Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff as Republicans battle to unseat Ossoff
The runoff follows a primary that drew about $1.6 million each for Collins and Dooley and sets up a costly challenge to Jon Ossoff.
- Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced to a June 16 runoff after no primary candidate reached the 50 percent threshold required to avoid one in Georgia's consequential Senate race.
- Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp backed Dooley as an outsider while Collins emphasized his conservative record and support for President Trump, amid intense infighting that marked the primary contest.
- The GOP-aligned Senate Leadership Fund pledged $44 million for the fall, while the Democratic-aligned Senate Majority PAC committed $20 million, positioning this as one of the nation's most expensive races.
- Sen. Jon Ossoff leads in hypothetical general-election matchups, with campaign spokesperson Ellie Doughtery stating any GOP nominee will be "bruised and terminally inseparable from the toxic president."
- This runoff intensifies pressure on Trump to intervene; Sen. Raphael Warnock, who won in 2023, warned that internal party battles can be detrimental to Republican success.
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The president likes him “a lot,” but Georgia voters still have to prove they agree. Sitting U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) took home the most votes in the Georgia GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but it was not enough to secure an outright nomination. ’28 more days of putting the hammer down!’ Collins...
'Friend' of President Trump advances to Georgia Republican Senate primary runoff
The president likes him "a lot," but Georgia voters still have to prove they agree.Sitting U.S. Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.) took home the most votes in the Georgia GOP primary for U.S. Senate on Tuesday, but it was not enough to secure an outright nomination. '28 more days of putting the hammer down!'Collins was first in the primary, but since he did not garner 50% of the vote, he will have to go head-to-head against runner-up Derek Dooley in a ru…
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