Jon Ossoff has won re-election to the US Senate in Georgia, defeating Republican challenger Mike Collins. Ossoff, viewed by some as a potential Democratic presidential contender in 2028, has repeatedly said he has no interest in running for president.
Ossoff made the campaign a referendum on the Trump administration, criticizing what he described as self-serving stock trades and business dealings involving the president and people around him. He also focused on the effects of the War in Iran and Trump’s trade policies on household budgets.
Addressing supporters in Atlanta, Ossoff said Georgia had rejected what he called the administration’s “depravity, corruption and incompetence.” He described the result as an opening for reform, while arguing that the deeper problems facing the country remained unresolved.
The senator also called for greater limits on pharmaceutical, insurance and technology companies, and invoked the legacy of civil rights leader John Lewis. His campaign connected issues including immigration enforcement and access to health coverage to a broader appeal for solidarity.
Ossoff raised at least $115.9 million for the election cycle, far more than Collins, and did not trail his opponent in polling, according to the report. At a Democratic election-night event, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens emphasized the cost of groceries and fuel as concerns that crossed party lines.
Collins focused his campaign on immigration enforcement and anti-transgender policies. His candidacy was also affected by reported links between campaign staff and far-right figures. CNN reported that Collins’s son-in-law, David Alan Scheer II, had promoted white supremacist and Nazi views online, while former chief of staff Kip Talley and other aides had met with white nationalists Nick Fuentes and Richard Spencer. Ossoff repeatedly raised those connections in debates and campaign advertising.
Sources: The Guardian World.