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Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff

Collins is competing with Derek Dooley for the Republican Senate nomination, with Donald Trump backing him.

Republican divides and strange alliances emerge ahead of Georgia runoff
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
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Georgia Republicans are heading into runoffs amid competing endorsements and divisions over their Senate and governor nominees. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley are competing for the Senate nomination, while Donald Trump, Brian Kemp and Ted Cruz have backed candidates in the races.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate nomination

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President and endorser in the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic U.S. senator and prospective general-election opponent

Former president, mentioned in the account of Trump’s 2020 election challenge

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

U.S. senator from Texas who endorsed Rick Jackson

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor and endorser in the Republican runoffs; Burt Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia governor; Debbie Dooley, Conservative activist backing Jones and Derek Dooley; Jenny Beth Martin, Tea Party Patriots founder who appeared with Collins; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for Georgia governor and former Atlanta mayor; Rick Jackson, Republican candidate for Georgia governor

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Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The race was to choose the Republican nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the endorsement amid Republican divisions and concerns about Collins’s controversies or general-election prospects. Center outlets mostly treat it as a development in the GOP runoff and a test of Trump’s influence, often noting Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley. Right-leaning outlets foreground the endorsement and, in some coverage, Trump’s praise of Collins or the broader test of his influence.

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