Democratic Sen. Ossoff Wins Reelection in Georgia, Defeating Trump-Backed Collins

ATLANTA—Incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff defeated Rep. Mike Collins, backed by President Donald Trump, in Georgia’s race for a seat in Congress’s upper chamber.

Ossoff, who ran unopposed in his primary earlier this year, raised nearly $116 million throughout his reelection bid and spent about $105.8 million.

Collins raised $9.7 million and spent $9.2 million.

While Collins ran on a platform that promised to support Trump’s agenda, Ossoff made the opposite a focal point of his campaign.

The incumbent senator vowed to stand against Trump and Republicans in Congress.

Jamie Carson, a political science professor at the University of Georgia, told The Epoch Times via email that Trump’s endorsement of Collins was useful to rally the Republican base.

But the president’s backing also had a tradeoff, Carson said, as the closer Collins tied himself to Trump, the more difficult it became for him to appeal to independents and dissatisfied Republican voters.

The latest polling ahead of Nov. 3’s results showed that trend, the professor said: “Trump [remained] quite popular among Republicans but [was] substantially underwater among Georgia voters overall, particularly independents.”

Ossoff frequently presented the 2026 midterms as a chance not just for restoration of Democrats but as an opportunity for reformation of the government.

The senator also vowed to expand Medicaid and increase affordable housing.

Often on the campaign trail, Ossoff described the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. FEC as “the most destructive court decision in modern American history.”

The 5–4 ruling held that, under the First Amendment’s right to free speech, corporate funding of independent political broadcasts during elections cannot be restricted. Ossoff promised his supporters he would work to reverse that decision, even if it took a constitutional amendment.