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

Collins was projected to advance to the runoff in Georgia's Republican Senate primary.

Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary
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May 20, 2026
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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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Mike Collins R · GA-10
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No good or bad look here

This story reports what happened without casting Collins in a good or bad light, so readers don’t rate it and it doesn’t count toward Collins’s record.

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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

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

PRIMARY SUBJECT

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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18 OUTLETS
Mike Collins and Derek Dooley Advance to Georgia Senate Primary Runoff

Outlets on the center and right agree that Collins and Dooley advanced from Georgia’s Republican Senate primary to a runoff; its winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Center outlets mostly treat the result as a contest to choose Ossoff’s challenger, with some adding candidate or party dynamics. Right-leaning outlets stress the Republican effort to challenge Ossoff and party alignments, with some portraying Collins as a particularly strong challenger.

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