Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election

Nypost · May 19, 2026 · 705 words · By Victor Nava

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Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Democrat Jon Ossoff skates as Georgia GOP Senate primary drags on to runoff election See more of our coverage in your search results.

Why it matters

Add The New York Post on GoogleThe Georgia Republican Senate primary will be settled in a runoff next month after no candidate secured a majority of the vote Tuesday, leaving incumbent Sen.

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Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) without a formal challenger for a bit longer.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Trump won the Peach State by 2.2 percentage points in 2024”

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Claim 2: “Carter, who has served in Congress since 2015”

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Claim 3: “the nomination in the June 16 runoff”

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Two separate web search results explicitly state that the runoff is set for June 16.

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web search NEUTRAL — Georgia (/ ˈdʒɔːrdʒə / ⓘ JOR-jə) is a state in the Southeastern, South Atlantic, and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the northwest, North Carolina and South Carolina t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)

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web search NEUTRAL — We are here to connect you to information and answer questions about Georgia state government.
https://georgia.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — 2 days ago · Geographical and historical treatment of Georgia, including maps and a survey of its people, economy, and government. By the early 21st century, Georgia’s prosperity was based mainly in t…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia-state

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Claim 4: “Collins, 58”

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Claim 5: “Dooley... the son of legendary University of Georgia coach Vince Dooley”

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A web search result explicitly states that Derek Dooley is the son of legendary University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley.

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Claim 6: “a House Ethics Committee probe into whether [Collins] abused taxpayer funds by hiring the girlfriend of his former chief of staff”

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Claim 7: “losing it to Joe Biden by just 0.2 percentage points four years earlier”

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Claim 8: “the 57-year-old pledged”

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Wikipedia lists Derek Dooley's birth date as June 10, 1968. Given the context of a 2025/2026 election cycle, he would be 57 years old.

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Claim 9: “Collins... has touted his work to crack down on criminal migrants and synthetic opioids via the Laken Riley Act and TRANQ Act, respectively”

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Claim 10: “Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), who led the way with about 41% of the vote, and former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley, who garnered 30% support, were the top two vote-getters”

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While web results confirm Mike Collins and Derek Dooley are candidates and that Collins is leading, the specific percentages (41% and 30%) are not explicitly corroborated by the provided evidence snippets.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Thomas Jonathan Ossoff ( OSS-off; born February 16, 1987) is an American politician who has served as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he i…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jon_Ossoff

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate election in Georgia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Georgia. A runoff election is to be held on …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections. In these elections, voters will elect…
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Claim 11: “Republicans, who hope to expand their 53-47 Senate majority”

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A cross-reference from the New York Post explicitly states that Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Republican Party, also known as the Grand Old Party (GOP), is a right-wing to far-right political party in the United States. It emerged as the main rival of the Democratic Party in the 1850s, and…
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web search NEUTRAL — WASHINGTON— House Republicans passed H. Con. Res. 96, a resolution introduced by Rep. Zachary Nunn (R-Iowa) expressing support for the men and women of law enforcement and recognizing the sacrifices o…
https://www.gop.gov/

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web search NEUTRAL — 4 days ago · Republicans have hated universities for years. Anti-war protests gave them a reason to punish them. Will Trump ‘rub it in’ in his first big address?
https://www.politico.com/news/republicans

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Claim 12: “The Georgia Republican Senate primary will be settled in a runoff next month after no candidate secured a majority of the vote Tuesday”

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Multiple web search results confirm that the Georgia Republican Senate primary will head to a runoff because no candidate secured a majority of the vote.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock won his fir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Georgia State Senate is the upper house of the Georgia General Assembly, in the U.S. state of Georgia. The Georgia State Senate and the lower house of the General Assembly, the Georgia House of Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate

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Claim 13: “Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga.) was the odd man out, finishing in third place with 25% of the vote”

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Evidence confirms Buddy Carter was a candidate and that he is not in the top two, but the specific 25% figure is not corroborated across multiple sources in the provided text.

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web search NEUTRAL — 5 Things to Know About the Georgia Senate Candidate Buddy Carter.All three candidates running in the primary have sought to align themselves with the president, who has not endorsed a candidate.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/19/us/politics/buddy-carter-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Georgia Republicans are already bracing for their bruising Senate primary to continue past Tuesday night. Once viewed as a clear GOP pickup opportunity, the contest to take on Democratic Sen.Buddy Car…
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/05/19/georgia-gop-senate-…

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web search NEUTRAL — In Georgia, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff if no candidate clears 50% of the vote. It's not clear yet who Collins will face in the runoff, which is set for June 16.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/georgia-senate-primary-results-…

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Claim 14: “Carter, 68”

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Claim 15: “Dooley, who coached for 30 years”

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A web search result explicitly quotes Derek Dooley mentioning his '30-plus years professional career' in coaching.

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web search NEUTRAL — From football to politics. Dooley is the son of legendary University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley. Derek Dooley worked as a lawyer before he started coaching.“In my 30-plus years professiona…
https://www.wowktv.com/sports/ap-derek-dooley-didnt-vote-for…

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web search NEUTRAL — Derek Vincent Dooley (born June 10, 1968) is an American football coach, attorney, and former college football player. Dooley most recently served as a senior offensive analyst for the Alabama Crimson…
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web search NEUTRAL — A brief history of Derek Dooley.Subscribe: http://bit.ly/TifoSubscribe | Make sure to enable all push notifications!Watch the most recent videos: https:/...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crqZWo7jYkg

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Claim 16: “President Trump made no endorsement in the contest”

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Both a cross-reference from Al Jazeera and a web search result confirm that President Trump has not endorsed a candidate in the race.

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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump

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web search NEUTRAL — Georgia Senate: The most vulnerable Democratic incumbent up for re-election this year is Senator Jon Ossoff. Republicans will vote on his challenger on Tuesday, but if none of the three major candidat…
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2026/05/19/us/midterms-georgia-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Republican Senate candidate Mike Collins meets with supporters at a primary night event in Jackson, Georgia, on May 19. Jason Allen/Getty Images. US Rep. Mike Collins will advance to a June 16 runoff …
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/live-news/election-p…

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Claim 17: “term-limited Republican Gov. Brian Kemp... threw his support behind Dooley”

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Web search results confirm that Derek Dooley has support from Governor Brian Kemp, who announced he would not run himself.

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web search NEUTRAL — We are here to connect you to information and answer questions about Georgia state government.
https://georgia.gov/

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Claim 18: “voiced support for Trump’s sweeping election integrity bill, the SAVE America Act”

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Claim 19: “Georgia voters haven’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2016, when the late Johnny Isakson defeated Democrat Jim Barksdale”

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