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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Trump’s preferred Senate candidate won, while his preferred candidate for governor lost.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins for the Senate race but rejected Donald Trump’s preferred gubernatorial candidate, Burt Jones, in favor of Rick Jackson. The results set up November contests that could affect control of the Senate and Georgia’s governorship.

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Donald Trump R · President of the United States
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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose preferred candidates had mixed results in Georgia’s Republican runoffs

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Mike Collins
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Republican Senate nominee and current representative

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent senator and prospective opponent in the general election

Former president mentioned in the account of Trump’s 2020 election claims

Fulton County commissioner and Democratic candidate for secretary of state

Republican Senate primary opponent of Mike Collins

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and Republican gubernatorial primary 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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