The 2026 Georgia Senate race: Jon Ossoff vs. Mike Collins

Active · last development Sep 29, 2026: “GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate”

What this arc covers

The 2026 race for Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff's seat in Georgia: Gov. Brian Kemp's decision not to run, the Republican primary and runoff won by Rep. Mike Collins, and the Ossoff-Collins general election.

Photo from PBS NewsHour, with GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate (Sep 29, 2026), the story with the most independent sources this week.

Earliest story we hold May 5, 2025 · 12 stories · 55 independent sources (counted once each) · 512 days

Part ofJon OssoffGeorgiaUnited States SenateDonald TrumpDemocratic PartyBrian KempKamala HarrisNatalie Harp

Part of The 2026 Senate races

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  2. The 2026 Minnesota Senate race: Peggy Flanagan vs. Michele TafoyaApr 29, 2025 – Aug 12, 2026
  3. The 2026 Georgia Senate race: Jon Ossoff vs. Mike CollinsThis arcMay 5, 2025 – Sep 29, 2026
  4. The 2026 Nebraska Senate race: Pete Ricketts vs. Dan OsbornJul 8, 2025 – Sep 16, 2026
  5. The 2026 North Carolina Senate race: Roy Cooper vs. Michael WhatleyJul 24, 2025 – Sep 28, 2026
  6. The 2026 Iowa Senate race: Josh Turek vs. Ashley HinsonAug 29, 2025 – Sep 23, 2026
  7. The 2026 Wyoming Senate race to succeed Cynthia LummisDec 19, 2025 – Aug 19, 2026
  8. The 2026 Alaska Senate race: Dan Sullivan vs. Mary PeltolaJan 12 – Sep 24, 2026
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  1. The 2026 Maine Senate race: Troy Jackson vs. Susan CollinsNov 14, 2024 – Sep 27, 2026
  2. The 2026 Ohio Senate race: Jon Husted vs. Sherrod BrownJan 15, 2025 – Sep 27, 2026
  3. The 2026 Florida Senate race: Ashley Moody vs. Angie NixonJan 16, 2025 – Sep 19, 2026
  4. The 2026 Kentucky Senate race to succeed Mitch McConnellFeb 20, 2025 – Jan 19, 2026
  5. The 2026 New Hampshire Senate race: Chris Pappas vs. John E. SununuMar 12, 2025 – Sep 9, 2026
  6. The 2026 Michigan Senate race: Abdul El-Sayed vs. Mike RogersApr 14, 2025 – Sep 23, 2026
  7. The 2026 Louisiana Senate race: Bill Cassidy's primary defeatJan 18 – Jun 27, 2026
  8. The 2026 Texas Senate race: James Talarico vs. Ken PaxtonApr 28 – Sep 25, 2026
  9. The 2026 Massachusetts Senate race: Ed Markey vs. Seth MoultonMay 30 – Sep 4, 2026
  10. The 2026 Kansas Senate race: Roger Marshall vs. Adam HamiltonAug 5 – Sep 28, 2026
  11. The 2026 South Carolina Senate race: Darline Graham vs. Annie AndrewsSep 11 – Sep 27, 2026

Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning

Sep 292026GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate8 articles · 8 independent sources
1 left, 1 center, 0 right
Sep 23– 262026New poll reveals sudden split between top two Georgia races4 articles · 2 independent sources
0 left, 1 center, 1 right
Sep 222026New poll shows GOP Rep. Mike Collins gaining on Ossoff in Georgia Senate race2 articles · 2 independent sources
0 left, 0 center, 2 right

Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below

  1. May 5, 2025Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp won’t run for US Senate seat in 2026 against Democrat Jon Ossoff16 articles · 16 independent sources
  2. Jun 14 – 17, 2026Rep. Mike Collins wins GOP runoff in Georgia Senate race20 articles · 17 independent sources
    1. Jun 14, 2026Trump endorses Rep. Mike Collins in Georgia Senate runoff
    2. Jun 17, 2026Trump-backed Rep. Mike Collins projected to win Georgia GOP Senate primary runoff, setting up race against Ossoff
  3. Jul 17 – 19, 2026Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump20 articles · 19 independent sources
  4. Aug 17 – 20, 2026Ossoff annoys Trump, White House, to Democratic delight and dismay51 articles · 29 independent sources
    1. Aug 17, 2026Jon Ossoff Turns Spotlight on Trump Aide Natalie Harp
    2. Aug 17, 2026Ossoff targets a close Trump aide, launching a personal feud with the White House as midterms loom
    3. Aug 18, 2026Ossoff calls Trump a ‘draft-dodging, crook president,’ intensifying his feud with White House
    4. Aug 18, 2026MAGA has meltdown over Ossoff mentioning Natalie Harp
    5. Aug 20, 2026Ossoff: 'Amazing to watch this White House melt down' over Harp remark
  5. Sep 10, 2026Kamala Harris to campaign with Sen. Jon Ossoff as part of midterm campaign swing10 articles · 10 independent sources

Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side

May 2025Aug 2025Nov 2025Mar 2026Jun 2026Sep 2026

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Every week as a table
Week ofLeftCenterRightArticles
May 5, 202544921
May 18, 20262139
Jun 8, 20261135
Jun 15, 202622914
Jul 13, 202603120
Jul 20, 20261216
Aug 17, 2026108853
Sep 7, 202612110
Sep 21, 20260136
Sep 28, 20261108

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

37% left · 27% center · 36% right of 55 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 12 stories.

Every storyoldest first

  1. May 2025

  2. May 8Georgia Rep. Buddy Carter enters Senate race against Jon Ossoff5 articles · 5 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 2 right

  3. May 2026

    May 20Republicans send two to runoff in Georgia U.S. Senate race9 articles · 8 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 3 right

  4. June 2026

    Jun 14– 17Rep. Mike Collins wins GOP runoff in Georgia Senate race20 articles · 17 independent sources
    3 left, 2 center, 11 right

  5. July 2026

    Jul 17– 19Ossoff fuels reelection campaign with attacks on Trump20 articles · 19 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 1 right
  6. Jul 21– 23Trump hypes Mike Collins’ Senate campaign at Georgia rally6 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right

  7. August 2026

    Aug 17– 20Ossoff annoys Trump, White House, to Democratic delight and dismay51 articles · 29 independent sources
    10 left, 8 center, 8 right
  8. Aug 17– 18White House officials slam ‘cringeworthy theatre kid’ Jon Ossoff after senator’s Trump dig3 articles · 3 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 2 right

  9. September 2026

    Sep 10Kamala Harris to campaign with Sen. Jon Ossoff as part of midterm campaign swing10 articles · 10 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 1 right
  10. Sep 22New poll shows GOP Rep. Mike Collins gaining on Ossoff in Georgia Senate race2 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 0 center, 2 right
  11. Sep 23– 26New poll reveals sudden split between top two Georgia races4 articles · 2 independent sources
    0 left, 1 center, 1 right
  12. Sep 29GOP doubts about Georgia and North Carolina have Republicans shifting focus in battle for Senate8 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right