Karen Handel, a former secretary of state who was endorsed by Sarah Palin, came in first in Georgia's Republican gubernatorial primary Tuesday evening and will face Nathan Deal, a former Congressman, in an Aug. 10 runoff.

On the Democratic side, Roy Barnes, a former governor and the last Democrat to occupy that seat, won the nomination by a large margin, avoiding a runoff and giving him a head start in the general election.

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