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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary

Dooley was projected to join Collins in the runoff for the Republican Senate nomination.

Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary
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CBS News projected that Mike Collins and Derek Dooley would advance to a June 16 runoff in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary; Buddy Carter was eliminated. The contest will determine the Republican nominee to challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.

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Derek Dooley R · GA
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Republican Senate candidate projected to advance to the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Georgia representative and Republican Senate candidate projected to advance to the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Georgia senator and Democratic incumbent seeking reelection

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President of the United States, whose political support is part of the campaign context

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Georgia representative and Republican Senate candidate eliminated from the primary

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Dooley

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Dooley and Collins Set for Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Derek Dooley and Mike Collins will face each other in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary runoff to determine who will challenge Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the matchup within wider campaign dynamics and Republican politics. Center outlets emphasize the primary result and the nomination contest, with the general-election matchup as context. Right-leaning outlets connect the race to broader GOP dynamics and November stakes, including a possible Kemp-Trump proxy contest and Collins’s reported poll lead.

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