A failed Democrat who became a Republican in order to faithfully serve Donald Trump got trounced on Tuesday in a runoff election for Congress in Georgia, delivering the latest loss to a candidate who was endorsed by the former president.

Vernon Jones, whose divisive rhetoric invited accusations of racism from both Black and white people, lost in a lopsided election to Mike Collins, who the Associated Press projected to advance to the general election in November as the Republican nominee.

NEW: AP has called GA-10 for Mike Collins.

Vernon Jones loses the race that he switched to at Trump’s behest. Another Trump endorsement defeat in Georgia.

— Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) June 21, 2022

As of 8 p.m. local time on Tuesday night, “Vernon Jones is garnering 22% of the vote so far. Collins 78%. (with 29% reported),” New York Times national political reporter Shane Goldmacher tweeted.

Collins’ decisive victory pretty much ruled out that Jones, who blindly ascribes to “the big lie” conspiracy theory, will demand a recount.

Jones has been an unabashed Trump supporter since he left the Democratic Party in 2020 and endorsed the single-term president’s failed bid for re-election.

Ever since then, the 61-year-old has been parroting debunked claims of fraud in the 2020 presidential election and been on an unsuccessful campaign to discredit Joe Biden.

Jones’ pro-Trump schtick has been punctuated by a similarly steady stream of anti-Black commentary, including recently when he suggested on Twitter that white men “might just be the most discriminated group in America today.” In an apparent jab at June being Pride Month, Jones tweeted earlier this month, “Straight, white males deserve a Pride Month.”

This is a developing story that will be updated as additional information becomes available.

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