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Rep. Houston Gaines Reacts to Kemp Primary Victory

The Republican primary for governor was decided early Tuesday evening. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp 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. Kemp’s victory on Tuesday sets up another general election race against Democrat Stacey Abrams, who was unopposed in her primary.

The November rematch of their 2018 contest is likely to be one of the nation’s most expensive and closely watched.

Representative Houston Gaines was in Atlanta with the governor as the results came in.

Associated Press
Alexia Ridley joined WUGA as Television and Radio News Anchor and Reporter in 2013. When WUGA TV concluded operations, she became the primary Reporter for WUGA Radio. Alexia came to Athens from Macon where she served as the News Director and show host for WGXA TV. She's a career journalist and Savannah native hailing from the University of Michigan. However, Alexia considers herself an honorary UGA DAWG!