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Georgia’s 12th District

Includes Hephzibah, Vidalia, Dublin, Statesboro, Swainsboro, Sandersville and other towns

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · general election

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United States Senate

Georgia, statewide19 filed with the FEC$134.5M raised by the field

Jon Ossoff · Mike Collins

Raised $115.9M$15.1M cash on hand
Compare Jon Ossoff
Their first priorities
1. Investigating Corruption
2. Reforming a Broken System
In their words
1. Investigating Corruption
2. Reforming a Broken System
in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$115.9M
Spent
$105.8M
Cash on hand
$15.1M
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Georgia US Senate
In office
Jon Ossoff holds this Senate seat; the current term began January 2021.
Every recorded vote
Open full recordFEC S8GA00180
Raised $10.7M$1.1M cash on hand
Compare Mike Collins
Their first priorities
1. Bipartisanship / Compromise
2. Economy
3. Housing Affordability
In their words
1. Bipartisanship / Compromise
2. Economy
3. Housing Affordability
and 2 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$10.7M
Spent
$10.2M
Cash on hand
$1.1M
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Georgia US Senate
Open full recordFEC S6GA00390

Held by Jon Ossoff D (on the general election ballot) and Raphael G. Warnock D (not running in the 2026 cycle)

Polls

Every public poll of the Georgia Senate race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

November general election

Election November 3, 2026 · 16 polls of this matchup

Jon Ossoff leads Mike Collins by 9.3 points · average gap, 5 latest nonpartisan polls

DJon Ossoff54% median
RMike Collins44.6% median

U.S. House of Representatives

12th Congressional District8 filed with the FEC$1.4M raised by the field

Rick W. Allen · Ceretta Smith

Raised $1.3M$1.5M cash on hand
Compare Rick W. Allen
No published priorities shown yet
Raised $47.7K$12.3K cash on hand
Compare Ceretta Smith
Their first priorities
1. Ceretta’s Plan for Affordability
2. Healthcare You Can Count On
3. Veterans Deserve Real Support
In their words
1. Ceretta’s Plan for Affordability
2. Healthcare You Can Count On
3. Veterans Deserve Real Support
and 5 more, in the campaign’s own order. Read them in their words
Money
Raised
$47.7K
Spent
$35.5K
Cash on hand
$12.3K
FEC filings through Oct 14, 2026
On the ballot
On the general election ballot
Nov 3, 2026 · Georgia US House 12
Open full recordFEC H6GA12080

Held by Rick W. Allen R (on the general election ballot)

Polls

Every public poll of the GA-12 House race this cycle, as published. A poll is a snapshot, not a forecast.

No public polls

No public poll of the GA-12 House race has been published this cycle.

Poll data from The New York Times, licensed CC BY 4.0 · Updated October 28, 2026

Pairings that are not the race on the ballot: candidates who lost a primary or withdrew, or a party's unnamed nominee. They are not charted.

Echelon Insights
Apr 3 – Apr 9, 2026 · 407 likely voters · for NetChoice
By opt-in online panel and text-to-web · Added to the Times' list Apr 21, 2026
- Jon Ossoff52%
- Buddy Carter43%
- Don't know5%
Emerson College
Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters · for Nexstar
By text-to-web and opt-in online panel · Added to the Times' list Mar 5, 2026
- Jon Ossoff48.9%
- Derek Dooley41.4%
- Don't know9.7%
Emerson College
Feb 28 – Mar 2, 2026 · 1,000 likely voters · for Nexstar
By text-to-web and opt-in online panel · Added to the Times' list Mar 5, 2026
- Jon Ossoff47.1%
- Buddy Carter43.7%
- Don't know9.2%
Quantus Insights
Sep 9 – Sep 12, 2025 · 624 registered voters
By opt-in online panel and text-to-web · Added to the Times' list Sep 15, 2025
- Jon Ossoff40.2%
- Buddy Carter37.1%
- Don't know22.7%
Quantus Insights
Sep 9 – Sep 12, 2025 · 624 registered voters
By opt-in online panel and text-to-web · Added to the Times' list Sep 15, 2025
- Jon Ossoff42.1%
- Derek Dooley35.4%
- Don't know22.5%
Cygnal Political
May 15 – May 17, 2025 · 800 registered voters · for Democracy Defense Project
Added to the Times' list May 22, 2025
- Jon Ossoff46.3%
- Kelly Loeffler42.8%
- Don't know10.8%
Cygnal Political
May 15 – May 17, 2025 · 800 registered voters · for Democracy Defense Project
Added to the Times' list May 22, 2025
- Jon Ossoff46%
- Buddy Carter42.1%
- Don't know12%
Cygnal Political
May 15 – May 17, 2025 · 800 registered voters · for Democracy Defense Project
Added to the Times' list May 22, 2025
- Jon Ossoff44.7%
- John King42.1%
- Don't know13.3%
Cygnal Political
May 15 – May 17, 2025 · 800 registered voters · for Democracy Defense Project
Added to the Times' list May 22, 2025
- Brad Raffensperger44.3%
- Jon Ossoff44.1%
- Don't know11.6%
University of Georgia
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2025 · 1,000 registered voters · for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By live phone · Added to the Times' list May 12, 2025
- Jon Ossoff50.9%
- John King38.2%
- Don't know7.9%
- Someone else2.7%
- Would not vote0.3%
University of Georgia
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2025 · 1,000 registered voters · for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By live phone · Added to the Times' list May 12, 2025
- Jon Ossoff48.4%
- Brad Raffensperger38.8%
- Don't know9.5%
- Someone else2.5%
- Would not vote0.8%
University of Georgia
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2025 · 1,000 registered voters · for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By live phone · Added to the Times' list May 12, 2025
- Brian Kemp49%
- Jon Ossoff45.7%
- Don't know3.7%
- Someone else1.2%
- Would not vote0.3%
University of Georgia
Apr 15 – Apr 24, 2025 · 1,000 registered voters · for Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By live phone · Added to the Times' list May 12, 2025
- Jon Ossoff54.2%
- Marjorie Taylor Greene37.3%
- Don't know6.5%
- Would not vote1%
- Someone else1%
Cygnal Political
Mar 9 – Mar 10, 2025 · 600 likely voters
Added to the Times' list Mar 12, 2025
- Republican candidate43.9%
- Jon Ossoff43.7%
- Don't know12.4%
The Tyson Group
Jan 30 – Jan 31, 2025 · 600 likely voters
By live phone · Added to the Times' list Feb 12, 2025
- Brian Kemp49%
- Jon Ossoff42%
- Don't know8%
The Tyson Group
Jan 30 – Jan 31, 2025 · 600 likely voters
By live phone · Added to the Times' list Feb 12, 2025
- Jon Ossoff51%
- Marjorie Taylor Greene39%
- Don't know9%
The Tyson Group
Jan 30 – Jan 31, 2025 · 600 likely voters
By live phone · Added to the Times' list Feb 12, 2025
- Jon Ossoff47%
- Buddy Carter39%
- Don't know13%

Republican primary

Primary May 19, 2026 · runoff June 16, 2026 · 18 polls

Mike Collins leads Derek Dooley by 4.6 points · average gap, 4 latest nonpartisan polls · 1 far-off poll left out

RMike Collins49.6% median
RDerek Dooley40.6% median
RBuddy Carter13.7% median

Each dot is a poll. The line is the median of the 5 latest nonpartisan polls. How polls are read

Primary result and the final polls

Mike Collins and Derek Dooley advanced. The 2 final polls had a median of Mike Collins +8.1, understating Mike Collins's margin by 2.2 points.

Poll	Mike Collins	Derek Dooley	Lead	vs. result
InsiderAdvantageended May 17	32%	26%	Mike Collins +6	−4.3
Quantus Insightsended May 2	32.6%	22.5%	Mike Collins +10.1	−0.2
Median of the final polls			Mike Collins +8.1	−2.2
Result	40.5%	30.2%	Mike Collins +10.3

May 19, 2026 · Result (unofficial, 99% reporting) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for

Runoff result and the final polls

Mike Collins won by 11.1 points. The 3 final polls had a median of Mike Collins +9.5, understating Mike Collins's margin by 1.6 points.

Poll	Mike Collins	Derek Dooley	Lead	vs. result
InsiderAdvantageended Jun 15	49.8%	48.1%	Mike Collins +1.7	−9.4
CivicLens Researchended Jun 1	49.6%	40.1%	Mike Collins +9.5	−1.6
JMC Enterprisesended May 27	55%	39%	Mike Collins +16	+4.9
Median of the final polls			Mike Collins +9.5	−1.6
Result	55.5%	44.5%	Mike Collins +11.1

June 16, 2026 · Result (unofficial) · Each pollster's last poll ending in the 21 days before the vote and after the first round, read for the two leading finishers; the median leaves out polls a side paid for

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