Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won his reelection bid on Tuesday. The election results came despite Donald Trump's efforts to unseat Raffensperger.
Raffensperger played a key role in pushing back on Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential electionTrump endorsed a primary opponent in an attempt to unseat Raffenspergerg earlier this cycle but was unsuccessful.
Raffensperger ultimately won with roughly 54% of the vote Tuesday night against Democrat challenger, state Rep. Bee Nguyen. Raffensperger, along with Republican Gov. Brian Kemp, fared better in their elections than Trump-endorsed Herschel Walker, who remains in a neck-and-neck race with Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-GA, that is likely headed to a runoff.Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger speaks during a news conference on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2020, in Atlanta.
Raffensperger was also blasted by President Biden and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams for his role in enacting new voting rules for Georgia. The pair of Democrats argued the new policies constituted"Jim Crow 2.0." Georgia nevertheless broke voting records this midterm cycle.
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