Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp defeated former U.S. Sen. David Perdue in the Peach State's GOP gubernatorial primary contest on Tuesday — the Associated Press has called the race for Kemp, which marks a blow to former President Donald Trump who had backed Perdue.

Former Vice President Mike Pence, who served alongside Trump, had supported Kemp. The Georgia governor will now go on to face Democrat Stacey Abrams in a political rematch after narrowly defeating her during Georgia's 2018 governor's race.

Perdue, who lost a U.S. Senate runoff election to Democrat Jon Ossoff last year, said that he will back Kemp in order to ensure that Abrams does not become the state's governor.

Former NFL player Herschel Walker, another Trump-backed candidate, secured victory in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Georgia, according to an AP race call, and will now go up against Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Warnock entered office in 2021 after winning a special runoff election and is now seeking a full six-year term.

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