Former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms won the Democratic primary for governor in Georgia after leading most public polling despite facing a crowded field of candidates. She will advance to the general election to face either Jones or Jackson in November.
The Cook Political Report currently rates Georgia’s gubernatorial contest as a toss-up.
Meanwhile, incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff ran unopposed in the Democratic primary for reelection.
On the Republican side, voters selected former football coach Derek Dooley — who was backed by Gov. Brian Kemp — along with Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) to advance to a June 16 runoff after neither candidate secured more than 50% of the vote in the primary.
