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Rep. Mike Collins Wins GOP Georgia Runoff for U.S. Senate

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

Rep. Mike Collins Wins GOP Georgia Runoff for U.S. Senate
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Rep. Mike Collins won the Republican runoff for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seat, defeating Derek Dooley with 53.3 percent of the vote to Dooley’s 46.7 percent. Collins will face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and winner of the Republican U.S. Senate runoff

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Republican U.S. Senate candidate who lost the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Incumbent senator Collins is expected to face in November

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins and criticized Dooley

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative and third-place finisher in the primary

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

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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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