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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Collins won the Republican Senate runoff and will face Jon Ossoff, while a House ethics matter surfaced in campaign attacks.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee and Rick Jackson as their gubernatorial nominee, rejecting Donald Trump’s preferred choice for governor. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in a race that could affect control of the Senate.

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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate candidate and subject of a House ethics matter

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose preferred candidates had mixed results in Georgia’s Republican runoffs

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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

Fulton County commissioner and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Brad Raffensperger, Georgia secretary of state; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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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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