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Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs

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

Georgia GOP delivered split decision for Trump in runoffs
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Georgia Republicans chose Mike Collins as their Senate nominee and Rick Jackson as their gubernatorial nominee, rejecting President Donald Trump’s preferred choice for governor. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff, making the Senate race one of the contests that could determine control of Congress.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate nominee and current U.S. representative

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsements shaped the Republican runoffs

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent senator and general-election opponent

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Former president mentioned in the account of the 2020 election

Fulton County commissioner and unsuccessful Democratic candidate for secretary of state

Republican Senate candidate who lost the runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Rick Jackson, Republican gubernatorial nominee; Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who supported Dooley; Burt Jones, Lieutenant governor and unsuccessful 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, Georgia secretary of state referenced in discussion of the 2020 election; Vernon Jones, Republican candidate for Georgia secretary of state

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Mike Collins Wins Georgia Republican Senate Runoff

Outlets agree Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff and will face Jon Ossoff in the general election. Center outlets pair the election stakes and the split result for Trump in Georgia’s runoffs with one article focused on Ossoff’s antisemitism accusation against Collins. Right-leaning outlets cover allegations about Collins while also emphasizing attacks on Ossoff, with one article portraying Collins as challenging Ossoff’s record.

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