Dolezal and McLaurin secure Lieutenant Governor nominations

The general election matchup for Georgia’s second-highest executive office is officially locked into place. The Associated Press has called both the Republican and Democratic primary runoffs for Lieutenant Governor, setting up a high-stakes, November clash between two prominent state senators. On the Republican side, State Senator Greg Dolezal captured the GOP nomination, using an aggressive late-night surge to secure a definitive 54% to 46% victory over former State Senate President Pro Tempore John F. Kennedy.