Incumbent Jon Ossoff (D), Mike Collins (R), and five other candidates are running for United States Senate in Georgia on November 3, 2026.

Georgia Recorder's Ross Williams wrote, "[I]f Democrats want a chance to gain control of the Senate, they’ll need to defend Georgia and other states with vulnerable Democratic incumbents while picking up at least four new seats ... For Republicans, defeating Ossoff in Georgia would represent good insurance against Democrats peeling off seats in other states, and with so much at stake for either side, the race is likely to wind up as one of the most expensive in the country."

In the last three presidential elections, Georgia voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 and 2024, and Joe Biden (D) in 2020. Ossoff is the only Democrat running for re-election in a state that Trump won in 2024.

In that same time period, Georgia Republicans have maintained control of the state executive offices and the Legislature. The last Republican to win a Senate election in Georgia was Johnny Isakson (R) in 2016. The last Georgia Democrat to win a second full term was Sam Nunn (D), who won his second term in 1978 and left office in 1997.

The Associated Press' Bill Barrow wrote, "Trump, who endorsed [gubernatorial candidate Burt Jones] nearly a year ago and Collins two days before the runoff, is poised to be a fault line in [the gubernatorial and Senate contests]." Ossoff has criticized Trump throughout the campaign, and said in a speech, "He's a crook and a conman and he wants to be a king. Once again, the country is counting on Georgia to lead the way." Collins has campaigned as a supporter of Trump's agenda, saying, "I ran on Trump policies. I ran on 'America First.' I know what those policies did and can do for this country and for the people of this country ... I wholeheartedly support what he's been doing."

Ossoff was first elected in a 2021 runoff, defeating incumbent David Perdue (R) 50.6% to 49.4%. Ossoff has campaigned on his record in office. His campaign website says his record includes "fighting to cap insulin costs for seniors at $35 a month, lower housing costs, upgrade health care for pregnant women, babies, and children, and crack down on the online exploitation of children." Ossoff is also campaigning on reducing corruption in government. He says his experience with investigative journalism has helped him in the Senate: "In the Senate, 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."

Collins was elected as a U.S. representative for Georgia's 10th Congressional District in 2022. He is campaigning on his experience in Congress and as a truck driver, and his campaign website says, "Whether I'm keeping trucks on the road and supporting my community, or backing President Trump by passing America First legislation in Congress, I'm in the fight." Collins is also campaigning on his record on immigration, saying in a social media post, "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. I'll bring that same results-driven leadership to the Senate and fight every day against the socialist movement coming from the far left and Jon Ossoff."

Allen Buckley (L), Elbert Bartell (Independent), Chris Capparell (Independent), DeVelle Jackson (Independent), and Christina Loren Clement (Write-in) are also running.

The outcome of this race will affect the partisan balance of the U.S. Senate in the 120th Congress. Thirty-three of the 100 U.S. Senate seats are up for election, and another two seats are up for special election. Democrats hold 13 of the seats up for election, and Republicans hold 22.

Currently, Republicans have a 53-45 majority in the chamber. To read more about the U.S. Senate elections taking place this year, click here.