Lt. Governor Burt Jones has entered the race with a substantial financial advantage — a $14 million campaign war chest, including $10 million of his own money. His opponent, Attorney General Chris Carr, has raised $3.5 million and is already drawing contrasts between the two.

Georgia Republican Burt Jones made his long-telegraphed entry into the 2026 governor's race on Tuesday, touting his ties with President Donald Trump and pledging to eliminate Georgia's state income tax in a campaign video.

Georgia Lt. Gov. Burt Jones announced on Tuesday that he is launching a campaign to become the Peach State’s next governor ahead of the 2026 election. Jones’s long-anticipated entrance into the race makes him the second Republican to launch a gubernatorial campaign to succeed term-limited Gov.