President Donald Trump’s endorsement will once again be put to the test in multiple Republican primaries on Tuesday, which will also mark the kickoff of major general election campaigns for Senate and governor in battleground Georgia.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Voters head to the polls for primaries in Oklahoma, as well as the District of Columbia, where the battle for mayor has highlighted broader divides in the Democratic Party.And Alabama and Georgia are holding primary runoffs in races where no candidate won a majority of the primary vote on May 19.In California, voters in the 14th Congressional District will weigh in on a replacement for former Democratic Rep.
Eric Swalwell, though this special primary election could lead to a special general election in August if no candidate wins a majority of Tuesday’s all-party vote.Here are the key races to watch on Tuesday: Trump’s Georgia picksTrump made a last-minute endorsement in the Republican Senate runoff in Georgia, backing GOP Rep.Mike Collins in the very early hours of Sunday morning.
Collins is facing former football coach Derek Dooley, and the winner will face Democratic Sen.Jon Ossoff in November in a race that will be central to the battle for the Senate.
Collins finished first in the May 19 primary with 40% of the vote to Dooley’s 30%.Collins quickly touted Trump’s endorsement on the airwaves, revising one of his TV spots to note that he had the president’s backing.
Dooley, meanwhile, has gotten a boost from Georgia Gov.Brian Kemp.
The governor is personally close with the Dooley family — Dooley’s father was a legendary University of Georgia football coach — and Kemp and his wife joined Dooley on the campaign trail throughout the primary.Kemp also appeared in Dooley campaign ads, which have pitched Dooley as a political outsider who will “work with President Trump and always put Georgia first.” Kemp told ...