Kemp says electability drove his decision to back Jones in Georgia’s GOP race for governor

By: Alander Rocha

Outlets: Georgia Recorder

Published: June 15, 2026

Words: 747

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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Candidates running for their party tickets in Tuesday’s runoff election made their last-ditch campaign efforts over the weekend and on Monday.

Gov. Brian Kemp had a particularly busy Monday, when he campaigned both for Lt. Gov. Burt Jones in the governor’s race and former football coach Derek Dooley in the U.S. Senate race, and stood firm on his argument of backing a candidate based on electability. Jones is facing wealthy businessman Rick Jackson and Dooley …

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