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Georgia GOP runoff sets up Senate and governor fights

Collins led the May primary and is competing against Derek Dooley for the Republican Senate nomination.

Georgia GOP runoff sets up Senate and governor fights
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Georgia Republicans are set to choose nominees in Tuesday’s Senate and governor runoffs. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley are competing for the chance to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, while the governor’s race is also headed to a runoff.

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Mike Collins R · GA-10
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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate candidate in Georgia’s runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Republican Senate candidate in Georgia’s runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator Collins and Dooley hope to challenge

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who endorsed candidates in the Republican runoffs

J.D. Vance
Vice President of the United States

Vice president who could cast a Senate tiebreaking vote

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative who finished third in the Senate primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Outgoing Georgia governor who endorsed candidates in the Republican runoffs; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial candidate; Rick Jackson, Healthcare executive and Republican gubernatorial candidate

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Trump Endorses Mike Collins in Georgia Senate Runoff

Donald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The race was to choose the Republican nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the endorsement amid Republican divisions and concerns about Collins’s controversies or general-election prospects. Center outlets mostly treat it as a development in the GOP runoff and a test of Trump’s influence, often noting Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley. Right-leaning outlets foreground the endorsement and, in some coverage, Trump’s praise of Collins or the broader test of his influence.

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