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Georgia Republican Attorney General Chris Carr knows he’s not the frontrunner at this point in the now-crowded, contentious race for who will succeed Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.
But Carr tells WABE’s “Morning Edition” he’s the strongest candidate on the Republican side to secure a win in the primary, and make it on the November 2026 ballot to take on a competitive Democratic candidate.
“If you look at the last three governor’s races, six or seven months out, Governor Kemp was also in third place, Governor Deal was in third place, and Governor Perdue was in third place, but yet we all call them governor today because they worked hard, and they got their message out and the people of Georgia elected them,” Carr said.
Timing might not be ideal amid GOP bickering, infighting
That’s happening between Republicans in Georgia and in Washington, including the squabble between Republican U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene and President Donald Trump taking center stage. When Georgia voters head to the polls, they could elect a Democrat for the first time in more than 20 years.
When Carr sat down with WABE’s “Morning Edition,” he discussed the bickering between Greene and Trump, as well as the now-contentious race for governor: including a lawsuit his campaign filed against Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, accusing him of campaign finance violations. That challenged Jones’ use of a special fundraising committee, created by Georgia law, that allows a loophole for the lieutenant governor to accept unlimited contributions. A federal judge dismissed that lawsuit.
