Georgia GOP Senate primary heads to Collins-Dooley runoff (opens in new tab)

Georgia’s Republican U.S. Senate primary is headed to a June 16 runoff between U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley after no candidate reached the 50% threshold needed to win the nomination outright in Tuesday’s primary. The winner will face Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. Collins finished first in a five-candidate field, while Dooley and U.S. Rep. Buddy Carter competed for second place before Dooley advanced. Dooley ran with the endorsement of Re...