Georgia Supreme Court justices fend off Democratic-backed challengers

Two Georgia Supreme Court justices won re-election on Tuesday, NBC News projects, fending off Democratic-backed challengers in the battleground state.

Two Georgia Supreme Court justices won re-election on Tuesday, NBC News projects, fending off Democratic-backed challengers in the battleground state.

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Incumbent Justices Charles Bethel and Sarah Warren, who were both appointed to the state’s top court by Republican Gov. Nathan Deal in 2018, defeated attorney Miracle Rankin and former state Sen. Jen Jordan, respectively.

Justice Ben Land, who was appointed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp last year, ran unopposed as he sought a six-year term on the bench.