Republican voters in the Georgia primaries will have some more voting ahead of them in key races at the federal and state levels in June.
The 11th Congressional District, which includes most of East Cobb, has a vacancy due to the retirement of U.S. Rep. Barry Loudermilk.
In Tuesday’s elections, physician John Cowan led a crowded field, receiving 42 percent of the vote. He will be in a June 16 runoff against Rob Adkerson, who is Loudermilk’s chief of staff.
According to final, unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office, Adkerson received 21 percent, while former Georgia Public Service Commissioner Tricia Pridemore got 18 percent.
The 11th District also includes Cherokee, Bartow and parts of Gordon and Pickens counties. The Democratic nominee is Chris Harden, who easily won his primary on Tuesday.
U.S. Senate runoff
The Republican battle in the U.S. Senate also was extended when Tuesday’s results weren’t sufficient to secure the nomination.
Two-term U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley will be competing for the right to face incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Collins led the five-man field with 40 percent of the vote, to 30 percent for Dooley, who coached at the University of Tennessee and is the son of the late University of Georgia football coach and athletics director Vince Dooley.
Dooley, who is supported by outgoing Gov. Brian Kemp, got more votes in Cobb County than the other candidates, receiving 4o percent.
Battle for Governor
Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and business executive Rick Jackson will square off in the Republican runoff for Georgia governor.
Jones received 38 percent of the vote to 33 percent for Jackson, who entered the race in January and spent an estimated $100 million on his campaign.
Both candidates are vying for the votes of supporters of President Donald Trump, who officially endorsed Jones.
Jones narrowly led in votes in Cobb County.
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Attorney General Chris Carr got 15 and 11 percent of the vote, respectively, in the gubernatorial primary.
In November, the GOP nominee will face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who crushed Democratic primary opposition, getting 56 percent of the vote.
Former State Sen. Jason Esteves, who briefly represented a portion of East Cobb, finished second with 18 percent of the vote.
There also will be a Republican runoff for lieutenant governor between two Georgia state senators, Greg Dolezal and John F. Kennedy.
The Democratic runoff for the same seat also has two state senators, Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Parkes.
For more Congressional and state election results, click here.
Supreme Court decisions
Two incumbent members of the Georgia Supreme Court beat back challenges in non-partisan elections that were watched around the country.
Charlie Bethel and Sarah Hawkins Warren defeated candidates promoted by Democratic Party interests.
Bethel received 51 percent of the vote against Miracle Rankin, an Atlanta personal injury attorney. Warren soundly defeated former State Sen. Jen Jordan with 59 percent of the vote.
Rankin and Jordan, the Democratic nominee for Georgia Attorney General in 2022, were cited by the Georgia Judicial Qualifications Commission for likely violating ethics rules prohibiting endorsements of one another and by stating positions on issues likely to come before a court, in particular abortion rights.
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