Collins Takes Georgia Runoff
Trump-backed Mike Collins wins Georgia GOP runoff to face Sen. Ossoff.
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Center & RightRep. Mike Collins won Georgia’s Republican Senate runoff, defeating former college football coach Derek Dooley and setting up a November challenge to Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. The race became a high-profile proxy fight inside Georgia’s GOP after President Donald Trump endorsed Collins while Gov. Brian Kemp backed Dooley, underscoring tensions between MAGA forces and the state party establishment. Early calls from outlets including the AP, NBC News and Decision Desk HQ showed Collins leading by roughly 55% to 45% as returns came in. The Collins-Ossoff matchup is expected to be one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races, with control of the chamber potentially at stake in a pivotal swing state.
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Georgia GOP FightBalanced
Georgia’s runoffs highlighted a broader struggle over Republican identity, with Trump-backed candidates competing against figures aligned with Gov. Brian Kemp in Senate and governor races. The results shaped both the fall Senate contest against Jon Ossoff and the GOP’s effort to defend the governor’s mansion against former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms.
Multi-State PrimariesMostly Right
Voters in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Washington, D.C., and California cast ballots in a busy round of primaries, runoffs and a special election. Several previews and live-results reports tracked competitive Senate, governor and mayoral contests beyond the Georgia Senate runoff.
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