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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Trump backed Collins and Burt Jones, but Republican voters chose Jackson over Jones in the governor’s race.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee but rejected Donald Trump’s preferred choice for governor, backing Rick Jackson instead. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff, while Jackson is set to face Keisha Lance Bottoms in November.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose preferred candidates competed in Georgia’s Republican runoffs

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Mike Collins
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Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic incumbent and Collins’s opponent in the general election

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Democratic candidate for Georgia secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff to Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for governor of Georgia; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Republican lieutenant governor and candidate for governor; 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, Georgia secretary of state whose tenure preceded the open race; 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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