Nominees for state office to be decided next Tuesday

With the field of candidates for statewide office narrowed, voters will make their final selections for party nominees on June 16, with early voting concluding Friday.

Voters who selected a party ballot during the May 13 primary may only vote in that same party’s runoff on Tuesday unless they chose a nonpartisan ballot.

While there are no local races on the ballot, several high-profile statewide contests remain unresolved.

At the top of the Republican ballot, the closely watched and heavily advertised race for governor between Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and businessman Rick Jackson will finally be decided. The winner will advance to the November general election to face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms, who secured the Democratic nomination outright in May.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are also competing in a runoff to determine who will challenge Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

Republican Ballot

• U.S. Senate: Mike Collins and Derek Dooley

• Governor: Burt Jones and Rick Jackson

• Lieutenant Governor: Greg Dolezal and John F. Kennedy

• Secretary of State: Tim Fleming and Vernon Jones

• State School Superintendent: Fred “Bubba” Longgrear and Richard Woods (incumbent)

• Public Service Commission District 5: Bobby Mehan and Josh Tolbert

Democratic Ballot

• Lieutenant Governor: Josh McLaurin and Nabilah Islam Parkes

• Secretary of State: Dana Barrett and Penny Brown Reynolds

• Commissioner of Insurance: DeAndre Mathis and Keisha Sean Waites

• Commissioner of Labor: Nikki Porcher and Michelle Michi Sanchez