Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis and Judge Scott McAfee – both key players in the election interference case against former president Donald Trump and his allies — will win their respective primary races in Georgia’s primary elections on Tuesday, the Associated Press projects.
Willis defeated Atlanta attorney Christian Wise Smith in the Democratic primary; McAfee defeated attorney Robert Patillo in a nonpartisan election.
If Willis or McAfee had lost the primary and been kicked out of office, the election interference case could have been delayed even further. The case has already faced delays in efforts to remove Willis from prosecution.
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Willis will face Republican lawyer Courtney Kramer in the general election. Kramer previously worked in the Trump White House and on his campaign.
Willis’ re-election comes as Nathan Wade, the lead prosecutor in the Fulton County case, resigned after Judge McAfee ruled that either she or Wade should step aside from the case due to a “significant appearance of impropriety” stemming from a romantic relationship between the two. The Georgia Court of Appeals has since agreed to review the disqualification decision, further delaying the trial.
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McAfee, which oversees the racketeering case against Donald Trump and 14 others were also on the ballot in a nonpartisan election.
McAfee’s election bid came after he was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp in 2022. He ran for his first full term.
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Tuesday’s election in Georgia did not include a presidential primary — that was in March, and President Joe Biden and Trump won their respective primaries in the State.
Fani Willis, judge in Trump’s Georgia election case, projects to win primary originally appeared in abcnews.go.com
