Live Results: Georgia governor midterm election
Summary
Georgia voters are choosing a U.S. senator and governor on Tuesday. Democrat Jon Ossoff is defending his Senate seat, while Republicans are trying to keep the governor’s office after Gov. Brian Kemp’s two terms. The Senate race is a major contest as Republicans seek to retain control of the chamber.Key Facts
- Ossoff is the only Democratic senator seeking reelection in a state Donald Trump carried in 2024.
- Republicans hold 53 Senate seats and can lose no more than three to retain control, with Vice President JD Vance able to break ties.
- The article says Republican candidates in key races have lost support amid disapproval of Trump’s handling of high prices and the war in Iran.
- Trump held Republican rallies in Dalton and Perry, and former President Barack Obama appeared in Atlanta.
- Republican Mike Collins won the party’s Senate nomination in a June 16 runoff against former football coach Derek Dooley.
- Collins received 56% of the runoff vote, compared with Dooley’s 45%.
- Trump endorsed Collins, while Kemp supported Dooley.
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