We Know Who Will Be Competing for Georgia's Senate Seat and Governor's Mansion in the Fall

Matt Vespa | June 16, 2026 8:12 PM

Well, Georgia’s GOP Senate runoff has concluded. We now know who will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in the fall. Rep. Mike Collins easily defeated Derek Dooley with 53 percent of the vote so far. Trump endorsed Collins, though it was widely seen as a race Collins would cruise to victory in. He was a key player in securing the passage of the Laken Riley Act.

Decision Desk HQ projects Mike Collins wins the GA US Senate Republican Runoff#DecisionMade: 8:05 PM EDT pic.twitter.com/VSJoq30c7w
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 17, 2026

🚨 JUST IN: Trump-endorsed Mike Collins WINS Georgia US Senate GOP primary, set to face Sen. JON OSSOFF (D) this November

Ossoff HAS TO GO! He betrayed America and supported the invasion!

If we win Georgia we DEFINITELY hold the Senate 🔥 pic.twitter.com/ksunTzFYZv
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 17, 2026

Race call - Mike Collins has won the Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia pic.twitter.com/qz2CAB5D1N
— Political Polls (@PpollingNumbers) June 17, 2026

DDHQ projects Mike Collins has won the Republican nomination for US Senate in Georgia.

Collins will face Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in November. https://t.co/w8CYp7ft7p pic.twitter.com/p7a1HEG33Y
— Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@PollTracker2024) June 17, 2026

This will be a tough fight. Ossoff has learned a lot from his 2017 loss in the 6^th congressional special election to Karen Handel. He’s the incumbent, has stayed relatively quiet on some of his party’s wildest policy positions, and has raised a lot of money to win another term.