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Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to Georgia GOP Senate runoff

Dooley advanced after a late campaign push aided by Gov. Brian Kemp and will compete against Collins in the runoff.

Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to Georgia GOP Senate runoff
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NBC News projected that Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley would advance to a June 16 Georgia Republican Senate runoff after neither won a primary majority. The winner will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in a closely watched midterm race.

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Republican Senate candidate advancing to the Georgia primary runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT
Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican House member advancing to the Georgia Senate primary runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic incumbent expected to face the runoff winner in the general election

Raphael G. Warnock
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator mentioned in the history of Georgia Senate races

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose endorsement the candidates sought

Republican candidate defeated by Warnock in 2022

Gary C. Peters
D · MI · SEN

Michigan senator who is retiring

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican House member who finished third in the primary and did not advance

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed and campaigned with Dooley; Jason Shepherd, Former Cobb County GOP chairman who backed Dooley in the primary; Mac Collins, Former Georgia representative and Mike Collins's late father

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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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