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Ossoff is seeking a second term.

He promoted his own policies at the joint rally and also voiced his support for Bottoms.

Both Bottoms and Ossoff will be at the top of the ballot in November.

Their Republican opponents will be decided on June 16th after the primary election runoff.

Georgia is a swing state with two Democratic senators and a Republican governor.

The winner of the Senate race in Georgia could determine the balance between the parties in the Senate for the next two years.

For NPR News, I'm Sarah Callis in Atlanta.

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Representative Mike Collins was the first to qualify for the runoff.

He emphasized his conservative record in Congress and positioned himself as a pro-Trump candidate throughout the campaign.

Former college football coach Derek Dooley also qualified for the runoff.

He marketed himself as a political outsider and has had the backing of popular Georgia Governor Brian Kemp throughout his campaign.

Kemp has sometimes been at odds with President Donald Trump and resisted Trump's efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results in the state.

The runoff will be held June 16th.

Trump hasn't endorsed a candidate yet.

The winner of the runoff will face off against incumbent Democratic U.S.

Senator John Ossoff in November.

For NPR News, I'm Sarah Callis in Atlanta.

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Georgia's Republican Governor Brian Kemp issued a proclamation calling a special session to redraw the state's congressional and state legislative districts after the Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act.