In U.S. Senate Race, Georgia Republicans Are Divided. Can They Reunite In A Presumed Runoff?

In the special election for the Senate seat held by Republican Kelly Loeffler, most Georgia Republicans are making a choice between the incumbent, who was appointed by Gov. Brian Kemp and her main GOP challenger, Northeast Georgia Congressman Doug Collins. Both have touted their pro-Donald Trump, anti-abortion and pro-gun rights stances.

And almost all recent polling has Collins and Loeffler within striking distance of each other, indicating a split basically down the middle among the Republican electorate.

The choice has been difficult for some voters, because the candidates have fought a bruising intraparty battle for months, and that battle throws into question how effectively one candidate may be able to reunite Republicans in a presumed January runoff.