Live results: Georgia midterm Republican primary runoff
Summary
Georgia Republicans are holding runoff elections to choose their candidates for U.S. Senate, governor, and other state offices. The runoff happens because no candidate got more than half the votes in the May primary.Key Facts
- Georgia is having runoff elections for important positions including U.S. Senate and governor.
- Runoffs occur when no candidate wins a majority in the first primary.
- Republican Mike Collins and Derek Dooley are finalists for the Senate nomination.
- The winner will challenge Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in the November general election.
- Republicans want to gain this Senate seat to make their hold on the Senate stronger.
- Republicans currently have 53 Senate seats and can lose up to three seats and still keep control.
- Vice President JD Vance can break ties in the Senate.
- Other races in Georgia include congressional districts, lieutenant governor, and secretary of state.
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