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Trump-backed Collins beats Kemp’s pick to take on Ossoff for Georgia Senate

Trump-backed Collins beats Kemp’s pick to take on Ossoff for Georgia Senate

Summary

Rep. Mike Collins won the Republican Senate runoff in Georgia and will face Senator Jon Ossoff in the upcoming general election. Collins’s victory is seen as important because President Donald Trump supported him just before the vote.

Key Facts

  • Mike Collins is a current member of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • He defeated Derek Dooley, a former college football coach, in the Republican runoff election.
  • The runoff decides who will run against Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in the general election.
  • President Donald Trump endorsed Collins shortly before the runoff.
  • Collins is known as a strong ally of President Trump.
  • The election will take place in Georgia this fall.
  • Winning the runoff means Collins is the Republican candidate for the Senate seat.
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