Georgia Republican Mike Collins campaigns on eve of Senate vote against Ossoff
The gist
Republican Rep. Mike Collins made final Georgia campaign stops on the eve of his Senate election against Democrat Jon Ossoff.
A last-day staffer story and Ossoff's polling lead shape a closely watched battleground race.
How it unfolded
- Jun 14, 2026Trump endorsed Collins in the Georgia Republican Senate runoff against former college football coach Derek Dooley, after no Republican cleared 50% in the primary.
- Jul 22, 2026Trump held a rally at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., to boost Collins' Senate campaign, calling him one of the most "highly respected" members of Congress.
- Aug 27, 2026Sen. Jon Ossoff, at a press conference in Macon, renewed calls for Collins to publicly reckon with racist and antisemitic speech by people in his orbit, after a Washington Post story on a former intern and contractor for Collins' Overhaul PAC.