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The Latest: Primary elections in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia further test Trump's influence

Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate nomination and will face incumbent Jon Ossoff in November.

The Latest: Primary elections in Alabama, Oklahoma and Georgia further test Trump's influence
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Primary results across several states and Washington, D.C., produced Republican Senate nominees including Barry Moore, Mike Collins and Kevin Hern, while Democrat Robert White won the D.C. delegate primary. The outcomes offered another test of Donald Trump’s influence in Republican contests.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate nominee in Georgia

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Democratic primary winner for D.C. delegate to Congress

White's version of this story ↗
Kevin Hern
R · OK-1

Republican Senate nominee in Oklahoma

Hern's version of this story ↗
Barry Moore
R · AL-1

Republican Senate nominee in Alabama

Moore's version of this story ↗
Tommy Tuberville
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator whose seat is open as he runs for governor

Democratic candidate defeated by Everett Wess in the Alabama Senate runoff

Outgoing D.C. delegate who chose not to seek reelection

Georgia Republican gubernatorial candidate

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and incumbent in the Georgia Senate race

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped several Republican primaries

Alabama attorney general and defeated Republican Senate candidate

Former president cited in Collins’s criticism of Ossoff

Aisha Wahab
D · CA-14

California state senator advancing in the special election to succeed Eric Swalwell

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Former Homeland Security secretary

Chuck Schumer
D · NY · SEN

Senate minority leader cited in a Republican super PAC’s attack on Ossoff

Markwayne Mullin
Secretary of Homeland Security

Homeland Security secretary and former Oklahoma senator

Katie Boyd Britt
R · AL · SEN

Alabama senator mentioned in a comparison with Barry Moore

Democratic Senate nominee in Alabama

Defeated Republican Senate candidate in Georgia

Republican Senate candidate defeated by Barry Moore in Alabama

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Derek Dooley; Burt Jones, Georgia lieutenant governor and defeated Republican gubernatorial candidate; Gentner Drummond, Oklahoma attorney general advancing to the Republican gubernatorial runoff; Kenyan McDuffie, D.C. mayoral candidate; Kevin Stitt, Outgoing Oklahoma governor; Mike Mazzei, Former Oklahoma state senator advancing to the Republican gubernatorial runoff; Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for Georgia governor

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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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