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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

Trump backed candidates in both runoffs, with one endorsed candidate winning and the other losing.

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee but rejected Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for governor, producing a mixed result for the president. 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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Republican Senate nominee in Georgia

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Jon Ossoff
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Democratic incumbent and Collins’s opponent in the general election

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Fulton County commissioner and losing Democratic candidate for secretary of state

Collins’s opponent in the Republican Senate runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican nominee for governor of Georgia; Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and losing Republican gubernatorial candidate; Josh McKoon, Georgia Republican Party chairman; Keisha Lance Bottoms, Democratic nominee for governor; 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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