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Georgia GOP Senate Primary Heads to Runoff as Collins and Dooley Advance

Dooley finished second in the primary and will compete against Collins in the runoff.

Georgia GOP Senate Primary Heads to Runoff as Collins and Dooley Advance
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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced to a June 16 runoff in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary, while Buddy Carter was eliminated. The winner will face Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in the 2026 general election.

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Republican Senate candidate who advanced to the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate candidate who led the primary and advanced to the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent of the Republican nominee

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose political alignment is noted in Collins’s campaign positioning

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican Senate candidate eliminated in the primary

David A. Perdue
Former U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Former Republican Senate candidate who lost to Ossoff in a 2021 runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley

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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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