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Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff

Dooley is a first-time candidate recruited by Brian Kemp to seek the Republican nomination.

Georgia Republicans scramble to pick a candidate to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff
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Georgia Republicans are competing in Tuesday’s primary to choose a nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, with a possible June 16 runoff delaying the party’s focus on the general election. The article profiles Mike Collins, Buddy Carter and Derek Dooley as they vie for the nomination.

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Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican House member seeking the Senate nomination

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member seeking the Senate nomination

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Bernie Moreno
R · OH · SEN

Ohio senator cited as an example of a first-term Republican senator who was an outsider

Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator whose seat the Republican candidates hope to win

Raphael G. Warnock
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator mentioned in background on recent Senate contests

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose support Collins invokes and whose endorsement is sought

Tim Sheehy
R · MT · SEN

Montana senator cited as an example of a first-term Republican senator who was an outsider

David McCormick
R · PA · SEN

Pennsylvania senator cited as an example of a first-term Republican senator who was an outsider

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor backing Dooley; Gary Waldrep, Local party committee chairman who questioned Collins at a campaign stop

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Republicans Compete for Georgia Senate Nomination to Challenge Jon Ossoff

Georgia Republicans are competing for their party’s Senate nomination to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff, with Gov. Brian Kemp backing Derek Dooley. Center outlets mostly describe a crowded primary, with varying emphasis on candidates’ electability, Kemp’s influence, a possible runoff and the race’s broader Senate stakes.

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