Coverage dated May 19, 2026

GOP Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama head to June runoffs

Headline from Roll Call

The Republican primaries for Senate in Georgia and Alabama are heading to runoffs next month after no candidate took a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s respective primaries. In the Republican race in Georgia to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, Rep.

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  1. Valdosta Daily Times

    Republicans send two to runoff in Georgia U.S. Senate race (opens Valdosta Daily Times)

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    Valdosta Daily Times's feed description

    Republican voters winnowed their field of candidates for U.S. Senate Tuesday, sending U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley to the June 16 primary runoff election.

  2. New York Post

    Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    The Georgia Republican Senate primary will head to runoff election after no candidate secured the 50% of the vote necessary to advance Tuesday.

  3. The Daily Caller

    Georgia Voters Force Runoffs In High-Stakes GOP Primaries (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Georgia Republican gubernatorial and Senate primaries advanced to runoffs Tuesday night.

  4. Roll Call

    GOP Senate primaries in Georgia and Alabama head to June runoffs (opens Roll Call)

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    Roll Call's feed description

    The Republican primaries for Senate in Georgia and Alabama are heading to runoffs next month after no candidate took a majority of the vote in Tuesday’s respective primaries. In the Republican race in Georgia to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff, Rep.

  5. Fox News

    Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to runoff as Republicans battle to unseat Ossoff (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Georgia's GOP Senate runoff pits Rep. Mike Collins against former college football coach Derek Dooley on June 16, as the party seeks a candidate to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff.

  6. The Union-Recorder

    Republicans send two to runoff in Georgia U.S. Senate race - The Union-Recorder (opens The Union-Recorder)

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    The Union-Recorder's feed description

    Republican voters winnowed their field of candidates for U.S. Senate Tuesday, sending U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley to the June 16 primary runoff election.

  7. Fox News

    Georgia Republicans head to runoff in secretary of state race defined by 2020 election claims (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Georgia's secretary of state GOP primary heads to a runoff after no candidate secured 50% of the vote in a race shaped by lingering 2020 election disputes and President Trump's stolen election claims.

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