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Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, elected in a 2021 runoff, is the only Democratic senator seeking reelection in a state that President Donald Trump won in 2024.
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His Republican challenger, Rep. Mike Collins, beat Gov. Brian Kemp's preferred candidate, Derek Dooley, in a June runoff after Trump endorsed him. Collins has made immigration and border security his central issue.
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Source: PBS NewsHour · By Joshua Barajas, Bryan Gallion
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