Jones wins Putnam but loses statewide

In a contest that flooded airwaves, mailboxes, and cell phones for months, businessman Rick Jackson defeated Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for the Republican nomination for governor in the June 16 runoff.Putnam County voters, however, preferred Jones, who carried the county by a 1,791-1,563 margin over...

Jones goes after Raffensperger in preview of potential 2026 governor’s race

In the category of election campaigns starting earlier and earlier, Republican Lt. Gov. Burt Jones launched an attack ad Monday against GOP Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger.