Georgia Republican primary delivers mixed results for Trump
Summary
Georgia Republican voters chose President Donald Trump’s preferred candidate for the U.S. Senate but rejected his choice for governor in the primary elections. These results show mixed support for President Trump as the midterm elections in November will decide control of Congress during his second term.Key Facts
- Republican Mike Collins, supported by President Trump, won the primary and will run against Democrat Jon Ossoff for U.S. Senate.
- Collins supports Trump’s claims that the 2020 election in Georgia was rigged, though he did not thank Trump in his victory speech.
- In the governor race, Rick Jackson, who spent about $100 million of his own money, defeated Trump’s endorsed candidate, Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones.
- President Trump did not campaign in Georgia or travel with his endorsed candidate for governor.
- President Trump congratulated Rick Jackson on social media after the win, noting Jackson campaigned closely to Trump’s style.
- Ossoff, the Democratic Senate incumbent, criticized Trump as a “national embarrassment.”
- These primaries are part of several happening in four states and Washington D.C. ahead of the November midterm elections.
- The midterm elections will determine which party controls Congress for the last two years of President Trump’s current term.
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