Trump endorsements split as Georgia and other states hold runoffs
Tuesday’s Republican runoffs produced a split verdict for President Donald Trump’s endorsement record, NPR reported . In Georgia’s marquee races, Trump-endorsed Rep. Mike Collins won the Senate primary and will face Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff in November, while Lt. Gov. Burt Jones — also backed by Trump — lost the governor’s runoff to healthcare executive Rick Jackson in what became the most expensive primary in state history.
The night’s results elsewhere cut the other way for the president: in Alabama, Trump-endorsed candidate Barry Moore won the Republican Senate runoff. Several other contests, including an Oklahoma governor’s primary, advanced to further runoffs.
The Georgia outcomes set up two of the most closely watched 2026 contests — Ossoff is among the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrats — while the governor’s result shows the limits of a Trump endorsement in a costly, crowded field where outside spending can outweigh the president’s backing.