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The Latest: Trump-backed candidates secure GOP Senate nominations in Alabama, Georgia, Oklahoma

Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and will face Jon Ossoff in November.

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Republican Senate nominations went to Barry Moore in Alabama, Mike Collins in Georgia and Kevin Hern in Oklahoma. The election roundup also reports results in other races, including Everett Wess’s Democratic Senate primary win in Alabama.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate nominee in Georgia

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Kevin Hern
R · OK-1

Republican Senate nominee in Oklahoma

Hern's version of this story ↗
Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Republican Senate nominee in Alabama

Moore's version of this story ↗
Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator whose seat is being vacated as he runs for governor

Alabama Democratic Senate primary candidate defeated by Everett Wess

Outgoing District of Columbia delegate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent facing Mike Collins in Georgia’s Senate race

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Republican Senate candidates

Former president mentioned in a criticism of Jon Ossoff’s voting record

Democratic primary winner for the District of Columbia’s delegate to Congress

Aisha Wahab
D · CA-14

California state senator and candidate in the special election to fill Eric Swalwell’s House seat

Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Former representative whose resignation created the California special-election vacancy

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Former Homeland Security secretary

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader cited in a Republican super PAC’s criticism of Jon Ossoff

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary whose former Senate seat is contested in Oklahoma

Katie Boyd Britt
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator mentioned in a profile of Barry Moore’s hometown

Democratic Senate nominee in Alabama

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Mike Collins in Georgia

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Barry Moore in Alabama

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Burt Jones; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican candidate for governor who lost the runoff; Frazier O’Leary, Former member of the D.C. Board of Education supporting Janeese Lewis George; Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general and Republican candidate advancing to the gubernatorial runoff; Janeese Lewis George, District of Columbia mayoral candidate; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for Georgia governor; Kenyan McDuffie, District of Columbia mayoral candidate; Kevin Stitt, Outgoing Oklahoma governor; Mike Mazzei, Republican candidate advancing to the Oklahoma gubernatorial runoff; Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for Georgia governor

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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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