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. Both parties are contesting the seat; Decision Labs rates the race lean Democratic.

Primary resultRunoff pending

Jon Ossoff (D)Mike Collins (R)Derek Dooley (R)

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

Runoff date: Jun 16, 2026 — no nominee until the runoff is decided.

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

42.6%

Derek Dooley

Former University of Tennessee football coach

29.8%

Buddy Carter

U.S. Representative, GA-01

15.5%

Polling

Polling Average

Polling average as of May 28, 2026 · updated 13 days ago

Recent Polls(18)

JMC Analytics

2026-05-28

n 600LVB

Ossoff—

Collins55%

Dooley39%

Carter—

InsiderAdvantage

2026-05-22

n 800LVunrated

Ossoff—

Collins46%

Dooley41%

Carter—

Quantus Insights

2026-05-20

n 782LVB-

Ossoff—

Collins54%

Dooley37%

Carter—

InsiderAdvantage

2026-05-17

n 800LVunrated

Ossoff—

Collins32%

Dooley26%

Carter21%

Quantus Insights

2026-05-05

n 1,677LVB-

Ossoff—

Collins33%

Dooley23%

Carter14%

Cygnal

2026-05-04

n 600LVB

Ossoff—

Collins30%

Dooley12%

Carter11%

University of Georgia

2026-05-01

n 1,000LVB+

Ossoff—

Collins22%

Dooley11%

Carter13%

InsiderAdvantage

2026-04-24

n 800LVunrated

Ossoff—

Collins27%

Dooley16%

Carter24%

Echelon Insights

2026-04-21

n 407LVunrated

Ossoff51%

Collins44%

Dooley—

Carter—

JMC Analytics

2026-03-09

n 560LVB

Ossoff—

Collins31%

Dooley13%

Carter11%

Emerson College

2026-03-05

n 453LVA-

Ossoff—

Collins30%

Dooley10%

Carter16%

Quantus Insights

2026-02-19

n 1,337LVB-

Ossoff—

Collins36%

Dooley9%

Carter11%

Public Opinion Strategies

2026-01-21

n 600LVunrated

Ossoff—

Collins32%

Dooley12%

Carter16%

University of Georgia

2025-10-31

n 1,000LVB+

Ossoff—

Collins30%

Dooley12%

Carter20%

Quantus Insights

2025-10-27

n 1,320RVB-

Ossoff—

Collins28%

Dooley16%

Carter16%

			Pop	Ossoff	Collins	Dooley	Carter
2026-05-28	JMC AnalyticsB	600	LV	—	55%	39%	—
2026-05-22	InsiderAdvantageunrated	800	LV	—	46%	41%	—
2026-05-20	Quantus InsightsB-	782	LV	—	54%	37%	—
2026-05-17	InsiderAdvantageunrated	800	LV	—	32%	26%	21%
2026-05-05	Quantus InsightsB-	1,677	LV	—	33%	23%	14%
2026-05-04	CygnalB	600	LV	—	30%	12%	11%
2026-05-01	University of GeorgiaB+	1,000	LV	—	22%	11%	13%
2026-04-24	InsiderAdvantageunrated	800	LV	—	27%	16%	24%
2026-04-21	Echelon Insightsunrated	407	LV	51%	44%	—	—
2026-03-09	JMC AnalyticsB	560	LV	—	31%	13%	11%
2026-03-05	Emerson CollegeA-	453	LV	—	30%	10%	16%
2026-02-19	Quantus InsightsB-	1,337	LV	—	36%	9%	11%
2026-01-21	Public Opinion Strategiesunrated	600	LV	—	32%	12%	16%
2025-10-31	University of GeorgiaB+	1,000	LV	—	30%	12%	20%
2025-10-27	Quantus InsightsB-	1,320	RV	—	28%	16%	16%

Showing 15 most recent of 18 polls.

Prediction Markets

Timeline

2026-05-19
Primary election
2026-03-09
Filing deadline