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

Collins led the Republican primary and will face Derek Dooley 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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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate candidate who led the primary and advanced to the runoff

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Republican Senate candidate who 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
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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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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley Advance to Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Outlets on the center and right agree that Collins and Dooley advanced from Georgia’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff; its winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Center outlets mostly treat the result as a contest to choose Ossoff’s challenger, with some adding candidate or party dynamics. Right-leaning outlets stress the Republican effort to challenge Ossoff and party alignments, with some portraying Collins as a particularly strong challenger.

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