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Georgia results: Collins will face Sen. Ossoff; Trump's pick loses governor runoff

Trump backed Collins and Jones, but Jackson defeated Jones in the governor’s runoff.

Georgia results: Collins will face Sen. Ossoff; Trump's pick loses governor runoff
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, while Rick Jackson defeated Trump-endorsed Burt Jones in the governor’s Republican runoff. The results also underscored the influence and limits of Trump’s endorsements in Georgia’s Republican contests.

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Republican nominee for the U.S. Senate race against Jon Ossoff

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Iowa representative mentioned in a comparison of Trump endorsements

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

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Texas attorney general and Senate candidate mentioned in a comparison of Trump endorsements

Former football coach who lost the Republican Senate runoff

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Texas senator mentioned as Paxton’s runoff opponent

ALSO MENTIONED  Burt Jones, Republican candidate for governor who lost the runoff; Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for governor of Georgia; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley in the Senate contest and Jones in the governor’s race; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor of Georgia; Pamela Evette, South Carolina lieutenant governor mentioned as facing a governor runoff

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Georgia Republicans Select Collins and Jackson in Runoff Elections

Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for Senate and Rick Jackson for governor in their runoffs. Trump had backed Collins and Burt Jones, who lost to Jackson, leaving Trump with his Senate pick but not his preferred gubernatorial nominee. Center outlets mostly present the results as a split test of Trump’s endorsement influence, while some also emphasize divisions among Georgia Republicans and the November contests.

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