DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE, Nominated unopposed | Raised: $60.4M | COH: $32.5M
ADVANCED TO RUNOFF, 40.5% in primary | Raised: $4.9M
ADVANCED TO RUNOFF, 30.2% in primary | Kemp-backed | Raised: $4.2M
ELIMINATED IN PRIMARY, 25.2%, third place | $8.1M spent
Georgia’s May 19 primary reset the race. Jon Ossoff was nominated unopposed with 1,042,331 votes, more than the entire five-way Republican primary turnout (902,976), and enters the general election with $32.5M cash on hand per his FEC pre-primary report. On the Republican side no candidate reached 50%: Mike Collins (40.5%) and Derek Dooley (30.2%) advanced to a June 16 runoff, while Buddy Carter was eliminated at 25.2% and conceded on election night. Trump made no endorsement in the primary and had not endorsed in the runoff as of June 10; Gov. Kemp remains all-in for Dooley, making the runoff a direct test of the Trump-Kemp factional divide. All three runoff polls show Collins ahead by roughly 5 to 16 points, while Dooley holds the cash advantage ($1.67M vs. $1.17M as of May 27). The Senate Leadership Fund has committed $44M to the eventual Republican nominee. Vote totals are uncertified, as compiled by Ballotpedia from GA SOS results (accessed 2026-06-10).
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | 1,042,331 | 100% | Nominated unopposed |
| Mike Collins | R | 365,392 | 40.5% | Advanced to runoff |
| Derek Dooley | R | 272,416 | 30.2% | Advanced to runoff |
| Buddy Carter | R | 227,343 | 25.2% | Eliminated |
| Jonathan McColumn | R | 28,105 | 3.1% | Eliminated |
| John Coyne | R | 9,720 | 1.1% | Eliminated |
No Republican reached 50%; Collins and Dooley advance to the June 16, 2026 runoff. Republican primary total: 902,976 votes. Totals are uncertified, as compiled by Ballotpedia from GA SOS results (accessed 2026-06-10).
| Candidate | Party | Total Raised | Total Spent | COH | Burn Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jon Ossoff | D | $60.4M | $32.9M | $32.5M | 54.5% |
| Buddy Carter | R | $6.8M | $8.1M | $1.7M | 119.1% |
| Mike Collins | R | $4.9M | $4.3M | $1.2M | 88.3% |
| Derek Dooley | R | $4.2M | $2.5M | $1.7M | 60.0% |
Source: FEC/OpenFEC API (T1). Collins & Dooley: pre-runoff reports through 2026-05-27. Ossoff & Carter: pre-primary reports through 2026-04-29. Accessed 2026-06-10. Dooley leads the runoff field in cash on hand ($1,668,910 vs. Collins’ $1,168,787).