Trump-backed candidate goes down in flames in key swing state (opens in new tab)

The Associated Press called the race for wealthy businessman Rick Jackson at around 9:45 p.m. Tuesday. As of late Tuesday night, Jackson had about 53% of the vote, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office.Speaking at his election watch party in north Atlanta, Jackson said he will continue building on the “foundation laid by Georgia’s great Republican governors for the last few years,” and pointed to his rise from a foster child to a billionaire and to becom...