Trump's picks win Senate runoffs in Georgia and Alabama
Collins won the Republican Senate runoff and is set to face Jon Ossoff in November.

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The article reports multiple election results with vote shares and attributes projections to the Associated Press. It provides some campaign context and opposing perspectives, though the roundup format limits detail about individual races.
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Mike Collins won the Republican Senate primary runoff in Georgia, and Barry Moore won Alabama’s Republican runoff after receiving Donald Trump’s endorsement. The article also reports primary and runoff results in several other states, including races for Senate, governor and House seats.
In Georgia, Mike Collins defeated Derek Dooley in the Republican Senate runoff and will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. In Alabama, Barry Moore prevailed over Jared Hudson in the Republican Senate runoff. Both Collins and Moore had Trump’s support. The article also notes that Trump-backed Georgia gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones lost to Rick Jackson.
The article recounts other primary results and pending runoffs. Kevin Hern won Oklahoma’s Republican Senate primary; Oklahoma’s gubernatorial Republican nomination will be decided in an August runoff. House races in Oklahoma and Georgia also advanced to runoffs or produced nominees, while California’s special election and the D.C. Democratic nomination produced further contests and nominees.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo 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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57 OUTLETSMike 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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