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Kemp now set to face Abrams in November
Key Trump-backed candidates fall in Ga. GOP contests
Kemp to face Abrams
Republican Gov. Brian Kemp addresses supporters during an election night watch party, Tuesday, May 24, 2022, in Atlanta. Kemp easily turned back a GOP primary challenge Tuesday from former U.S. Sen. David Perdue, who was backed by former President Donald Trump. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)
ATLANTA — Gov. Brian Kemp of Georgia easily dispatched Donald Trump's hand-picked challenger on Tuesday in a Republican primary that demonstrated the limits of the former president and his conspiracy-fueled politics in a critical swing state.
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