Mike Collins, Derek Dooley advance to a runoff in GOP primary for US Senate

Georgia U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former college football coach Derek Dooley will compete in a runoff for the Republican nomination to face U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff in November. (Matthew Pearson/WABE)

The Republican primary for a U.S. Senate seat in Georgia will go to a runoff between U.S. Rep. Mike Collins and former football coach Derek Dooley on June 16.

Collins is a trucking executive who represents a large swath of Northwest Georgia, including parts of East metro Atlanta up through Athens. 

Dooley is a former University of Tennessee football coach who entered the race as a political newcomer but with full support from Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp.