Trump beats a longtime adversary with a late Georgia endorsement, and other election takeaways
Collins won the Republican runoff and will face Jon Ossoff in November.

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Rep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate primary runoff after President Donald Trump endorsed him, while Trump-backed candidates lost other high-profile contests. The results set up Collins to face Sen. Jon Ossoff in November and offer an early measure of Trump’s influence in Republican primaries.
Collins defeated former football coach Derek Dooley in the Georgia Republican runoff, after Trump endorsed Collins in its final days. The article describes the race as a proxy battle between Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp and says Ossoff, the Democratic incumbent, will face Collins in November. It notes Ossoff’s campaign funds and the attention he is receiving as a possible 2028 presidential contender.
The article also reports that self-funding businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump- and Kemp-backed Burt Jones in Georgia’s governor primary, while Trump-endorsed Rep. Barry Moore won Alabama’s Republican Senate nomination. In Oklahoma, Trump’s choice for governor was headed to a runoff. The article reviews other Trump-backed candidates’ primary losses and describes Washington, D.C.’s mayoral and congressional delegate contests.
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VOTING CLOSEDNo 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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SWIPE →Georgia senator and Democratic candidate for reelection
Ossoff's version of this story ↗President whose endorsement of Collins became central to the Georgia Republican runoff
Trump's version of this story ↗Iowa representative whose Trump-backed gubernatorial campaign lost its primary
D.C.’s outgoing nonvoting delegate to Congress
Former president mentioned in connection with Keisha Lance Bottoms’s former administration role
Kentucky representative cited as a Trump-backed primary target who lost
D.C. at-large councilman and Democratic nominee to succeed Eleanor Holmes Norton
Alabama representative who won the Republican Senate nomination runoff
Louisiana senator cited as a Trump-backed primary target who lost
Republican candidate who lost the Georgia Senate primary runoff
Los Angeles mayor and mayoral candidate
Texas senator cited as a Trump-backed primary target who lost
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41 OUTLETSDonald Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff against Derek Dooley. The race was to choose the Republican nominee to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff. Left-leaning outlets place the endorsement amid Republican divisions and concerns about Collins’s controversies or general-election prospects. Center outlets mostly treat it as a development in the GOP runoff and a test of Trump’s influence, often noting Brian Kemp’s support for Dooley. Right-leaning outlets foreground the endorsement and, in some coverage, Trump’s praise of Collins or the broader test of his influence.
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