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Governors races often are overshadowed by the fight for control of Congress during midterm elections.

The shadow of Donald Trump's tampering with the 2020 election in Georgia lands differently for the various Republicans running for office in 2022.

Georgia's Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams have little wiggle room in their rematch this fall in the closely contested state.

Just 14,000 votes in Georgia in 2020 and a less than 1 percent of the vote in three key states in 2016 have now both had huge implications for our country.

Businessman Tim Michels has won Wisconsin's Republican nomination to take on Democratic Gov. Tony Evers.

Republican hopes to reclaim a crucial governor’s seat in swing-state Wisconsin this year long appeared to rest on Rebecca Kleefisch.

The Trump Organization is under investigation for manipulating asset valuations for financial gain. Three Trump children have now been questioned in the probe.

Former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence, are campaigning Friday in Arizona for rival candidates for governor.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of Trump's allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has already helped block one of former President Donald Trump’s allies from winning the Republican nomination for governor in a crucial battleground state.

Republican primaries this year have revealed a new political strategy for numerous candidates.

More than halfway through a tumultuous primary season, voters have rendered verdicts in a number of contests, many of which featured candidates arguing they best represented a continuation of policies favored by former President Donald Trump.

Two days after losing a bitter primary to a rival she once deemed a “sellout” for occasionally working with Democrats, Katie Arrington appeared at a “unity rally” to urge South Carolina Republicans to come together and back Rep. Nancy Mace in the fall general election.

Donald Trump extended his losing record in Georgia on Tuesday after two Trump-backed U.S. House candidates lost in landslides.

State Rep. Bee Nguyen will be the Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state in November.

At least a half-dozen GOP presidential prospects are planning Iowa visits this summer now that the state's June primary has come and gone.

A U.S. House runoff in Georgia next week pits a former Democratic elected official who's been endorsed by Donald Trump against the son of a onetime Republican congressman.

Trump's endorsed candidates suffered huge losses in the GOP primary for Georgia governor and secretary of state.

Amid criticism of other voting changes, few noticed in 2021 when Georgia lawmakers shortened the period between an election and a runoff from nine weeks to four weeks.

"I do want you to know that I pray for our president. Psalm 109:8 says, 'May his days be few and another take his office,'" Boebert said with a laugh.

Trump was said to be infuriated by the primary results in Georgia, where he had staked large amounts of political capital on dislodging the governor.

Kandiss Taylor came third in Georgia's GOP primary election, losing to Brian Kemp by more than 70 points. Despite this, she is refusing to concede.

In this edition: Lessons from all of May's primaries, redistricting madness drags into Memorial Day weekend, and the director of Justice Democrats lays out their new strategy to replace centrists.

Kemp's romp, where he won nearly 75% of the Republican vote despite former President Donald Trump's support of Perdue, made headlines worldwide as proof that Republicans could defy Trump and thrive. And Abrams, once unknown, vaulted to first rank of national Democrats with her 2018 loss to Kemp and subsequent advocacy for voting rights. Georgia politics, once sleepy and Republican-dominated, have never settled down since 2018, and the intensity is clearly driving voter interest. We got to talk to more of our friends and our neighbors.”A messier Republican primary could have further benefitted Abrams. That number of votes would have been more than enough to decide any statewide election in Georgia in 2018 and 2020.

The governor's race in Georgia between Republican incumbent Brian Kemp and Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams promises to be a brutal battle that will further amp up the state's charged political environment.

The political landscape in Georgia — and nationally — has shifted significantly.

Donald Trump began May with a decisive win for a favored candidate in Ohio, catapulting a Senate hopeful to a primary victory.

How his 52-point loss stacks up to others in recent years.

Gov. Brian Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 gubernatorial clash.

Gov. Brian Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in a rematch of their 2018 gubernatorial clash.

Georgia Republicans nominated Governor Brian Kemp for a second term and picked Herschel Walker to run for the U.S. Senate. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams, while Walker will try to unseat Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock. (May 25)

Trump tried to make a statement in Georgia. He got drubbed.

Election 2022 Georgia Republican Gov. Kemp easily turned back a GOP primary challenge Tuesday from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. Angered by Kemp's refusal to go along with his extraordinary effort to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, Trump personally recruited former Sen. David Perdue to challenge the sitting governor. But none had been more consumed than Georgia by Trump and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen. “I am so proud of and happy for my friend — and just as importantly for the Georgia GOP and the people of Georgia,” Christie tweeted.

The gubernatorial primary pitted a challenger backed by Trump against a sitting governor who easily won renomination.

Election 2022 Georgia Republican Gov. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) (John Bazemore)Former President Donald Trump's crusade for vengeance suffered a devastating blow on Tuesday after Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won his primary despite rejecting Trump's entreaties to overturn his 2020 election defeat in the state. Here are some takeaways from Tuesday's primary elections in Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Texas and Minnesota:TRUMP'S BIGGEST PRIMARY DEFEATTrump had hoped to turn Georgia Gov. Kemp cruised past former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Republican primary, easily clearing the 50% threshold to avoid a runoff.

Former President Donald Trump’s crusade for vengeance suffered two devastating blows when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won their primaries despite rejecting Trump’s entreaties to reverse his 2020 election loss.

Election 2022 Georgia Governor Robert Johnson signs a Kemp sign during an election night watch party for Georgia Gov. The results served as a stinging rebuke of Trump in a race that he prioritized above almost all others. Angered by Kemp's refusal to go along with his extraordinary effort to overturn the 2020 election results in Georgia, Trump personally recruited former Sen. David Perdue to launch a primary. Trump even encouraged another Republican to drop out of the race to clear a path for a Perdue victory. But none had been more consumed than Georgia by Trump and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Republican governor methodically dismantled Trump-endorsed David Perdue's political operation, dealing the former president a big political loss.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp won the GOP primary for governor over former U.S. Senator David Perdue. Kemp will face Democrat Stacey Abrams in November — a rematch of 2018.

APTOPIX Election 2022 Georgia A person votes in the Georgia's primary election on Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson) (Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA — (AP) — Football great Herschel Walker, endorsed by former President Donald Trump, won Georgia’s GOP Senate primary Tuesday. This year, Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss has loomed over Republican primary elections for governor, Senate and secretary of state. In the general election, Walker would face the Democratic incumbent, Sen. Raphael Warnock, who easily won his Democratic primary on Tuesday. Tuesday marked the first Georgia election under a new voting law adopted by the Republican-backed state legislature in response to Trump’s grievances.

(Eli Hartman/Odessa American via AP) (Eli Hartman)ATLANTA — Stacey Abrams has won the Democratic nomination for Georgia governor after narrowly losing the 2018 race to current Republican Gov. Abrams became a star in the Democratic Party after her first gubernatorial election and ran unopposed in this year’s primary. “I had an inelegant delivery of a statement that I will keep making — that is Brian Kemp is a failed governor who doesn’t care about the people of Georgia,” Abrams said. On the eve of Tuesday’s primary, Perdue took a shot at Abrams’ remarks Saturday at a Democratic dinner. “I have listened to Republicans for the last six months attack me, but they’ve done nothing to attack the challenges facing Georgia,” Abrams said.

But none had been more consumed than Georgia by Trump and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen. This year, Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss has loomed over Republican primary elections for governor, Senate and secretary of state. Meanwhile, the Georgia Republican primary for governor — and the GOP's secretary of state contest — will have a direct impact on Georgia's election system for the 2024 presidential contest. In the GOP primary for secretary of state, Trump has railed against GOP incumbent Brad Raffensperger, who refused to support the former president's direct calls to overturn the 2020 election. Tuesday marked the first Georgia election under a new voting law adopted by the Republican-backed state legislature in response to Trump’s grievances.

The Republican who advances to the general will face Abrams, the progressive Democrat who narrowly lost to Gov. Brian Kemp in the 2018 gubernatorial contest.

APTOPIX Election 2022 Georgia Governor Kemp Former Vice President Mike Pence, second from left, and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, while Stacey Abrams will be crowned the Democratic Party's nominee after running unopposed. With three other candidates in the Republican race, it's possible that neither Kemp nor Perdue will win a majority, requiring a June 21 runoff. And four years later I am going to prove he was the wrong choice for Georgia,” Abrams said at a news conference Tuesday. "I have listened to Republicans for the last six months attack me, but they’ve done nothing to attack the challenges facing Georgia," Abrams said Tuesday.

Insider talked with dozens of Republicans across Georgia in the days leading up to Tuesday's primary where voters will pick between Brian Kemp and David Perdue to run against Democrat Stacey Abrams.

David Perdue is polling at a threshold where plenty of GOP candidates have wound up. For some in crowded races, it was good enough. That wouldn't be the case for him.

All eyes are on Georgia and GOP candidates peddling Trump's false election fraud claims.

But none has been more consumed by Trump and his lie that the 2020 election was stolen than Georgia. No state has more consequential elections this week than Georgia, a longtime Republican stronghold that has shifted Democratic in recent elections. This year, Trump's obsession with his 2020 loss have loomed over Republican primary elections for governor, Senate and secretary of state. Meanwhile, the Georgia Republican primary for governor — and the GOP's secretary of state contest— will have a direct impact on Georgia's election system for the 2024 presidential contest. In the GOP primary for secretary of state, Trump has railed against GOP incumbent Brad Raffensperger, who refused support the former president's direct calls to overturn the 2020 election.

Election 2022 Abortion FILE - Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks during a gubernatorial republican primary debate on May 1, 2022, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool) (Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA — (AP) — Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday could spell an end to the faceoff between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, while Stacey Abrams will be crowned the Democratic Party's nominee after running unopposed. With three other candidates in the Republican race, it's possible that neither Kemp nor Perdue will win a majority, requiring a June 21 runoff.

Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia has easily dispatched Donald Trump’s hand-picked challenger in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fueled politics in a critical swing state.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has defeated his Donald Trump-backed challenger David Perdue after a furious push by the former president to punish Kemp for not overturning the 2020 election results.

Perdue was referring to statements Abrams made Saturday during a fundraising dinner, in which she referred to the state’s poor ranking in multiple issues, including incarceration, mental health and maternal mortality rates. Kemp and Perdue are running against each other for the GOP nomination. Perdue, however, offered none of this context when attacking Abrams on Monday. “The only thing she wants is to be president of the United States,” Perdue said. “Stacey Abrams totally dominates Brian Kemp,” Trump said.

Trump-endorsed Republican gubernatorial candidate David Perdue doubled down on a racially charged, last-minute new line of attack aimed at Stacey Abrams, the likely Democratic nominee, in an interview Monday night.While addressing a crowd on the final day before the Republican primary, Perdue—who polls show trailing Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican who earned Trump’s ire when he refused to help “fix” Joe Biden’s win in the state in 2020—opened up a new line of attack on Abrams, telling the audience

The 2020 election is being reprised in the gubernatorial primary in Georgia.

The 2020 election is being reprised in the gubernatorial primary in Georgia.

Former Vice President Mike Pence has made an in-person push for Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

"In retrospect, it's hard to understand David's campaign, and it's certainly not the campaign those of us who were for him expected," Gingrich told The New York Times of Perdue's race.

Georgia takes center stage in Tuesday’s primary elections as Gov. Brian Kemp and Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger try to fight back challengers endorsed by Donald Trump.

Georgia's Stacey Abrams has benefitted from being unopposed in the state's Democratic primary for governor by using the period to spread her message while Republicans have fought.

In Georgia, it has already been a historical race simply by the early voter turnout, which has shattered previous numbers.

In Georgia, it has already been a historical race simply by the early voter turnout which has shattered previous numbers.

GOP governors hatched a plan months ago that will culminate in a closely-watched gubernatorial primary on Tuesday.

Two Republican frontrunners are hoping to clinch primary victories in Georgia.

MAGA world would rather sit out the Georgia governor's race in November than vote for the incumbent who certified President Joe Biden's 2020 win.

Expected to cost $7 billion and employ up to 8,500 workers, according to two Georgia officials familiar with the plans, the plant would rank among the largest development deals ever in Georgia. The announcement comes five days before Kemp faces a contested Republican primary election against former U.S. Sen. David Perdue. State and local officials purchased the 2,200-acre (890-hectare) site a year ago in Bryan County, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) inland from Savannah. It would be the second huge electric vehicle plant announced in Georgia in less than a year. In his primary campaign against Kemp, Perdue has attacked the Rivian deal and its promises of $1.5 billion in incentives and tax breaks by Georgia and local governments.

Expected to cost $7 billion and employ up to 8,500 workers, according to two Georgia officials familiar with the plans, the plant would rank among the largest development deals ever in Georgia. State and local officials purchased the 2,200-acre (890-hectare) site a year ago in Bryan County, about 25 miles (40 kilometers) inland from Savannah. It would be the second huge electric vehicle plant announced in Georgia in less than a year. Rivian Automotive announced in December plans for a $5 billion electric truck plant east of Atlanta that's expected to employ about 7,500 workers. In his primary campaign against Kemp, Perdue has attacked the Rivian deal and its promises of $1.5 billion in incentives and tax breaks by Georgia and local governments.

Dark on TV. Trailing badly in polls. Written off by Republican political insiders nationally and in Georgia. Former Sen.

Former Vice President Pence will rally for Kemp ahead of the May 24 primary, the campaign announced Friday. It marks a significant shift in Pence defying Trump and his chosen candidate for the race.

Brian Kemp the day before this month's GOP primary in his most significant political beak with former President Donald Trump to date. Brian Kemp the day before this month's GOP primary in his most significant political beak with former President Donald Trump to date. Kemp's campaign announced Friday morning that Pence will headline a get-out-the-vote rally for Kemp on Monday, May 23rd, the day before the vote. “Brian Kemp is my friend, a man dedicated to faith, family and the people of Georgia,” Pence said in a statement. “That tells you all you need to know about what you are getting in Georgia—just a continuation of bad elections and a real RINO if you vote for Brian Kemp," Trump said.

Former Vice President Mike Pence will campaign with Georgia’s incumbent Republican Gov. Brian Kemp the day before this month’s GOP primary in his most significant political break with former President Donald Trump to date.

Election 2020 Audits Georgia FILE - Republican candidate for Georgia Governor former U.S. Perdue filed the lawsuit in December a few days after he announced that he would be challenging Gov. Perdue filed the lawsuit, along with an individual voter, in December a few days after he announced that he would be challenging Gov. Among other things, the suit sought access to examine absentee ballots, saying that would allow the petitioners to prove that there had been fraud in Fulton County. Those are claims that were repeatedly pushed in the aftermath of the 2020 election by people who allege that widespread fraud caused the presidential election to be stolen from Trump.

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state’s most populous county during the 2020 general election.

A Georgia judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by former U.S. Sen. David Perdue that alleged fraudulent or counterfeit ballots were counted in the state's most populous county during the 2020 general election. Perdue filed the lawsuit, along with an individual voter, in December a few days after he announced that he would be challenging Gov. Brian Kemp in the Republican primary. Among other things, the suit sought access to examine absentee ballots, saying that would allow the petitioners to prove that there had been fraud in Fulton County.

A U.S. official familiar with the project says South Korean automaker Hyundai Motor Group is expected to announce its plans next week to build a massive electric vehicle plant near Savannah, Georgia.

Republican David Perdue raised $2.3 million in the three months ended April 30, the former U.S. senator’s campaign reported Monday.

Former President Donald Trump enters the next stretch of the midterm campaign emboldened by primary victories but facing new risks.

The fight for Congress often dominates midterm elections.

Perdue has made election fraud the centerpiece of his run for Georgia governor. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, Pool) (Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA — (AP) — Republican David Perdue has made election fraud the centerpiece of his run for Georgia governor. “If we get out the vote, if everybody votes, we will win,” Perdue told his audience at a campaign speech last month. Perdue, now running for governor at Trump’s behest, has made election fraud the centerpiece of his challenge to incumbent Gov. During an April 20 interview with radio station WDUN-AM in Gainesville, Georgia, Walker acknowledged concerns about election fraud among Republican voters.

Republicans who embraced discredited conspiracy theories about Donald Trump's 2020 defeat and preached skepticism about elections now need their supporters to trust the system enough to vote for them.

Election 2022 Georgia Fundraising FILE - Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media after qualifying for the 2022 election on March 8, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams announced on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, that she had raised $11.7 million in three months ended April 30. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson, File) (Brynn Anderson)ATLANTA — (AP) — Donors gave a towering $11.7 million to the campaign of Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams in the three months ended April 30, her campaign for governor announced Wednesday. Abrams had $7.2 million in cash at the end of January, meaning she spent almost all of the huge sum she raised during the period. The heavy spending means Abrams has less cash on hand than the $10.7 million that Kemp has.

Election 2022 Georgia Fundraising FILE - Georgia gubernatorial Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams talks to the media after qualifying for the 2022 election on March 8, 2022, in Atlanta. Abrams announced on Wednesday, May 4, 2022, that she had raised $11.7 million in three months ended April 30. Abrams, who is unopposed in the May 24 primary election for her party's nomination, said she had more than $8 million in cash on hand. Abrams had $7.2 million in cash at the end of January, meaning she spent almost all of the huge sum she raised during the period. The heavy spending means Abrams has less cash on hand than the $10.7 million that Kemp has.

Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams says donors gave $11.7 million to her campaign for governor in the three months ended April 30.

The primary election in Ohio stood as the first real test this midterm election season of former President Donald Trump's status as the Republican Party kingmaker — and he passed.

Voters across a dozen states are set to decide primary elections this month that will determine the people and priorities leading the GOP into the fall midterms and beyond.

Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and top Republican challenger David Perdue are bickering over who was to blame for 2020 and 2021 Republican election losses in their first of three debates Sunday.

Democrat Stacey Abrams is asking a federal judge to shut down fundraising by a committee controlled by incumbent Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp that can take unlimited contributions.

Foes trying to derail a $5 billion electric truck plant east of Atlanta are dominating a state process to gather input on environmental concerns.

A federal judge has ruled that Georgia Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams cannot immediately begin raising and spending unlimited campaign contributions under a new state law.

Former President Donald Trump has given $500,000 to a group that is now running ads attacking Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp.

When she narrowly lost her bid to become Georgia governor in 2018, Stacey Abrams announced plans to sue over the way the state’s elections were managed.

The 2022 session of the Georgia General assembly saw some bright moments of bipartisan cooperating, including a mental health overhaul.

Donald Trump wants to use November’s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party.

Ohio’s crowded Republican Senate race has been all about one man: Donald Trump.

Former President Donald Trump has told a news outlet that Rep. Mo Brooks, his endorsed candidate in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race, has been disappointing.

During his two Senate campaigns, Republican David Perdue raked in millions in campaign cash.

Republican Senate candidate Herschel Walker of Georgia says he's not taking sides in the state's GOP primary campaign for governor.

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s campaign says it will spend at least $4.2 million on TV ads until the May 24 Republican primary.

A planned $5 billion electric vehicle plant that has been billed as the largest economic development project in Georgia’s history is drawing opposition from an unusual source: former Republican U.S. senator David Perdue.

As former President Donald Trump sought to lay blame for his 2020 election loss, Georgia’s secretary of state emerged as one of his main targets.