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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.

Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
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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.

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President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Mike Collins
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Georgia Republican Senate nominee and U.S. representative

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Jon Ossoff
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Georgia's incumbent U.S. senator and Democratic Senate nominee

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Fulton County commissioner and defeated Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Collins in the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Georgia Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and former Atlanta mayor; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Brad Raffensperger, Outgoing Georgia secretary of state; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Georgia Republicans Select Collins and Jackson in Runoff Elections

Georgia 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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