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Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees

Collins won the Republican Senate nomination and will face Jon Ossoff in November.

Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee and Rick Jackson as their gubernatorial nominee, rejecting President Donald Trump’s preferred choice for governor. Collins will face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Mike Collins R · GA-10
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No good or bad look here

This story reports what happened without casting Collins in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Collins’s record.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia Republican Senate nominee

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and Democratic Senate incumbent

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins and Jones

Former president mentioned in the account of Trump's 2020 election pressure

Fulton County commissioner and defeated Democratic candidate for secretary of state

Defeated Republican Senate candidate

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Georgia Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and defeated 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 during the 2020 election; 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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