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2026 Georgia Senate race
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Incumbent Democrat Jon Ossoff entered the 2026 Georgia Senate race in late May, framing the November contest as a referendum on the state’s political direction and repeatedly attacking former President Donald Trump. After a sharply worded anti‑Trump speech in early June, Trump endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in the Republican primary, and Collins won the June 16 runoff with roughly 53‑56 % of the vote. Early‑July polls gave Ossoff a double‑digit lead (56 % to 43 %), with strong support among Black voters, younger adults, independents and women under 45, while Collins led among white evangelicals, non‑college‑educated white men and rural voters. Inflation topped voter concerns; Ossoff led on inflation, health‑care and political division, while Collins led on immigration. Trump’s favorability in Georgia slipped to 42 % and he labeled Ossoff and Raphael Warnock “illegitimate.” Ossoff’s campaign finance filings show a rapid fundraising surge: total receipts have risen to about $77 million, with cash on hand of $42.5 million as of June 30, making him the top fundraiser among Senate candidates. He continues to use this advantage to brand Trump a “national disgrace” and the head of a “Mara‑Lago mafia.” Campaign disclosures also reveal Ossoff spent $2,887 on makeup services in 2026, the highest amount reported by any federal candidate this year, prompting commentary on his image‑management strategy. On July 28, Ossoff delivered another fiery address, denouncing Trump’s administration as “cruel, arrogant and incompetent,” and asserting warning that its policies were undermining threatened health‑care, voting rights and democratic institutions. He warned that such moves could steer the United States toward authoritarian tendencies institutions and urged urging Georgia voters to send repudiate it in November. Two days later, Collins faced heightened scrutiny after a decisive repudiation CNN investigation linked his son‑in‑law, David Alan Scheer II, to white‑nationalist and antisemitic activism. Reporters asked Collins about Scheer’s presence in the November election. campaign photographs, promotional videos for Collins’s trucking business, and voter‑registration at a Collins‑owned home.
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