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Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees

Trump endorsed Collins and Jones, but Collins won the Senate nomination while Jackson defeated Jones for governor.

Georgia Republicans are under Trump's shadow as they choose Senate and governor nominees
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Georgia Republicans nominated Mike Collins for the U.S. Senate and Rick Jackson for governor, rejecting Donald Trump’s preferred gubernatorial candidate while choosing his Senate pick. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff in a contest that could affect control of the Senate.

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President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Mike Collins
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Georgia Republican Senate nominee and U.S. representative

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic U.S. senator and Collins’s general-election opponent

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Former U.S. president mentioned in reference to the 2020 election

Fulton County commissioner and Democratic secretary of state candidate

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff to Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic gubernatorial nominee; Penny Brown Reynolds, Democratic nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Tim Fleming, Republican nominee for Georgia secretary of state; Brad Raffensperger, Outgoing Georgia secretary of state; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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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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