Race · November 3, 2026

U.S. Senate · Georgia

2 candidates on the ballot.1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15

How this race is decided: If no candidate wins a majority (more than half of the votes), the top two finishers meet in a runoff on December 1, 2026.15

§1Candidates

Why this matters: Every candidate the state lists for this race on the November ballot, in the state's own order.

Mike Collins
Republican · Challenger
Currently serves in the U.S. House, representing Georgia's 10th District.
Jon Ossoff
Democrat · Incumbent
Currently serves as a U.S. senator from Georgia.

§2Side by side

Why this matters: The same facts for every candidate, in the same order. Where we found nothing for a candidate, the cell says so — that means we didn't find it in public sources, not that it doesn't exist.

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Mike CollinsJon Ossoff
Party on the ballotRepublican1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,14Democrat1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13
StatusChallenger16Incumbent17
Raised$10,679,277 through October 14, 202618$115,904,486 through October 14, 202619
Cash on hand$1,103,68218$15,134,33619
Outside spending$2,125,882 for · $13,903,283 against20$3,647,411 for · $16,302,673 against21

Issues only one candidate has addressed

By candidate, in ballot order. We found nothing public from the other candidates in this race on these issues.

Mike Collins — 6 issues
  • Foreign aid
    His campaign website says the US should stand by its allies but stop writing what it calls blank checks overseas without accountability, and that allies should carry their share of the burden.22
  • Zoning and new housing
    His campaign website says housing costs are high because supply is too low, calls for less government red tape driving up construction costs, and says his PERMIT Act, which it says passed the House, would streamline the permitting that delays projects and raises the cost of homebuilding.22
  • Immigration enforcement inside the country
    Deport as many people here without legal permission as possible, with or without criminal records
    His campaign website says the country needs mass deportations, and lists passing the Laken Riley Act, which it presents as protecting Georgians from crimes by immigrants here illegally, among his accomplishments.22,23
  • Federal spending levels
    Cut overall federal spending
    His campaign website says he would fight in the Senate to make government smaller and to rein in wasteful spending, and his official House biography lists cutting wasteful spending among his top priorities.22,24
  • Fraud and improper payments in federal programs
    His campaign website says Washington must crack down on fraud and misuse of tax dollars, including in Medicaid.22
  • Targeted tax breaks for individuals and families
    Add or expand breaks for costs such as education savings, adoption and selling a home
    His campaign website says his Aviation Workforce Development Act lets families use 529 education savings plans to pay for technical and career training.22
Jon Ossoff — 5 issues
  • Campaign finance rules
    His campaign website says he has introduced legislation to ban corporate PACs.25
  • Stock trading by members of Congress
    Ban members themselves from trading individual stocks
    His campaign website says he is leading an effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks, and that a ban he backed passed a major Senate committee.25
  • Medicaid expansion
    His campaign website says he has fought to expand Medicaid in Georgia.25
  • Social Security benefit levels
    His campaign website says he has fought to protect Social Security and Medicare and to strengthen Social Security benefits for public servants.25
  • High-speed internet access
    His campaign website says he has worked to expand high-speed internet access across Georgia.25

Issue statements are drafted by AI from the public sources cited, and only cover what each candidate has said publicly.