What to watch in Tuesdayâs primaries in Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma and Washington, DC | CNN Politics

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp survived President Donald Trumpâs bid to oust him in a Republican primary four years ago. Kempâs hand-picked candidate in a Senate primary on Tuesday might not be as lucky. Peach State voters are casting their ballots Tuesday in two key Republican primary runoffs: choosing who will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in what will be one of the nationâs most closely watched Senate races in November, and picking a nominee in the governorâs race, where Trump and term-limited Kemp are aligned. The state is the focal point on a day in which voters in Washington, DC, will effectively choose their next mayor, those in deep-red Alabama and Oklahoma will pick nominees in major races and one California congressional district could fill a vacancy. Hereâs what to watch in Tuesdayâs primaries. In the Georgia GOP Senate primary runoff to take on Ossoff, who is widely seen as a potential 2028 presidential contender, Trump on Sunday endorsed Rep. Mike Collins, while Kemp has backed former University of Tennessee football coach Derek Dooley. Itâs turned the contest into a proxy battle between Trump and Kemp, whose political rivalry dates to the governorâs refusal
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