Ossoff wins reelection in Georgia, defeating Republican Mike Collins
Democrat Jon Ossoff won a new term in the Senate on Tuesday, beating Republican Mike Collins in Georgia, The Associated Press says. NBC News and the Fox News Decision Desk also projected that Ossoff won. Unofficial state results as of 9:46 p.m. showed him with about 59% of the vote, with 152 of 159 localities reporting.
The Associated Press declared Ossoff the winner at five minutes to eight Tuesday night, Eastern time, according to its report carried by PBS News. NPR also reported the AP race call. The Fox News Decision Desk projects that Ossoff defeated Collins, Fox News reports. NBC News also projected Ossoff the winner.
Unofficial results on the Georgia Secretary of State's website, last updated at 9:46 p.m. Eastern time Tuesday, showed Ossoff with 2,050,298 votes, or 59.23%. Collins had 1,411,408 votes, or 40.77%. The page listed 152 of 159 localities reporting.
Ossoff was the only Senate Democrat seeking reelection in a state that President Donald Trump won in 2024, the AP report says. It says holding the seat was critical to his party's hopes of flipping control of the Senate.
Georgia will keep two Democrats in the Senate, Fox News reports. Fox says the state was at the top of the Republican target list at the start of the 2026 cycle.
Collins won a June runoff against Derek Dooley, who was backed by Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, Fox News reports. Fox says a late endorsement from Trump helped Collins win. NPR also reports that Trump backed Collins over Dooley.
Collins made illegal immigration a centerpiece of his campaign, Fox News reports. He wrote the Laken Riley Act, a detention law. Ossoff voted for the measure but has criticized the Trump administration's enforcement tactics, Fox says.
Ossoff targeted Collins over his backing of Trump's tariffs and the war in Iran, Fox News reports. Collins faced scrutiny over his ties to family and former staffers who have espoused white nationalist and antisemitic views, NPR reports. Ossoff faced questions about campaign funds from Reid Hoffman, whose name appeared in the Epstein files, Fox says.
Ossoff has said he is not running for the White House in 2028, NPR reports. No statement from Collins on the result appears in the reports cited here.
What we know: The Associated Press, NBC News and the Fox News Decision Desk say Ossoff won another term.
What we don't: The final vote count, since the state's results are unofficial.
Where outlets agree The Georgia Secretary of State's unofficial results, NPR, Fox News, NBC News and PBS News all show Ossoff ahead of Collins.
Where they differ The cited reports agree on the key facts so far.