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

Collins won the Republican Senate nomination and will face Jon Ossoff in November.

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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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia Republican Senate nominee and U.S. representative

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Georgia Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

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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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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