{"id":2604956,"date":"2026-05-20T10:07:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:07:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burt-jones-challenges-rick-jackson-to-a-runoff-debate-in-georgia\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T14:07:17","slug":"burt-jones-challenges-rick-jackson-to-a-runoff-debate-in-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/burt-jones-challenges-rick-jackson-to-a-runoff-debate-in-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Burt Jones challenges Rick Jackson to a runoff debate in Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fburt-jones-challenges-rick-jackson-to-a-runoff-debate-in-georgia%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2604956&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, once he advanced to a Georgia GOP gubernatorial runoff, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/history-repeats-itself-democrats-are-using-tactics-of-the-marxists-of-1917-in-russia-to-steal-2020-election\/\" title=\"History Repeats Itself: Democrats Are Using Tactics of the Marxists of 1917 in Russia to Steal 2020 Election\">moved quickly<\/a> to press for a debate against Rick Jackson. jones and Jackson won 38.4% and 32.5% of the vote, while the more establishment-leaning Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger trailed wiht 15%. Both finalists are broadly pro-Trump, and Jones is aiming to resolve the contest over who will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.  <\/p>\n<p>Jones attacked Jackson\u2019s credibility and pro-Trump credentials, citing claims Jones made about jackson\u2019s past statements and legal issues, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gov-newsom-enters-panic-mode-ahead-of-recall-election\/\" title=\"Gov. Newsom enters panic mode ahead of recall election\">argued voters<\/a> should hear Jackson again. Jones\u2019s campaign said it had Trump\u2019s endorsement and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nc-dem-senate-challenger-votes-against-bipartisan-school-reopening-bill\/\" title=\"NC Dem Senate Challenger Votes Against Bipartisan School Reopening Bill\">accused jackson<\/a> of relying on \u201cslick ads and dark money groups,\u201d calling for at least one televised debate before the June 16 primary. The runoff followed a record-breaking, exceptionally expensive Georgia GOP gubernatorial primary.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p>Lt. Gov. Burt Jones quickly switched gears after making it to a runoff in the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/georgia\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"164\">Georgia<\/a> gubernatorial election, challenging his rival, healthcare executive Rick Jackson, to a debate.<\/p>\n<p>Jones and Jackson made it to a runoff Tuesday after they took 38.4% and 32.5% of the vote, respectively. The two are largely ideologically aligned, distinguished by their pro-Trump credentials, while the anti-Trump Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger received just 15% of the vote. In the contest to decide which pro-Trump Republican will advance to the general election to face incumbent Sen. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/jon-ossoff\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"3194\">Jon Ossoff<\/a> (D-GA), Jones is hoping to settle the matter in a debate.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575969\/massie-ousted-georgia-democrats-big-turnout-what-you-missed-primaries\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Massie ousted, Georgia Democrats big turnout, and runoffs set. What you missed from last night\u2019s primaries<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575306\/trump-burt-jones-rick-jackson-runoff-georgia-gop-governor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Trump-backed Burt Jones and Rick Jackson head to Georgia GOP governor runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/sports\/4575304\/naacp-call-black-student-boycott-southern-college-sport\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>NAACP calls for Black students to boycott Southern college sports<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>In his challenge, Jones questioned Jackson\u2019s pro-Trump credentials, and his campaign noted in its press release that Jones had been endorsed by Trump.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>\u201cLast time Rick Jackson was on stage, he claimed he couldn\u2019t remember if he had illegal aliens working for him,\u201d Jones said. \u201cSince then, he\u2019s been caught up in Forsyth County Court trying to avoid paying an illegal alien workman\u2019s compensation after he got injured on his property.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think voters would be well-served to hear from Rick Jackson again and see if he\u2019s gotten himself better acquainted with the truth since his last time on the debate stage,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4575306\/trump-burt-jones-rick-jackson-runoff-georgia-gop-governor-race\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"4575306\">TRUMP-BACKED BURT JONES AND RICK JACKSON HEAD TO GEORGIA GOP GOVERNOR RUNOFF<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019s campaign accused Jackson of \u201chiding behind slick ads and dark money groups,\u201d challenging him to at least one televised debate before the June 16 primary.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the runoff began, the Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary broke records as the most expensive in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-governor-breaks-his-own-covid-rules-to-eat-fancy-french-food\/\" title=\"Ca. Governor Breaks His Own COVID Rules To Eat Fancy French Food\">state\u2019<\/a>s history.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lt. Gov. 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