#us-senate-election

#us-senate-election

The Republican Senate primary in Georgia will head to a runoff next month, with Representative Mike Collins, an immigration hard-liner and a trucking executive, advancing and no candidate on track to win a majority of the vote Tuesday, according to The Associated Press. Mr. Collins was leading Derek Dooley, a former University of Tennessee football coach, and Representative Buddy Carter, a former pharmacy owner, according to incomplete results. It was unclear who would secure the second spot in the runoff.

Georgia is set to hold its primary vote on Tuesday, drawing battle lines for November's consequential midterm elections in the United States. Among the most closely watched races will be the Republican contest to choose a challenger for Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, whose 2020 victory came amid a liberal surge in a state long dominated by conservatives. Also topping the ticket will be the race to choose a Democratic gubernatorial candidate. Many in the party see the opening in the governor's mansion this year as a generational opportunity to win the highest state-level office.