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Georgia Voters Force Runoffs In High-Stakes GOP Primaries

Dooley advanced to the June 16 Republican Senate runoff against Mike Collins.

Georgia Voters Force Runoffs In High-Stakes GOP Primaries
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Georgia’s Republican gubernatorial and Senate primaries are headed to June 16 runoffs after no candidate secured the nomination outright. Derek Dooley and Mike Collins will face each other in the Senate runoff, while Burt Jones and Rick Jackson advanced in the governor’s race.

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Senate candidate advancing to the Republican primary runoff

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Representative and Senate candidate advancing to the Republican primary runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Incumbent Democratic senator seeking reelection

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed Burt Jones for governor

ALSO MENTIONED  Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and gubernatorial candidate advancing to the Republican primary runoff; Rick Jackson, Businessman and gubernatorial candidate advancing to the Republican primary runoff; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Derek Dooley for Senate

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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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