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We Know Who Will Be Competing for Georgia's Senate Seat and Governor's Mansion in the Fall

Ossoff is identified as the Democratic incumbent Collins will face in the fall.

We Know Who Will Be Competing for Georgia's Senate Seat and Governor's Mansion in the Fall
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Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and is set to face Sen. Jon Ossoff in the fall. Rick Jackson also won the Republican gubernatorial runoff and will face Keisha Lance Bottoms.

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Jon Ossoff D · GA · SEN
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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent and Collins’s prospective general-election opponent

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate-runoff winner and candidate for the general election

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements are discussed in the Georgia Republican runoffs

Republican Senate-runoff candidate defeated by Mike Collins

Karen Handel
Former U.S. Representative (R-GA)

Ossoff’s former opponent in a congressional special election

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial-runoff winner and candidate for governor; Burt Jones, Republican gubernatorial-runoff candidate defeated by Rick Jackson; Eric Daugherty, Social-media poster whose message attacks Jon Ossoff; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee and Jackson’s general-election opponent

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Ossoff Accuses Collins of Antisemitism After Senate Runoff Win

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and will face incumbent Jon Ossoff in November. Ossoff accused Collins of antisemitism after the win. Center outlets mostly provide a matter-of-fact account of the nomination and November race, while the Jewish Telegraphic Agency examines the accusation and its cited basis. Right-leaning outlets portray Ossoff’s attacks as a campaign liability; redstate.com emphasizes criticism of his record, while another article examines the allegations and Collins’s positions.

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