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

Collins won the Republican Senate runoff and will face Jon Ossoff in November.

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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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia Republican Senate nominee and U.S. representative

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

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

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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

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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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and the party’s nomination, setting up a November race against Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets treat Collins’s nomination as politically consequential, highlighting criticism and the possibility it could benefit Ossoff. Center outlets mostly emphasize the result and November matchup, though some also note Republican divisions or controversies surrounding Collins. Right-leaning outlets foreground Trump’s endorsement and the Republican win, with some presenting it as momentum heading into the race against Ossoff.

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