Neither Lt. Gov. Burt Jones nor billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson secured the majority of votes needed to win Tuesday's Republican primary for governor, sending them into a runoff election scheduled for June,

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones quickly switched gears after making it to a runoff in the Georgia gubernatorial election, challenging his rival, healthcare executive Rick Jackson, to a debate. Jones and Jackson made it to a runoff Tuesday after they took 38.

A crowded field of Democrats, led by Keisha Lance Bottoms, a former mayor of Atlanta, hopes to harness its party’s recent momentum in Georgia and reclaim the governor’s office for the first time in more than two decades.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and billionaire Rick Jackson will advance to a June runoff in the state’s Republican primary for governor, NBC News projects

Trump notched up another endorsement win as his preferred candidate, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, advanced to the runoffs in the GOP primary.

One of Georgia‘s leading candidates for governor, Lt. Gov. Burt Jones (R-GA), was called in for jury duty at a rather inconvenient time on Monday: just one day before Election Day in his gubernatorial primary.

Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones is running for Georgia governor, saying his four years presiding over the state Senate and business background make him the most prepared candidate.

Billionaire businessman Rick Jackson and Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones will go one more round in the Republican primary for Georgia governor, with the pair outlasting six other candidates on Tuesday and advancing to a June 16 runoff.

Georgia's primary election ended Tuesday without decisions in key races. At the top of the ticket, neither Lt.