2026年5月19日 / 美国东部时间晚上11:19 / CBS新闻
华盛顿讯——CBS新闻预测，佐治亚州联邦参议员共和党初选的两名晋级者将是众议员迈克·柯林斯与前大学橄榄球教练德里克·杜利，决选将于下月举行。目前共和党正全力争夺击败民主党参议员乔恩·奥索夫的机会。
根据佐治亚州选举规则，若初选无人获得过半票数，得票前两名的候选人将晋级决选，本次决选定于6月16日举行。
第三名候选人、共和党众议员巴迪·卡特已于本周二落选。
多名共和党人正角逐该党提名，以期拿下佐治亚州的参议院席位。奥索夫是本次选举中唯一寻求连任的民主党候选人，而佐治亚州在2024年总统选举中支持特朗普，因此这场选举被视为共和党拿下参议院席位的关键机会。但混乱的初选局面以及党内未能团结支持一名候选人，让共和党的参选之路变得复杂。
奥索夫在本周二的初选中无对手参选，他自2021年起就任参议员，当年他在佐治亚州的两场决选胜利之一帮助民主党拿下参议院多数席位。这位39岁的筹款能力出众，已积累了可观的竞选资金以应对共和党势必发起的攻势，尽管佐治亚州在最近一次选举中整体右倾，他仍努力改善自己的选情。
本次共和党提名角逐中有两名国会议员：58岁的柯林斯与68岁的卡特。柯林斯拥有一家货运公司，自2023年起代表佐治亚州出任众议员；卡特则自2015年进入国会，此前曾担任佐治亚州普尔市市长以及佐治亚州议会议员。尽管特朗普未在本次初选中公开支持任何一名候选人，但两人都将自己的竞选活动与总统紧密绑定。
57岁的杜利同样参与了本次提名角逐。他是一名律师，曾执教田纳西大学橄榄球队，是传奇佐治亚大学橄榄球教练文斯·杜利之子，并获得了佐治亚州州长布莱恩·坎普的背书——坎普本人原本也曾考虑参选参议员。杜利并不像另外两名候选人那样积极靠拢特朗普，而是将自己定位为政治圈外人。
民调显示，尽管对手试图曝光柯林斯滥用国会资金的指控（目前该指控正由众议院道德委员会调查），柯林斯仍在初选前领先卡特与杜利。柯林斯否认了相关指控。
卡特在本周二初选前曾表示，自己是唯一能击败奥索夫的共和党候选人，他提及针对柯林斯的道德委员会调查，并暗示杜利的保守主义立场不够坚定。
“如果这两人成为我们的候选人，我们必输无疑，”卡特在接受《梅杰·加勒特专访》节目采访时称，“原因在于，选战焦点会偏离乔恩·奥索夫的投票记录，而这本应是我们攻击的核心。”
共和党初选拉锯战分散了注意力与资源，不利于后续的大选竞争，这对奥索夫而言是利好。作为参议院最弱势的民主党议员，奥索夫筹集了巨额竞选资金。他在第一季度筹款1400万美元，手头现金超过3200万美元。
周一，民主党参议院多数政治行动委员会宣布，将在该州投入首批2000万美元用于电视广告投放。参议院共和党超级政治行动委员会“参议院领导基金”也宣布，整体投入首批4400万美元用于广告宣传。
尽管特朗普在2024年佐治亚州总统选举中获胜，但该州自2016年以来就未选出过共和党籍参议员。而今年4月佐治亚州的一场特别选举出现了大幅向左倾斜的趋势，民主党似乎更有信心保住这个对夺回参议院多数席位至关重要的席位。
Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advance to runoff in Georgia GOP Senate primary, CBS News projects
May 19, 2026 / 11:19 PM EDT / CBS News
Washington — CBS News projects Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley will advance to a runoff next month in the Georgia GOP primary for Senate, as Republicans vie for an opportunity to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.
In Georgia, if no candidate clears 50% of the vote, the top two vote-getters in the primary advance to a runoff, which will be held on June 16.
A third candidate, GOP Rep. Buddy Carter, was eliminated on Tuesday.
A handful of Republicans have been seeking the nomination as the GOP eyes a chance at flipping a Senate seat in Georgia. With Ossoff being the sole Democrat seeking reelection in a state President Trump won in 2024, the race has been seen as a key pickup opportunity for Republicans. But a messy primary, and the inability to coalesce behind a candidate has complicated their path forward.
Ossoff, who was unopposed in Tuesday’s primary, has been in the Senate since 2021 when he delivered Democrats one of two runoff victories in Georgia, which secured their majority in the upper chamber. A formidable fundraiser, the 39-year-old has amassed a significant warchest to fight back against an inevitable GOP onslaught and improve his outlook despite the state’s rightward shift during the last election.
Two members of Congress, Collins, 58, and Carter, 68, had been gunning for the GOP nomination. Collins, the owner of a trucking business, has represented Georgia in the House since 2023, while Carter has been in Congress since 2015, after serving as mayor of Pooler, Georgia and in the Georgia General Assembly. Both men have strongly tied their campaigns to the president, although Mr. Trump hasn’t endorsed a candidate in the primary.
Dooley, 57, was also seeking the nomination. An attorney who coached football at the University of Tennessee, Dooley is the son of legendary University of Georgia football coach Vince Dooley and was endorsed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, who passed up on a Senate bid himself. Dooley hasn’t embraced the president as readily as the other two men, and has positioned himself as a political outsider.
Polls showed Collins leading Carter and Dooley heading into the primary, despite his opponents’ efforts to highlight allegations that Collins misused congressional funds, which is under investigation by the House Ethics Committee. Collins has denied the allegations.
Carter argued ahead of Tuesday’s primary that he’s the only GOP candidate who can defeat Ossoff, citing the Ethics Committee investigation into Collins and suggesting Dooley is insufficiently conservative.
“If those two are our candidates, we lose,” Carter said on “The Takeout with Major Garrett.” “And the reason why is the focus is removed from Jon Ossoff’s voting record, where it should be.”
The prolonged GOP primary fight, with attention and resources diverted from the general election, is a boon for Ossoff, who has brought in a massive fundraising haul as the Senate’s most vulnerable Democrat. Ossoff raised $14 million in the first quarter, and has more than $32 million in cash on hand.
On Monday, the Democratic Senate Majority PAC announced an initial $20 million investment in television ad reservations in the state. The Senate Leadership Fund, the leading Senate GOP super PAC, has also announced an initial $44 million advertising investment overall.
Despite Mr. Trump’s 2024 victory in Georgia, the state hasn’t elected a Republican to the Senate since 2016. And after a special election in Georgia in April saw a massive leftward swing, Democrats appear more confident that they can hold the seat that’s critical to regaining the majority.
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