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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Trump backed Jones for governor and Collins for Senate, with the runoff results differing between the two contests.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins, endorsed by Donald Trump, as their Senate nominee but rejected Trump-backed Burt Jones in the governor’s race, nominating Rick Jackson instead. Collins will face incumbent Jon Ossoff, while Jackson will face Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.

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President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Republican Senate nominee in Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic incumbent and Collins’s prospective general-election opponent

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Former president referenced in the account of the 2020 Georgia election

Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff to Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican governor nominee in Georgia; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Republican governor candidate who lost the runoff to Jackson; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Brad Raffensperger, Outgoing Georgia secretary of state mentioned in election history; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Georgia Republicans Select Collins and Jackson in Runoff Elections

Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for Senate and Rick Jackson for governor in their runoffs. Trump had backed Collins and Burt Jones, who lost to Jackson, leaving Trump with his Senate pick but not his preferred gubernatorial nominee. Center outlets mostly present the results as a split test of Trump’s endorsement influence, while some also emphasize divisions among Georgia Republicans and the November contests.

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