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Trump endorsement power faces key tests in Georgia, Alabama GOP runoffs

Collins is competing in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff after receiving Trump’s endorsement.

Trump endorsement power faces key tests in Georgia, Alabama GOP runoffs
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The article previews Republican runoffs in Georgia and Alabama, where Trump-endorsed candidates face competitive races, testing the influence of his endorsements. It also describes other primaries and recent results that frame the contests.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member running for the Georgia Senate nomination

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements are the focus of the runoff preview

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Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Republican House member running for the Alabama Senate nomination

Moore's version of this story ↗

Iowa representative who lost the Republican gubernatorial primary

Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator running for governor rather than seeking reelection

Lindsey Graham
Former U.S. Senator (R-SC)

Senator who won the South Carolina Republican Senate primary

Democratic candidate in the Alabama Senate runoff

Kevin Hern
R · OK-1

Oklahoma representative who is running for the Senate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator expected to face the Republican nominee

Mark Lynch
R · SC

Republican Senate candidate who challenged Graham

Alabama attorney general and former Republican Senate candidate

Republican House candidate in Oklahoma

John Thune
R · SD · SEN

Senate majority leader and Moore endorser

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
R · Secretary of Health and Human Services

Health and Human Services secretary associated with the MAHA movement

Eric Swalwell
Former U.S. Representative (D-CA)

Former California representative whose resignation left a vacant House seat

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Senator and Hudson endorser

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president and Moore endorser

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary and former Hudson endorser

Democratic Senate candidate in Alabama

Republican candidate for the Georgia Senate nomination

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative who ran in the primary

Ted Cruz
R · TX · SEN

Senator who endorsed Jackson and campaigned with him

Republican candidate opposing Moore in the Alabama Senate runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Alan Wilson, South Carolina attorney general and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state and former gubernatorial primary candidate; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor and Dooley endorser; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination; Charlie Kirk, Late conservative activist and co-founder of Turning Point USA; Chris Carr, Georgia attorney general and former gubernatorial primary candidate; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic candidate for Georgia governor; Kevin Stitt, Oklahoma governor who is term-limited; Kim Reynolds, Iowa governor retiring from office; Marty Kemp, Georgia first lady who appeared with Dooley on the campaign trail; Mike Mazzei, Republican candidate for Oklahoma governor; Muriel Bowser, Washington, D.C., mayor leaving office; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Businessman running for the Georgia Republican gubernatorial nomination; Riley Gaines, Conservative activist and Hudson endorser; Zach Lahn, Businessman who won the Iowa Republican gubernatorial primary

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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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