Politics & Government
Miller, Strickland Top Projected Winners In GA Primary 2026: See List
Georgia voters determined who is staying the course on the campaign trail toward the November general election and whose ride ended early.
Among major races Tuesday, multiple nominees learned their fate in Georgia's general primary.
Three key races were lieutenant governor, secretary of state and attorney general. The two former races resulted in runoffs, which will be held on June 16.
Candidates must have cleared the required 50 percent plus one vote threshold to avoid a runoff in the primary.
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Party nominees in their respective races will head to the Nov. 3 general election. A runoff could be held on Dec. 1.
Georgia Republicans looked for a challenger to Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. U.S. Reps. Mike Collins and Buddy Carter played up their conservative records on Capitol Hill, while former college football coach Derek Dooley pitched himself as a political outsider.
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The race to replace Ossoff is heading for a runoff, with Collins and Dooley as the last two remaining candidates, the Associated Press reported.
In the governor primary, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and healthcare billionaire Rick Jackson have advanced to the June 16 Republican runoff, extending a bruising campaign battle.
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With 100 percent of precincts reporting, the following is a list of results in some of Georgia's major races as released by the Secretary of State's Office. All results are unofficial until certified.
Lieutenant Governor
| Candidate (in no particular order) | Percentage of Votes | Number of Votes |
| Josh McLaurin (D) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | 41.41 | 426,132 |
| Nabilah Parkes (D) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | 39.50 | 406,475 |
| Richard Wright (D) | 19.08 | 196,363 |
| David Clark (R) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Greg Dolezal (R) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Steve Gooch (R) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| John F. Kennedy (R) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Dr. Brenda Nelson-Porter (R) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Dr. Takosha Swan (R) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Blake Tillery (R) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
Secretary of State
| Candidate (in no particular order) | Percentage of Votes | Number of Votes |
| Tim Fleming (R) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | 39.22 | 333,800 |
| Ted Metz (R) | 5.60 | 47,684 |
| Gabriel Sterling (R) | 11.94 | 101,636 |
| Kelvin King (R) | 15.95 | 135,711 |
| Vernon Jones (R) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | 27.29 | 232,279 |
| Dana Barrett (D) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Cam Ashling (D) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Adrian Consonery (D) | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
| Penny Brown Reynolds (D) *Associated Press projected runoff candidate | Data Not Readily Available | Data Not Readily Available |
Attorney General
| Candidate (in no particular order) | Percentage of Votes | Number of Votes |
| Tanya Miller (D) *Associated Press projected winner | Data Not Immediately Available | Data Not Immediately Available |
| Robert "Bob" Trammell (D) | Data Not Immediately Available | Data Not Immediately Available |
| Bill Cowsert (R) | 28.40 | 241,202 |
| Brian Strickland (R) *Associated Press projected winner | 71.60 | 608,138 |
See the Associated Press full list of projected winners in Georgia.
The Associated Press contributed reporting and writing.
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