Despite placing first in the May primary , Cagle lost the runoff to Kemp , 69 % – 30 % , on July 24 , 2018 . On February 26 , 2018 , while Lieutenant Governor , Cagle threatened to block legislation that benefited Delta Air Lines after the company ended their discount for National Rifle Association members in the wake of the Stoneman Douglas High School shooting , which led to the death of seventeen students in Parkland , Florida . Cagle tweeted , " I will kill any tax legislation that benefits @Delta unless the company changes its position and fully reinstates its relationship with @NRA . Corporations can not attack conservatives and expect us not to fight back . " Shortly afterwards , Cagle and the Georgia General Assembly revoked a jet fuel tax break from the 2018 Tax Reform Bill that would have benefitted Delta and other airliners . Constitutional law professors Michael J. Gerhardt of the University of North Carolina , Kathleen Burch of Atlanta 's John Marshall Law School , and Gregory P. Magarian of Washington University in St. Louis all argued that Cagle 's response to Delta Air Lines ' decision violated the company 's right to free speech under the First Amendment . Since Cagle 's stance , the NRA has publicly endorsed his campaign for governor
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
Stoneman Douglas High School shooting
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