2026 Midterms · U.S. Senate · Georgia Toss-up
Georgia — U.S. Senate
Democratic
Jon Ossoff
Incumbent
Republican
Mike Collins
The 2026 Georgia U.S. Senate election features Democratic incumbent Jon Ossoff facing Republican nominee Representative Mike Collins, who advanced from the June 2026 primary runoff. As the only Democratic senator seeking re-election in a state Donald Trump won in 2024, Ossoff's contest is considered one of the most competitive and expensive Senate races in the country. The election hinges on voter turnout, economic conditions, immigration enforcement, and Donald Trump's influence in Georgia. Major nonpartisan handicappers rate the race between Toss-up (Inside Elections) and Likely Democratic (Sabato's Crystal Ball, DDHQ/The Hill), with Cook Political Report rating it Lean Democratic.
Border security & Immigration
high salienceCollins advocates for mass deportations, finishing the border wall, and ending birthright citizenship, whereas Ossoff supports combining border security with an earned path to legal status.
Jon Ossoff
Supports border security and citizenship path
Ossoff supports strengthening physical and technical border security while providing an earned path to legal status for undocumented immigrants already living in the U.S., particularly Dreamers. He advocates for reforming federal enforcement agencies to ensure humane treatment and cracking down on employers who hire undocumented workers.
- Supports strengthening border security while creating a path to legal status for law-abiding undocumented immigrants.
- Calls for reforming DHS and ICE to carry out duties with competence and human rights protections.
- Advocates cracking down on employers hiring undocumented immigrants rather than penalizing migrant workers.
“Our country, like any country, must know and control who crosses our borders, and strong border security doesn't require us to sacrifice our moral principles, our commitment to human rights, or our American identity as a haven for people fleeing persecution and striving for opportunity.”
Mike Collins
Supports mass deportations and strict border enforcement
Collins emphasizes strict border enforcement, mass deportations, and ending policies that allow undocumented immigrants to remain in the U.S. He authored and passed the Laken Riley Act to require detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for theft or burglary.
- Authored and passed the Laken Riley Act requiring federal detention of undocumented immigrants arrested for theft or larceny.
- Supports finishing the southern border wall, reinstating 'Remain in Mexico', and ending birthright citizenship.
- Voted Yea on the Protect Our Communities from DUIs Act (H.R. 875) to make impaired driving grounds for deportation.
“I didn't just talk about securing the border and deporting illegal immigrants. I wrote the Laken Riley Act and got it signed into law.”
“With the Laken Riley Act, I worked both parties because I knew we needed pressure on the Senate, not just a House vote.”
Economy & Jobs
high salienceCollins favors slashing corporate taxes and cutting regulations to drive growth, while Ossoff advocates for federal infrastructure investments, clean energy manufacturing, and free vocational training.
Jon Ossoff
Supports infrastructure investment and workforce education
Ossoff promotes economic growth through federal infrastructure investments, expanding domestic manufacturing, and creating free vocational and trade school programs. He supports debt-free public college and simplifying tax compliance for small businesses while opposing corporate PAC influence.
- Supports free trade school and vocational training for all Americans and debt-free public college.
- Promotes clean energy manufacturing, reshoring domestic supply chains, and large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Opposes corporate PAC contributions and supports strong antitrust enforcement against dominant corporations.
“To create millions of jobs, revitalize our economy, and alleviate poverty, I’ll support the most ambitious infrastructure program in history.”
Mike Collins
Supports tax cuts and deregulation
Collins advocates for reshoring jobs, slashing corporate tax rates, and cutting federal regulations to stimulate free-market growth. He sponsored the Aviation Workforce Development Act to allow families to use 529 savings plans for technical and career training.
- Authored the Aviation Workforce Development Act allowing 529 plans for technical and career education.
- Supports making the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act permanent and reducing regulations on businesses.
- Opposes tax increases on capital gains, corporations, and small business owners.
“We're making America affordable by reshoring jobs, investing in technical education, and putting American workers first.”
“In the Senate, I'll fight to cut regulations, unleash the free market, and create an economy where businesses can grow, workers can thrive, and families can get ahead again.”
Healthcare & Medicaid
high salienceOssoff supports Medicaid expansion and introducing a public healthcare option, whereas Collins supports reforming Medicaid and entitlement programs to increase private market choices and curb federal spending.
Jon Ossoff
Supports ACA expansion and lower drug costs
Ossoff supports expanding Medicaid in Georgia, protecting the Affordable Care Act, and creating a non-profit public health insurance option. He champions capping drug costs, including $35/month insulin for seniors, and increasing federal funding for rural hospitals and maternal care.
- Fought to cap insulin prices for seniors at $35 per month.
- Advocates for expanding Medicaid in Georgia and adding a public option to ACA exchanges.
- Supports increased federal funding for rural health clinics, maternal care, and mental health services.
“Donald Trump and Mike Collins passed the largest Medicaid cut in American history.”
“I’ll vote to protect and strengthen Medicare, and I support offering all Americans a public health insurance option as an affordable alternative to private insurance.”
Mike Collins
Supports entitlement reform and market solutions
Collins advocates for reforming entitlement programs like Medicaid and Medicare through market flexibility, choice, and spending caps. He voted for the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) and opposes government-administered healthcare expansion.
- Voted Yea on the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R. 1).
- Supports reforming entitlement programs to ensure long-term sustainability through private-sector solutions.
- Voted Yea on H.R. 185 to eliminate CDC COVID-19 vaccine mandates for foreign travelers.
“Americans should be allowed to make their own health care and retirement decisions, not special interest groups, politicians and unelected bureaucrats.”
Government spending & Federal debt
high salienceCollins supports a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment and across-the-board spending cuts, while Ossoff focuses on curbing corporate subsidies and directing spending toward middle-class investments.
Jon Ossoff
Supports targeted middle-class investment and corporate oversight
Ossoff opposes Wall Street bailouts and corporate tax subsidies, advocating that federal spending focus on direct middle-class relief, public infrastructure, and healthcare. He voted against major Republican reconciliation and budget measures in 2025.
- Voted Nay on the 2025 reconciliation bill (H.R. 1) and budget resolution H.Con.Res. 14.
- Opposes subsidies for fossil fuel firms, investment banks, and corporate special interests.
- Demands transparency and anti-corruption oversight for emergency federal financial relief.
“Rather than relying on subsidies for Wall Street as economic stimulus and hoping the benefits trickle down, I’ll support policies that help Georgia’s families make and save more money”
Mike Collins
Supports balanced budget amendment and deep spending cuts
Collins identifies runaway federal spending and the national debt as top threats to national security and the economy. He supports passing a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment, eliminating government fraud, and downsizing federal agency spending.
- Voted Yea on H.R. 1, H.Con.Res. 14 budget resolution, and continuing appropriations bills in 2025.
- Advocates passing a Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment.
- Calls for eliminating waste and fraud in federal programs including Medicaid.
“The number one threat to our country is the national debt and the number one threat to our economy is Washington's runaway spending.”
“In the Senate, I'll fight to make government smaller, smarter, and accountable to the American people.”
Housing affordability
medium salienceCollins advocates streamlining permitting and carrying out mass deportations to reduce housing costs, whereas Ossoff supports federal relief and cost-reduction policies.
Jon Ossoff
Supports federal relief and cost reduction measures
Ossoff identifies lowering housing prices as a key priority for Georgia families. He supports federal initiatives to make housing more affordable and prevent foreclosures and evictions during economic hardship.
- Lists lowering housing costs as a core legislative commitment on his campaign platform.
- Supports direct relief for homeowners and renters to prevent evictions and foreclosures.
“Jon has established a reputation as a legislative workhorse... fighting to cap insulin costs for seniors at $35/month, lower housing prices”
Mike Collins
Supports streamlining permitting and mass deportations
Collins attributes high housing costs to inadequate construction supply and increased demand driven by illegal immigration. He authored the PERMIT Act to streamline federal construction permits and advocates mass deportations to reduce housing demand.
- Authored the PERMIT Act to streamline federal environmental and construction permitting.
- Argues that mass deportations are necessary to reduce housing demand and lower costs.
- Supports lowering interest rates to expand homeownership opportunities for young Americans.
“Housing costs are too high because supply is too low and demand has exploded. We need mass deportations, lower interest rates, and less government red tape driving up construction costs.”
Government ethics & Reform
medium salienceOssoff focuses on banning congressional stock trading and corporate PAC contributions, while Collins advocates for congressional term limits and downsizing federal agencies.
Jon Ossoff
Supports stock trading ban and corporate PAC ban
Ossoff leads efforts to ban Members of Congress from trading stocks and refuses contributions from corporate PACs and federal lobbyists. Leveraging his investigative journalism background, he has exposed corruption in federal prisons, private military housing, and state foster care.
- Introduced legislation to ban congressional stock trading and helped advance it through committee.
- Refuses corporate PAC and federal lobbyist money and supports banning corporate PACs altogether.
- Investigated civil rights abuses in prisons, foster care system failures, and military housing mistreatment.
“Jon is one of few United States Senators whose campaigns refuse to accept campaign contributions from corporate PACs or federal lobbyists.”
“Jon has applied those skills to expose corruption and abuse in government, including the abuse of children in Georgia’s foster care system, mistreatment of military families by private housing contractors, and civil rights abuses in the federal prison system.”
Mike Collins
Supports congressional term limits and downsizing bureaucracy
Collins advocates for congressional term limits and eliminating federal bureaucracy. Drawing on his experience as a small business owner, he pledges to disrupt Washington's political establishment and increase oversight of federal spending.
- Signed the U.S. Term Limits candidate pledge.
- Serves as Chairman of the House Transportation Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
- Voted Yea on the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405) to release unclassified DOJ records.
“Currently, the people in power have been there for decades and they are ruining our country.”
“Career politicians are bad for policy and not what our Founding Fathers intended.”
Abortion & Reproductive rights
medium salienceOssoff supports codifying Roe v. Wade and protecting abortion access, while Collins believes life begins at conception and opposes all taxpayer funding for abortion.
Jon Ossoff
Supports codifying Roe v. Wade
Ossoff is pro-choice and maintains that reproductive choices belong to women rather than the government. He commits to confirming only federal judges who pledge to uphold Roe v. Wade and supports federal protections for abortion access and contraception.
- Supports codifying federal reproductive rights and protecting women's access to contraception.
- Pledges to vote only for federal judicial nominees who pledge to uphold Roe v. Wade.
- Opposes restrictions that allow insurance companies or states to discriminate against women's healthcare.
“I am pro-choice. I believe that women, not the government, should control the private, personal, and complex decision whether to terminate a pregnancy.”
Mike Collins
Opposes abortion rights and federal funding
Collins believes human life begins at conception and opposes abortion rights. He pledges to block all taxpayer funds from supporting abortion services or organizations that perform them.
- Believes human life begins at the moment of conception.
- Pledges to oppose all federal taxpayer funding for abortion.
- Supported restrictions on federal abortion funding implemented under the Trump administration.
“In Congress, I will never back down in my fight to ensure no taxpayer dollars are ever used to fund abortions.”
Crime & Public safety
medium salienceOssoff advocates for criminal justice reform measures like ending cash bail and banning private prisons, whereas Collins opposes police reform measures and supports mandatory deportation for foreign offenders.
Jon Ossoff
Supports criminal justice reform and law enforcement funding
Ossoff supports a dual approach combining law enforcement resources with systemic criminal justice reform. He advocates for passing a New Civil Rights Act, ending cash bail, banning private prisons, legalizing cannabis, and funding law enforcement against organized crime and human trafficking.
- Supports a New Civil Rights Act to reform sentencing, ban private prisons, and end cash bail.
- Advocates legalizing cannabis and ending incarceration for nonviolent drug offenses.
- Supports law enforcement funding to combat human trafficking, organized crime, and the opioid crisis.
“Our criminal justice system should render justice and protect the public while upholding due process, civil rights and civil liberties, and equal protection under the law.”
Mike Collins
Supports strong law enforcement and strict criminal penalties
Collins strongly opposes efforts to defund or reform police, advocating instead for increased funding for law enforcement. He passed the TRANQ Act targeting illicit drugs and voted for legislation making DUIs and theft grounds for deporting non-citizens.
- Authored and passed the TRANQ Act targeting dangerous synthetic drugs.
- Voted Yea on H.R. 875 to make driving while impaired grounds for deportation.
- Strongly opposes any efforts to defund police departments or reduce public safety funding.
“It is time for elected officials and citizens to stand up to the Radical Left and stand up for law and order. I stand with our brave law enforcement officers and oppose any effort that undermines or seeks to defund police.”
Foreign policy & Defense
medium salienceCollins demands an end to foreign aid 'blank checks' under an America First agenda, while Ossoff supports international alliances and global climate agreements.
Jon Ossoff
Supports international alliances and national defense
Ossoff supports a foreign policy that protects national security through international alliances, smart diplomacy, and defense funding. He serves on the Senate Intelligence Committee and voted for the FY 2026 National Defense Authorization Act.
- Voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2026 (S. 2296).
- Serves on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
- Supports re-entering international climate agreements and engaging in global diplomacy.
“In Congress, Jon will push for a tough, smart foreign policy that protects our national security while avoiding reckless, destabilizing missteps like the Iraq War.”
Mike Collins
Supports peace through strength and America First priorities
Collins advocates an 'America First' foreign policy grounded in peace through strength, demanding that allies carry their share of defense burdens and requiring strict financial accountability for foreign aid.
- Voted Yea on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY 2026.
- Opposes unmonitored foreign aid packages and demands strict oversight.
- Prioritizes funding for domestic military readiness and veterans over international assistance.
“We must stand by our allies, defend freedom, and project strength abroad, but we cannot keep writing blank checks with taxpayer dollars.”
“We need an America First foreign policy that prioritizes our citizens, protects our national interests, and ensures our allies carry their share of the burden.”
Gun safety & Second Amendment
low salienceOssoff advocates for universal background checks and a ban on assault weapons, whereas Collins supports Constitutional Carry and opposes new gun control laws.
Jon Ossoff
Supports universal background checks and assault weapon bans
Ossoff supports gun safety reforms to reduce gun violence while respecting Second Amendment rights. He advocates for universal background checks, red flag laws, closing the gun show loophole, and banning semi-automatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.
- Supports universal background checks for all gun purchases and closing the gun show loophole.
- Supports red flag laws to allow court-ordered gun removal from dangerous individuals.
- Supports banning semi-automatic assault weapons and high-capacity magazines for general public sale.
“I support universal criminal history checks for gun purchases, red flag laws to protect family members and domestic partners concerned about the mental health of their loved ones, and closing the gun show loophole.”
Mike Collins
Supports Constitutional Carry and opposes gun restrictions
Collins strongly defends Second Amendment rights as an absolute constitutional protection. He supports national Constitutional Carry legislation and opposes red flag laws, background check expansions, and bans on semi-automatic firearms.
- Supports national Constitutional Carry legislation.
- Opposes red flag laws, universal background checks, and bans on semi-automatic firearms.
- Opposes any legislative or administrative effort to restrict firearm ownership.
“I support Constitutional Carry and will oppose any legislation or bureaucratic effort that undermines our Constitutional right to keep and bear firearms.”
Education & School choice
low salienceCollins supports school choice vouchers and banning Critical Race Theory, while Ossoff supports raising teacher pay, funding HBCUs, and making vocational training free.
Jon Ossoff
Supports public school funding and free vocational training
Ossoff supports strengthening public education by raising teacher pay, expanding funding for HBCUs, and making trade school and vocational training free for all Americans. He also supports debt-free public four-year college and student loan forgiveness.
- Supports making trade school and vocational training free for all Americans.
- Advocates for debt-free public four-year college and student loan payment relief.
- Delivered record federal funding for Georgia's Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs).
“To improve the quality of primary and secondary education, I support increasing teacher pay and breaking the link between a community’s wealth and the funding available for its public schools.”
Mike Collins
Supports school choice and banning Critical Race Theory
Collins advocates for expanding school choice programs so taxpayer funding follows the student. He strongly opposes Critical Race Theory (CRT) in K-12 public schools and voted for the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act.
- Voted Yea on H.R. 28 (Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025).
- Supports school choice initiatives allowing taxpayer dollars to follow students to private or alternative schools.
- Calls for banning Critical Race Theory curriculum in K-12 public classrooms.
“Parents should have the ultimate authority to determine what type of education is best for their children. I support more opportunities for parents and students, believe taxpayer dollars should follow the child”
Election integrity & Voting rights
low salienceCollins voted for the SAVE Act requiring documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote, while Ossoff opposes state voting restrictions and supports federal voting rights legislation.
Jon Ossoff
Supports federal voting rights legislation
Ossoff advocates for federal protections for voting rights and opposes state-level voting restrictions that he argues disenfranchise voters. He supports campaign finance reform, including a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
- Opposes state-level legislative restrictions on voting access and absentee voting.
- Supports federal legislation to protect voting rights and expand ballot access.
- Pledges to back a constitutional amendment to overturn Citizens United.
“Jon will oppose cynical attempts by politicians to win elections by undermining Americans’ hard-fought, sacred voting rights.”
Mike Collins
Supports proof of citizenship and strict voting laws
Collins supports strict state and federal election integrity laws to prevent voter fraud. He voted for the SAVE Act to require documentary proof of citizenship for federal election registration and praised Georgia's Election Integrity Act.
- Voted Yea on the SAVE Act (H.R. 22) requiring proof of citizenship to register for federal elections.
- Supports mandatory voter photo ID, secure absentee ballot procedures, and banning private election funding.
- Opposes federal takeover of state election laws.
“Requiring an ID to vote, securing absentee ballots, increasing poll watchers’ access, and eliminating private funding for county elections offices will make it easier to vote and harder to cheat.”