driver s seat in the peach state against his trump backed challenger former senator david perdue and a showdown to come this fall with stacey abrams. we re in a fight for the soul of our state. we win this primary and dana: following a runoff in texas. henry cuellar is fending off a challenge with the backing of the party s progressive wing including aoc and bernie sanders. gillian: another big race is in alabama. three candidates vying for the seat vacated by richard shelby. a late surge by mo brooks is making this a close race now with three strong candidates there again a runoff could be in the cards. dana: that race is interesting to watch. team fox coverage. we re in alabama. and also texas. let s begin in atlanta yeah, georgia with mark meredith is standing by. good morning. there are a lot of notable races to watch in georgia today. perhaps the one getting the most attention the race underway right now to be georgia s republican governor nominee. incumben
the winner of today s primary will face off against stacey abrams in november. she is run than unopposed in today s democratic primary but facing criticism over comments over the weekend where she said georgia was the quote worst state in the country to live. she is due to hold a news conference within the next hour and look to see if she tries to clarify those remarks and georgia s republican senate nom know, herschel walker has president trump s endorsement. held a strong lead. republican opponents are urging georgians to decide if his lack of political experience could be a liability. the winner of the race will face off against warnock this fall. hard to tell based on the polling location but early voting has broken records. we expect to see a lot of people at the polls today and a lot of focus on the secretary of state race. georgia changed a lot of voters laws after the 2020 election. dana: a little side bar story but important one on the