Georgia runoff: Republican voters choose Trump-backed conservative to face Jon Ossoff

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 01:49:22 GMT

Representative Mike Collins defeats former college football coach Derek Dooley, while Rick Jackson selected as governor pickGeorgia’s Republican primary runoff voters chose US representative Mike Collins over former college football coach Derek Dooley to lead the party’s bid to challenge US senator and rising Democratic star Jon Ossoff in November’s midterm elections.They also selected billionaire healthcare executive Rick Jackson over Trump-backed lieutenant governor Burt Jones to face Democratic gubernatorial candidate Keisha Lance Bottoms in November, after a bruising election campaign that led to libel litigation and federal challenges to Georgia election law. Continue reading...

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Left: Trump rebuked in Georgia as voters back billionaire in GOP governor's runoff — www.rawstory.com
Center-Left: Collins wins Georgia Senate runoff, to challenge Ossoff — www.axios.com
Center-Left: An explosion of AI deepfakes is redefining American elections — www.axios.com
Center-Right: Trump falls short in Georgia governor’s race: 5 takeaways from Tuesday’s primaries — thehill.com
Center-Right: Trump-endorsed Collins beats Kemp's pick to take on Ossoff for Georgia Senate — thehill.com
Right: Trump-backed candidate survives grueling runoff, advances to high-stakes Senate race — www.foxnews.com
Right: Trump-Backed Mike Collins Defeats Dooley, Advances To Face Jon Ossoff — www.dailycaller.com

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