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Republicans Collins, Dooley advance to primary runoff in hopes of facing US Senator Ossoff in November

Collins led the Republican primary field and advanced to a runoff with Derek Dooley.

Republicans Collins, Dooley advance to primary runoff in hopes of facing US Senator Ossoff in November
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Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced to a June 16 runoff in Georgia’s Republican Senate primary, setting up a contest to choose who will face Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in November.

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Mike Collins R · GA-10
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Mike Collins
R · GA-10

Republican Senate primary candidate who advanced to the runoff

PRIMARY SUBJECT

Republican Senate primary candidate who advanced to the runoff

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Jon Ossoff
D · GA · SEN

Democratic senator and prospective general-election opponent

Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President mentioned in connection with the Georgia race and Collins’s political persona

Buddy Carter
R · GA-1

Republican representative eliminated from the Senate primary

David A. Perdue
Former U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Former Republican senator whom Ossoff defeated in a runoff

ALSO MENTIONED  Brian Kemp, Georgia governor who endorsed Dooley

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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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