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Georgia Voters Force Runoffs In High-Stakes GOP Primaries

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

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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Mike Collins
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Representative and Senate candidate advancing to the Republican primary runoff

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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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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley Advance to Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Outlets on the center and right agree that Collins and Dooley advanced from Georgia’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff; its winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Center outlets mostly treat the result as a contest to choose Ossoff’s challenger, with some adding candidate or party dynamics. Right-leaning outlets stress the Republican effort to challenge Ossoff and party alignments, with some portraying Collins as a particularly strong challenger.

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