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Could Trump's last-minute endorsement prevail in Georgia's high-stakes Senate race?

Dooley was projected to lose the Republican Senate runoff after receiving Gov. Brian Kemp’s endorsement.

Could Trump's last-minute endorsement prevail in Georgia's high-stakes Senate race?
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Mike Collins was projected to win Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff over Derek Dooley, setting up a November contest with Sen. Jon Ossoff. The article examines whether Donald Trump’s late endorsement and Gov. Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley shaped the race.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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This story reports what happened without casting Dooley in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Dooley’s record.

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Republican Senate candidate in Georgia

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser of Mike Collins

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate candidate and Georgia representative

Collins's version of this story ↗
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent senator and expected general-election opponent

Former president, mentioned in the dispute over Georgia’s 2020 election result

Thomas Massie
R · KY-4

Kentucky representative, mentioned as an example of a Trump-endorsed candidate’s opponent

Bill Cassidy
R · LA · SEN

Louisiana senator, mentioned as an example of a Trump-endorsed candidate’s opponent

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor and endorser of Derek Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Businessman and Republican candidate for governor

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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Outlets report that Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff over Derek Dooley and will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Center outlets put the result in the context of competing Trump and Kemp endorsements and Republican divisions, treating it as a test of party influence. Right-leaning outlets foreground Collins’s win and, in some coverage, present it as momentum toward challenging Ossoff.

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