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Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) secured the Republican Senate nomination in a Georgia runoff Tuesday, defeating former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley after a last-minute endorsement from President Donald Trump. Collins will face Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in November. The race split the state’s GOP establishment. Gov. Brian Kemp, who remains popular among state Republicans despite past clashes with Trump, backed Dooley, while Trump on Sunday dismissed Dooley as someone who has “lived outside of Georgia for most of his life, didn’t vote in 2020 or 2016, and said that I lost Georgia in 2020.” Trump added “I don’t know Derek Dooley, and neither does anyone else, but he seems like a nice person.” In the governor’s…Open
Republican Rep. Mike Collins on Tuesday defeated Derek Dooley and will face off against Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in November. Why it matters: President Trump endorsed Collins after the May 19 primary. He now faces a well-funded Democratic incumbent who's won a statewide campaign in Georgia before. - Republicans view the Georgia Democrat's seat as key to maintaining control of the U.S. Senate . Zoom in: Collins won roughly 55% of the vote, according to preliminary results from Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger's office. - The AP called the race for Collins just after 8:30pm with 52% of the vote counted. - Dooley later conceded to Collins, the AP reported . "He ran a tough campaign, he got out early and we just never could…
President Trump and Gov. Brian Kemp (R) are on opposite sides Tuesday as Georgia voters go to the polls to pick a GOP nominee for Senate, with Kemp backing former college football coach Derek Dooley and Trump endorsing Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.). The contest pits the undisputed leader of the Republican Party, Trump, against the most popular GOP figure in the swing state of Georgia. Kemp was also the Republican many in the GOP thought would enter the Senate race. Read More: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/5922416-trump-kemp-collins-dooley-georgia-senate/
Mr. Trump backed Mr. Collins over Derek Dooley, a former football coach who is supported by Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican whose relationship with the president is strained.
Former College Football Coach and Republican Candidate for Georgia Senate, Derek Dooley, describes what his Georgia First contract is, and why it will help future Georgians. #midterms #election #senate
In this special episode of Raising America: 2026 Midterms, Elizabeth sits down with Former College Football Coach and Republican Candidate for Georgia Senate, Derek Dooley. Together, they discuss the main topic that Derek hears from Georgians, his Georgia First contract, and how he navigates his state's Rubix Cube-like mindset. Catch "The Hill's" Georgia runoff election coverage on Tuesday, June 16. 0:00 - INTRO 1:06 - HOW DID DEREK PUSH HIS RACE TO A RUNOFF? 3:17 - WHAT SETS DEREK APART FROM COLLINS? 7:00 - WHAT POLICIES DOES DEREK WANT TO CHANGE? 13:20 - WHY IS GEORGIA A RUBIX CUBE? 15:55 - OUTRO Host: Elizabeth Prann Executive Producer: Andy Gipson Editorial Producer: Meagan Medick Segment Producer: Christine Jenkinson Associate…
The president has not yet endorsed Representative Mike Collins or Derek Dooley, a former football coach, in the race to challenge the Democratic senator, Jon Ossoff.
