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Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election

Dooley placed second in the primary and will face Collins for the Republican nomination.

Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
May 19, 2026
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Georgia Republicans failed to choose a Senate nominee outright, sending Mike Collins and Derek Dooley to a June runoff while Jon Ossoff waits to learn his November opponent. Buddy Carter finished third.

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

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Republican Senate candidate advancing to a runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Incumbent senator awaiting the Republican nominee who will challenge him

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

Republican Senate candidate advancing to a runoff

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

President who made no endorsement in the Republican primary

Former president cited in the account of Georgia’s 2020 presidential result

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican Senate candidate who finished third and criticized Collins

David A. Perdue
Former U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Republican who previously lost a Senate race to Ossoff

Johnny Isakson
Former U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Former Republican senator cited in Georgia election history

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Dooley; Jim Barksdale, Democratic Senate candidate defeated by Johnny Isakson in 2016

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Dooley and Collins Set for Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Derek Dooley and Mike Collins will face each other in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary runoff to determine who will challenge Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the matchup within wider campaign dynamics and Republican politics. Center outlets emphasize the primary result and the nomination contest, with the general-election matchup as context. Right-leaning outlets connect the race to broader GOP dynamics and November stakes, including a possible Kemp-Trump proxy contest and Collins’s reported poll lead.

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