Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
Trump endorsed Collins and Jones, but the runoff outcomes were mixed for his preferred candidates.

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Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for the Senate race and Rick Jackson for governor, giving Donald Trump a mixed result in the state’s runoffs. Collins will face incumbent Jon Ossoff, while Jackson will face Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Republican voters in Georgia’s Tuesday runoffs chose Mike Collins over Derek Dooley for the Senate nomination and Rick Jackson over Lt. Gov. Burt Jones for governor. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff, and Jackson will face Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms in November. The article describes the results as a split decision for President Donald Trump, who had endorsed Collins and Jones.
The article reports that Jackson spent about $100 million of his own money and that Democratic turnout exceeded Republican turnout in the May primary. Collins faces a fundraising gap with Ossoff and has made immigration a campaign contrast, including through his sponsorship of the Laken Riley Act. The article also recounts attacks in the Republican contests, including a House ethics complaint against Collins that was forwarded to the House Ethics Committee after an initial investigation.
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SWIPE →President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs
Georgia Republican Senate nominee and U.S. representative
Collins's version of this story ↗Georgia's incumbent U.S. senator and Democratic Senate nominee
Ossoff's version of this story ↗Former president referenced in the account of the 2020 election
Fulton County commissioner and defeated Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state
Republican Senate candidate defeated by Collins in the runoff
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26 OUTLETSGeorgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for Senate and Rick Jackson for governor in their runoffs. Trump had backed Collins and Burt Jones, who lost to Jackson, leaving Trump with his Senate pick but not his preferred gubernatorial nominee. Center outlets mostly present the results as a split test of Trump’s endorsement influence, while some also emphasize divisions among Georgia Republicans and the November contests.
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