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Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff as Republicans battle to unseat Ossoff
No candidate cleared 50%, setting up a runoff as Republicans face infighting and outside groups pledge $64 million for the fall campaign.
- 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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Leaning Left4Leaning Right2Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution57% Left
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- 57% of the sources lean Left
57% Left
L 57%
14%
R 29%
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