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Trump Has Not Endorsed in Georgia GOP Senate Runoff Between Collins and Dooley

A presidential endorsement withheld in a competitive primary can shift fundraising, turnout, and earned media — making Trump's silence itself a variable in the Georgia race to face Sen. Jon Ossoff...

The Congressional Times · June 7, 2026

President Donald Trump has not endorsed either candidate in the Republican Senate primary runoff in Georgia as of June 7, 2026, according to reporting by The New York Times. The two candidates competing for the GOP nomination are Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) and Derek Dooley, a former college football coach. The winner of the runoff will face incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA), whose U.S. Senate seat is among those on the ballot in the 2026 midterm cycle. Ossoff was first elected to the Senate in January 2021 in a special runoff election (Georgia Secretary of State certified results, January 2021).

Rep. Mike Collins represents Georgia's 10th Congressional District. He was elected to the House in 2022 and re-elected in 2024 (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives). Derek Dooley previously served as head football coach at the University of Tennessee from 2010 to 2012, compiling a 15-21 record (University of Tennessee Athletics records). Neither candidate has received a public endorsement from Trump as of the date of publication, per The New York Times and a review of Trump's public statements archived on the White House website and his Truth Social account.

Trump's endorsement record in Republican primaries during his presidency has carried demonstrated electoral weight. In the 2022 Georgia Republican gubernatorial primary, Trump endorsed former U.S. Senator David Perdue over incumbent Gov. Brian Kemp; Kemp defeated Perdue by more than 50 percentage points (Georgia Secretary of State certified primary results, May 2022). Trump's endorsement record in Senate primaries has varied by state and cycle, with outcomes documented in individual state election authority records.

Federal Election Commission filings for the Georgia Senate race, covering the most recent reporting period available, would show current cash-on-hand totals and donor networks for both Collins and Dooley. Those filings are publicly searchable at FEC.gov under the 2026 Senate election cycle for Georgia. A review of those filings was not completed at time of publication, and fundraising comparisons between the two candidates are therefore not stated here.

What remains unknown: the date on which Trump may issue an endorsement, whether either campaign has formally sought one, and any private communications between the Trump political operation and either candidate's campaign — none of which appear in any public record currently available. A formal endorsement, if issued, would appear on Trump's Truth Social account and the White House public communications archive. FEC filings updated after any endorsement announcement would reflect any subsequent fundraising impact.

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