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Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff between Mike Collins and Derek Dooley

Dooley placed second in the primary and will face Mike Collins in the runoff for the Republican Senate nomination.

Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff between Mike Collins and Derek Dooley
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This article1 analysis · Oct 6, 2026
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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced to a June 16 runoff for the Republican Senate nomination in Georgia after neither won more than half the vote. The winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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This story reports what happened without casting Dooley in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Dooley’s record.

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Republican Senate candidate advancing to the runoff

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate candidate advancing to the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent expected to face the Republican nominee in November

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who did not endorse in the Republican Senate primary

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican Senate candidate who placed third in the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who backed Dooley

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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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