Georgia’s May 19 primaries set

(The Center Square) – Qualifying for Georgia’s May 19 primaries ended Friday, setting up contests for some of the state’s top offices.

Elections will be held for governor, lieutenant governor, U.S. Senate and four U.S. House seats vacated by resignations. Qualifying did not yield any major surprises, since most candidates announced their intentions long before paying the qualifying fee.

Rick Jackson waited until the last day of qualifying to make his candidacy for governor official after entering an already crowded primary last month.

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, Attorney General Chris Carr, Clark Howard Dean, Gregg Kirkpatrick, Ken Yasger and Thomas Williams round out the field. Jones has the endorsement from President Donald Trump, but Jackson is actively courting the president in his campaign blitz, calling himself a “Trump-supporting conservative outsider” in a social media post.

Seven Democrats are in the May 19 primary. Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan switched from the Republican Party and is running for the st...