If You're Mike Collins, You Have to Like This Poll

Matt Vespa | May 28, 2026 8:45 PM

The main runoff isn’t until June 16, but if you’re Mike Collins, you must be feeling confident. The Georgia Republican congressman is in a showdown with Derek Dooley since neither candidate secured 51 percent of the vote in the May 19 primary. Collins received 40 percent, Dooley, who’s supported by Gov. Brian Kemp, got 30 percent, and Earl L. ‘Buddy’ Carter finished with 25 percent. Carter did not advance to the second round.

In a recent poll by JMC Analytics and Polling, voters were asked if the runoff were held today, who they would vote for. Collins won it running away:

JMC Analytics poll | 5/26-5/27

Georgia statewide Republican primaries 2026

🟥Governor
Rick Jackson 45%
Burt Jones 43%
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🟥US Senate
Mike Collins 55%
Derek Dooley 39%

Link to poll: https://t.co/o1iMUNm1Sq pic.twitter.com/ggSQz6VRrv
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) May 28, 2026

Good old patriot Mike Collins cooking. 🇺🇸 https://t.co/rqtQ7cibk9 pic.twitter.com/nAGIFHnm9y
— Storm Paglia 🇺🇸 (@storm_paglia) May 28, 2026

He’s cooking, and the Collins camp has hired a trove of Trump advisers to guide him through the remaining weeks of this campaign (via Axios):

Several of President Trump's top political advisers are joining Rep. Mike Collins' campaign in the Georgia Senate race, Axios has learned.
Why it matters: The hires provide the clearest indication yet that Trump may be leaning towards endorsing Collins ahead of his June 16 primary runoff against former University of Tennessee head football coach Derek Dooley.
The winner will challenge Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.
Zoom in: Trump 2024 adviser Tony Fabrizio has been tapped to serve as Collins' pollster and senior strategist.
Trump campaign chief data strategist Tim Saler will serve in the same capacity for Collins.
Chip Englander, who was Trump's battleground states' strategist, will be general consultant.