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This morning, President Trump can claim a big win in Georgia after the candidate he backed for U.S. Senate cruised to victory in Tuesday's Republican primary
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Congressman Mike Collins defeated former football coach Derek Dooley, the candidate backed by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp
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The result sets up one of the marquee Senate races of the midterms, with Collins now turning his attention to Democratic Senator John Ossoff in November
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Y'all know what the mission is, is to put a Republican in that seat and get rid of that
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John Ossoff in November, return this seat to the people of Georgia
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But Georgia voters did not follow Trump's lead everywhere. In the race to succeed Kemp
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billionaire businessman Rick Jackson defeated Trump-backed Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones in the Republican runoff. Jackson spent more than $100 million of his own money on the campaign
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and will now face former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms. Meanwhile, in Alabama, Trump-backed Congressman Barry Moore won the Republican Senate runoff
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to replace Tommy Tuberville, who's running for governor. In Oklahoma, Congressman Kevin Hearn won the GOP Senate primary
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putting him on track to succeed Mark Wayne Mullen after his move to the Department of Homeland Security earlier this year
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In California, the special election to fill embattled Congressman Eric Swalwell's seat
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will go to a runoff. Senator Ayesha Wahab is leading the pack with more than 40% of the vote
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It is not yet clear who she'll face in the runoff
