JACKSON, Ga.—A competitive contest among Georgia Republicans is on its way to a second round.
As of 9:50 p.m. ET on May 19, none of the major candidates in the Senate GOP primary—Rep. Mike Collins (R-Ga.), Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.), and former football coach Derek Dooley—had claimed more than 50 percent of the vote in the Senate primary.
At 9:44 p.m. ET, the Associated Press declared that Collins will advance to a runoff, with 41 percent of the vote. The second candidate in the runoff has not yet been called.
Dooley had notched 28.6 percent of the vote, while Carter garnered 25.7 percent….