Rep. Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to Georgia GOP Senate runoff

The Republican nominee will take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November in a critical battleground race.

Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley are heading to a Senate Republican primary runoff in Georgia, NBC News projects, vying to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in one of the most consequential Senate races of the midterm elections.

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Because no candidate won a majority of the primary vote, the race goes to a head-to-head GOP contest on June 16. Rep. Buddy Carter, the other top contender in the race, failed to make the runoff after running in third place in the initial round.

It is not clear if President Donald Trump will endorse a candidate in the runoff, after staying on the sidelines during the primary even as all three of the top candidates vied for his endorsement.