2026 United States Senate election in Georgia

For related races, see 2026 United States Senate elections.

The 2026 United States Senate election in Georgia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, first elected in 2021, is running for election to a second term in office. Several Republicans have indicated interest in running, including U.S. Representatives Buddy Carter, Rich McCormick, and Mike Collins; state agriculture commissioner Tyler Harper; and state insurance commissioner John F. King. Republican Governor Brian Kemp was seen as a major contender, but announced in May 2025 that he would not run.

2026 United States Senate election in Georgia

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Party Democratic Republican

Incumbent U.S. senator Jon Ossoff Democratic

Along with Michigan, this will be one of two Democratic-held Senate seats up for election in 2026 in a state that Donald Trump won in the 2024 presidential election, winning 51% of the vote against Kamala Harris's 49%.

Background

Georgia is considered to be a purple or swing state at the federal level. It was a top battleground state in the 2020 and 2024 presidential elections.

Both parties have seen success in the state in recent years. The state backed Joe Biden by 0.24% and Donald Trump by 2.2%, respectively in 2020 and 2024. Democrats hold both of Georgia's U.S. Senate seats. Republicans hold all statewide executive offices, control both chambers of the legislature, and hold a majority in Georgia's U.S. House delegation.^[1]

As one of only two seats up held by a Democrat in a state that voted for Trump in 2024, the race is expected to be competitive.^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

• Jon Ossoff, incumbent U.S. Senator (2021–present)^[3]

Endorsements

Jon Ossoff

U.S. senators

• Raphael Warnock, U.S. Senator from Georgia (2021–present)^[4]

U.S representatives

• Gabby Giffords, U.S. representative from Arizona's 8th congressional district (2007–2012)^[5]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Jon Ossoff (D)	$41,974,109	$30,813,353	$15,492,489
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

• Reagan Box, horse trainer^[7]
• Buddy Carter, U.S. representative from Georgia's 1st congressional district (2015–present)^[8]
• Mike Collins, U.S. representative from Georgia's 10th congressional district (2023–present)^[9]
• Derek Dooley, former Tennessee Volunteers football head coach^[10]

Filed paperwork

• Christoph Chapman^[11]
• Christina Clement^[12]
• Rick Temple^[13]
• Vinson "Vince" Watkins (also filed to run for Georgia's 8th congressional district)^[14]

Formed exploratory committee

• Colton Moore, state senator from the 53rd district (2023–present)^[15]

Publicly expressed interest

• Rick Allen, U.S. Representative from Georgia's 12th congressional district (2015–present)^[16]
• Tyler Harper, Georgia Agriculture Commissioner (2023–present)^[17]
• Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State (2019–present)^[18]

Potential

• Doug Collins, U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs (2025–present), former U.S. representative from Georgia’s 9th congressional district (2013–2021), and candidate for U.S. Senate in 2020^[19]
• Greg Dolezal, state senator (2019–present)^[20]
• Brian Jack, U.S. representative from Georgia's 3rd congressional district (2025–present)^[21]
• Kelly Loeffler, Administrator of the Small Business Administration (2025–present) and former U.S. senator (2020–2021)^[22]

Withdrawn

• John King, Georgia Insurance Commissioner (2019–present) (running for re-election)^[23]

Declined

• Andrew Clyde, U.S. representative from Georgia's 9th congressional district (2021–present)^[24] (running for re-election)^[25]
• Marjorie Taylor Greene, U.S. representative from Georgia's 14th congressional district (2021–present)^[26]
• Brian Kemp, Governor of Georgia (2019–present)^[27]
• Rich McCormick, U.S. representative from Georgia's 7th congressional district (2023–present)^[28]

Endorsements

Buddy Carter

State legislators

• Eric Johnson, state senator from the 1st district (1995–2009)^[29]

Mike Collins

U.S. representatives

• Max Burns, state senator from the 23rd district (2021–present) and former U.S. representative from Georgia's 12th congressional district (2003–2005)^[30]
• Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1995–1999) from Georgia's 6th congressional district (1979–1999)^[31]

State legislators

• 18 state legislators^[a]

Organizations

• New York Young Republican Club^[32]

Brian Kemp (declined)

U.S. senators

• Tim Scott, U.S. Senator from South Carolina (2013–present)^[33]

U.S. representatives

• Mike Collins, U.S. representative from Georgia's 10th congressional district (2023–present) (entered race in July 2025)^[33]

Local officials

• Erick Erickson, former Macon city councilor (2007–2011)^[33]

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
Candidate	Raised	Spent	Cash on hand
Reagan Box (R)	$63,301	$62,207	$1,662
Buddy Carter (R)	$3,595,271	$2,537,327	$4,076,875
Source: Federal Election Commission[6]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Buddy Carter	Mike Collins	Derek Dooley	Other	Undecided
TIPP Insights[34][A]	July 28 – August 1, 2025	1,123 (RV)	± 1.8%	19%	25%	7%	6%	43%

Hypothetical polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Buddy Carter	Mike Collins	Derek Dooley	Marjorie Taylor Greene	John King	Rich McCormick	Brad Raffensberger	Other	Undecided
	July 25, 2025	King withdraws from the race
Trafalgar Group (R)[35]	April 24–27, 2025	– (LV)	–	13%	15%	–	43%	2%	5%	22%	–	—
				23%	46%	–	—	11%	21%	–	–	—

Independents

Declared

• Al Bartell, management consultant and perennial candidate^[36]

Filed paperwork

• Develle Jackson^[37]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Inside Elections[38]	Tossup	July 24, 2025
The Cook Political Report[39]	Tossup	February 13, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball[40]	Tossup	March 12, 2025
Race To The WH[41]	Lean D	May 5, 2025

Polling

Jon Ossoff vs. Buddy Carter

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Buddy Carter (R)	Other	Undecided
TIPP Insights[34][A]	July 28 – August 1, 2025	2,956 (RV)	± 1.8%	44%	40%	3%	13%
Cygnal (R)[42]	June 16–18, 2025	610 (LV)	± 3.9%	49%	42%	–	9%
Cygnal (R)[43]	May 15–17, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	46%	42%	–	12%
Tyson Group (R)[44]	January 30–31, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	47%	39%	–	13%
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	45%	32%	–	23%

Jon Ossoff vs. Mike Collins

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Mike Collins (R)	Other	Undecided
TIPP Insights[46][A]	July 28 – August 1, 2025	2,956 (RV)	± 1.8%	45%	44%	3%	8%
Cygnal (R)[43]	May 15–17, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	46%	43%	–	11%
Trafalgar Group (R)[35]	April 24–27, 2025	1,426 (LV)	± 2.9%	48%	43%	3%	6%
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	34%	–	22%

Jon Ossoff vs. Derek Dooley

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Derek Dooley (R)	Other	Undecided
TIPP Insights[34][A]	July 28 – August 1, 2025	2,956 (RV)	± 1.8%	44%	39%	4%	14%
Cygnal (R)[42]	June 16–18, 2025	610 (LV)	± 3.9%	50%	41%	–	9%

Hypothetical polling

Jon Ossoff vs. Brad Raffensperger

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Brad Raffensperger (R)	Other	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[43]	May 15–17, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	44%	44%	–	12%
Trafalgar Group (R)[35]	April 24–27, 2025	1,426 (LV)	± 2.9%	46%	38%	10%	6%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution[47][48]	April 15–24, 2025	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	48%	39%	–	3%
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	46%	32%	–	22%

Jon Ossoff vs. Brian Kemp

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Brian Kemp (R)	Undecided
Atlanta Journal-Constitution[47][48]	April 15–24, 2025	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	46%	49%	5%
Quantus Insights (R)[49]	February 11–13, 2025	800 (RV)	± 3.5%	45%	48%	7%
Tyson Group (R)[44]	January 30–31, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	42%	49%	8%
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	40%	46%	14%

Jon Ossoff vs. John King

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	John King (R)	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[42]	June 16–18, 2025	610 (LV)	± 3.9%	50%	40%	10%
Cygnal (R)[43]	May 15–17, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	45%	42%	13%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution[47][48]	April 15–24, 2025	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	51%	38%	11%
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	47%	31%	22%

Jon Ossoff vs. Marjorie Taylor Greene

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Marjorie Taylor Greene (R)	Other	Undecided
Trafalgar Group (R)[35]	April 24–27, 2025	1,426 (LV)	± 2.9%	48%	37%	8%	7%
Atlanta Journal-Constitution[47][48]	April 15–24, 2025	1,000 (RV)	± 3.1%	54%	37%	–	9%
Tyson Group (R)[44]	January 30–31, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	51%	39%	–	9%

Jon Ossoff vs. Rich McCormick

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Rich McCormick (R)	Undecided
WPA Intelligence (R)[45][B]	January 14–15, 2025	500 (LV)	± 4.4%	44%	33%	23%

Jon Ossoff vs. Kelly Loeffler

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Kelly Loeffler	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[43]	May 15–17, 2025	800 (LV)	± 3.4%	46%	43%	11%

Jon Ossoff vs. Generic Republican

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[b]	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Generic Republican	Undecided
Cygnal (R)[50][48]	March 9–10, 2025	600 (LV)	± 4.0%	44%	44%	16%

Notes

1. • Jason Anavitarte, majority leader of the Georgia State Senate (2025–present) from the 31st district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Lee Anderson, state senator from the 24th district (2017–present)^[30]
   • James Burchett, state representative from the 176th district (2019–present)^[30]
   • Beth Camp, state representative from the 135th district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Clint Crowe, state representative from the 118th district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Robert Dickey state representative from the 145th district (2011–present)^[30]
   • Clint Dixon, state senator from the 45th district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Matthew Gambill, state representative from the 15th district (2019–present)^[30]
   • Russ Goodman, state senator from the 8th district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Justin Howard, state representative from the 71st district (2025–present)^[30]
   • Reynaldo Martinez, state representative from the 111th district (2023–present)^[30]
   • Jason Ridley, state representative from the 6th district (2017–present)^[30]
   • Shawn Still, state senator from the 48th district (2023–present)^[30]
   • Carden Summers, state senator from the 13th district (2020–present)^[30]
   • Brad Thomas, state representative from the 21st district (2021–present)^[30]
   • Sam Watson, state senator from the 11th district (2023–present)^[30]
   • Marcus Wiedower, state representative from the 121st district (2019–present)^[30]
   • Rick Williams, state senator from the 25th district (2023–present)^[30]
2. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear

Partisan clients

1. Poll sponsored by League of American Workers
2. Poll sponsored by Club for Growth