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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Senate Runoff

Dooley lost the Republican runoff to Collins after trailing him in polling.

Mike Collins Wins Georgia Senate Runoff
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This article1 analysis · Oct 5, 2026
Jun 16, 2026
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Decision Desk HQ called the Georgia Republican Senate runoff for Rep. Mike Collins, making him the party’s nominee against Sen. Jon Ossoff. The author supports Collins and presents the result as momentum for his effort to unseat Ossoff.

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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 runoff opponent

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia Republican Senate nominee after winning the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent Collins is expected to face in the general election

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor whose support for Dooley is mentioned

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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Outlets report that Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff over Derek Dooley and will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Center outlets put the result in the context of competing Trump and Kemp endorsements and Republican divisions, treating it as a test of party influence. Right-leaning outlets foreground Collins’s win and, in some coverage, present it as momentum toward challenging Ossoff.

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