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Rep. Mike Collins, Derek Dooley to Compete in GA GOP Senate Primary Runoff

Dooley finished second and will face Collins in the runoff.

Rep. Mike Collins, Derek Dooley to Compete in GA GOP Senate Primary Runoff
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced to a runoff in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary after no candidate won a majority. The winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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Republican Senate primary candidate who advanced to the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate primary candidate who advanced to the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator whose seat the Republican candidates seek

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who has not endorsed a candidate in the Senate race and has criticized Ossoff

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican Senate primary candidate who did not advance to the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state and gubernatorial candidate; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Chris Carr, Georgia attorney general and gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Georgia gubernatorial candidate

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Dooley and Collins Set for Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Derek Dooley and Mike Collins will face each other in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary runoff to determine who will challenge Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the matchup within wider campaign dynamics and Republican politics. Center outlets emphasize the primary result and the nomination contest, with the general-election matchup as context. Right-leaning outlets connect the race to broader GOP dynamics and November stakes, including a possible Kemp-Trump proxy contest and Collins’s reported poll lead.

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