Georgia

Georgia Senate 2026

Lean DRunoff

Incumbent: Jon Ossoff (D)

Incumbent Democratic Senator Ossoff faces his first re-election in a state that has trended competitive. Republicans are eyeing a pickup opportunity.

Primary resultRunoff pending
Jon Ossoff (D)Mike Collins (R)Derek Dooley (R)

Projected by NBC News, The Washington Post · May 19, 2026 · unofficial

Democratic: incumbent Jon Ossoff is the presumptive nominee. Republican: advanced to a June 16, 2026 runoff — Mike Collins v. Derek Dooley (Buddy Carter eliminated).

Polling below predates this result.

Jon Ossoff
U.S. Senator from Georgia (incumbent)
51.0%
Mike Collins
U.S. Representative, GA-10
38.3%
Derek Dooley
Former University of Tennessee football coach
26.6%
Buddy Carter
U.S. Representative, GA-01
15.5%

Polling

Polling Average

Polling average as of May 22, 2026 · updated 4 days ago

Recent Polls(17)

n 800LV
Ossoff
Collins46%
Dooley41%
Carter
n 782LV
Ossoff
Collins54%
Dooley37%
Carter
n 800LV
Ossoff
Collins32%
Dooley26%
Carter21%
n 1,677LV
Ossoff
Collins33%
Dooley23%
Carter14%
2026-05-04
n 600LV
Ossoff
Collins30%
Dooley12%
Carter11%
n 1,000LV
Ossoff
Collins22%
Dooley11%
Carter13%
n 800LV
Ossoff
Collins27%
Dooley16%
Carter24%
n 407LV
Ossoff51%
Collins44%
Dooley
Carter
2026-03-09
n 560LV
Ossoff
Collins31%
Dooley13%
Carter11%
2026-03-05
n 453LV
Ossoff
Collins30%
Dooley10%
Carter16%
n 1,337LV
Ossoff
Collins36%
Dooley9%
Carter11%
n 600LV
Ossoff
Collins32%
Dooley12%
Carter16%
n 1,000LV
Ossoff
Collins30%
Dooley12%
Carter20%
n 1,320RV
Ossoff
Collins28%
Dooley16%
Carter16%
n 624LV
Ossoff40%
Collins
Dooley
Carter37%

Showing 15 most recent of 17 polls.

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Timeline

  1. Primary election
  2. Filing deadline