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The Latest: Primary elections in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia further test Trump's influence

Kevin Hern won Oklahoma’s Republican Senate nomination after Trump’s support helped keep potential rivals out of the race.

The Latest: Primary elections in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia further test Trump's influence
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Trump-backed Republican candidates Kevin Hern, Barry Moore and Mike Collins won Senate nominations in Oklahoma, Alabama and Georgia, respectively, while Rick Jackson defeated Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in Georgia’s governor’s race. The results offered a mixed test of Trump’s influence in primaries across several states and Washington, D.C.

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Kevin Hern
R · OK-1

Oklahoma representative who won the Republican Senate nomination

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Alabama representative who won the Republican Senate nomination

Moore's version of this story ↗
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative who won the Republican Senate nomination

Collins's version of this story ↗
Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped several Republican primaries

Trump's version of this story ↗
Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator whose seat is being vacated as he runs for governor

Candidate defeated by Wess in the Democratic Senate primary runoff

Outgoing D.C. delegate who is not seeking reelection

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and Democratic candidate in the general-election Senate race

Alabama attorney general and defeated Republican Senate candidate

Former president mentioned in Collins’s criticism of Ossoff’s vote on a spending bill

Democratic winner of the Washington, D.C., primary for delegate to Congress

Aisha Wahab
D · CA-14

California state senator and candidate in the special election for Congress

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

Former representative whose resignation left a vacant House seat

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Former Homeland Security secretary

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader cited in a Republican super PAC’s criticism of Ossoff

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary and former Oklahoma senator

Katie Boyd Britt
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator mentioned as a fellow Enterprise native of Barry Moore

Democratic nominee for Alabama’s open U.S. Senate seat

Former football coach and defeated Republican Senate candidate in Georgia

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Barry Moore in Alabama

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Burt Jones and Derek Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate; Frazier O’Leary, Former D.C. Board of Education member who supports Janeese Lewis George; Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general advancing to the Republican gubernatorial runoff; Janeese Lewis George, Candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C.; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for Georgia governor; Kenyan McDuffie, Candidate for mayor of Washington, D.C.; Kevin Stitt, Outgoing Oklahoma governor, barred from running again by term limits; Mike Mazzei, Former Oklahoma state senator advancing to the Republican gubernatorial runoff; Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for Georgia governor

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Kevin Hern Wins Republican Senate Nomination in Oklahoma

Kevin Hern won Oklahoma’s Republican Senate nomination outright, avoiding an August runoff. Center outlets place the result in a broader primary-results roundup and describe the contests as a test of Trump’s influence. Oklahoma-focused coverage instead places Hern’s win among other state ballot results.

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