Conservative Candidates Sweep Georgia Supreme Court Elections
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Georgians handed Democrats a decisive defeat on Tuesday by reelecting two Republican-backed candidates in a pair of highly contested state Supreme Court races.
In one race, incumbent Justice Charles Bethel is projected to defeat leftist Miracle Rankin. Unofficial results show the former beating the latter by 2.2 points, with more than 95 percent of votes tabulated as of publication, according to The New York Times.
Meanwhile, incumbent Justice Sarah Hawkins Warren is projected to defeat left-wing candidate Jen Jordan in a massive landslide. Per the Times, preliminary results show Warren beating Jordan by a whopping 18.6 points, with more than 95 percent of votes counted as of publication.
Both Bethel and Warren were initially appointed to their positions by former GOP Gov. Nathan Deal and received backing from current Gov. Brian Kemp and Republicans. Meanwhile, Rankin and Jordan were supported by former President Obama, Democrats, and other pro-abortion forces.
Incumbent Justice Ben Land, a Kemp appointee, easily won his election after running unopposed.
As The Federalist previously reported, Rankin and Jordan are pro-abortion activists who have signaled their intent to act as left-wing partisans on the Georgia Supreme Court. The Peach State’s highest court has been asked to weigh in on numerous high-profile matters in recent years, including cases that deal with abortion, election integrity, and Democrat lawfare.