Georgia gubernatorial candidate and former Sen. David Perdue and incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp pulled no punches in attacking each other Thursday night in a debate for the Republican Party nomination for governor.

In the second of three debates before early voting begins May 2, the two Republican candidates sparred over familiar issues like the handling of the 2020 election, former President Trump's endorsement, crime in Georgia, and who had the better plans to stave off economic pain from record-high inflation.

Donald Trump's endorsed candidates in Georgia are steering clear of his deeply personal vendetta against Gov. Brian Kemp -- the Republican Trump says betrayed him in the 2020 election and whom he has set out to dethrone.

David Perdue is calling in heavy-duty firepower to gain ground against Gov. Brian Kemp.

Former President Donald Trump will hold a March 16 fundraiser at Mar-A-Lago for the Republican challenger, who is trailing Kemp in both fundraising and in public polls.

Trump is also expected to headline at least one rally for Perdue and other Georgia candidates he’s endorsed ahead of the May 24 primary. And members of Trump’s family, including Don Jr., plan to crisscross the state on the former U.S. senator’s behalf.

Democratic Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams — who has received widespread support among members of her party — is trailing behind two of the Peach State's top Republicans, according to results from a poll released Thursday.

Former U.S. senator David Perdue of Georgia made his plans official Monday to challenge incumbent Brian Kemp for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, launching what is widely anticipated to be an ugly and divisive race centered on Donald Trump’s loss in the state in 2020.

Jon Ossoff defeated Republican David Perdue and Raphael Warnock won over GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler in Georgia, NBC News projects.

The twin wins for Democrats give the party control of the Senate, which will stand at 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, allowing incoming Vice President Kamala Harris to cast tie-breaking votes. The Georgia election results are a big boost for President-elect Joe Biden, who would have faced stiff opposition from Republicans had they retained the Senate.

The Republicans running in the two critical Georgia runoffs that will decide control of the Senate have come out in support of President Trump’s push to increase stimulus checks from $600 to $2,000, they announced Tuesday.

Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue praised the commander-in-chief’s public call for Congress to up the value of direct payments in separate Fox News appearances.

Preethi Gowrishankar was never really politically active before this year. But watching polarization increase during President Donald Trump’s administration changed that.

The 27-year-old data scientist put on a face mask and stood in line on a recent sunny but cold day in Atlanta to cast a ballot early for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock ahead of Georgia’s Jan. 5 runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate.

A Democratic super PAC cherry-picks from huge appropriations bills that Georgia Republican Sen. David Perdue opposed in order to accuse him of trying to increase his own pay while rejecting pay increases for the military.

In a TV ad from American Bridge 21st Century, Dave, “a lifelong Georgia Republican” and former U.S. Marine Corps drill instructor, says, “When I look at David Perdue, I see a man that only serves himself by voting for pay raises for himself while he votes against military pay raises.”

GEORGIA SEN. DAVID Perdue initiated the well-timed sale of more than $1 million worth of stock in the tech-banking firm Cardlytics, according to a report from the New York Times, despite previous claims made by Perdue that an outside adviser makes his trades.