Neither met the 50 percent threshold to win the party nomination outright, so the two are projected to advance to a runoff in the Republican primary for governor in the Peach State, according to Decision Desk HQ.

Throughout his campaign, Raffensperger branded himself as a “conservative Republican” who was “prepared to make the tough decisions.

In one of his campaign ads, he highlighted a plan to “follow the law and the Constitution.”

Last week, authorities said they received a manifesto depicting Raffensperger’s face with the words “boom” plastered on the image, NBC reported.

On a separate occasion, police also responded to a bomb scare at one of his campaign stops before the primary at Middle Georgia Regional Airport.

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