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Rep. Mike Collins wins Georgia's GOP Senate nomination and will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff | Associated Press National

Collins won the Republican Senate nomination and will advance to the general election.

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Jun 16, 2026
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Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate nomination and is set to face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. The race could help determine control of the Senate.

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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate nominee in Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic senator and Collins’s expected general-election opponent

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Donald Trump
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President who endorsed Collins

Former president mentioned in the account of the 2020 election

Fulton County commissioner and unsuccessful Democratic candidate

Republican Senate primary candidate defeated by Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Brad Raffensperger, Outgoing Georgia secretary of state; Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and unsuccessful Republican gubernatorial candidate; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee identified in the article’s account of Georgia’s primary contests; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Mike 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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