Politics
Georgia poll puts Ossoff 8 points ahead of Collins before Senate election
A University of Georgia survey of likely voters finds Sen. Jon Ossoff leading Republican challenger Mike Collins, 48% to 40%, with about 12% undecided. The poll comes less than two weeks before the Nov. 3 election.
U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff holds an eight-point lead over Republican challenger Mike Collins among likely Georgia voters, according to a University of Georgia poll released ahead of the Nov. 3 election.
Nearly 48% of respondents said they would vote to reelect Ossoff, a Democrat, while 40% backed Collins, a Republican U.S. representative. About 12% were undecided.
The poll surveyed 1,000 likely general-election voters by telephone from Oct. 7 to Oct. 15. The University of Georgia’s School of Public and International Affairs conducted the survey for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Its margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
Ossoff’s lead is notable because he is the only Democratic U.S. senator seeking reelection this year in a state carried by President Donald Trump in 2024. The poll also found that 55% of respondents approved of Ossoff’s job performance and 35% disapproved.
Support differed across demographic groups: Collins did better among white voters, men and people age 65 and older, while Ossoff drew stronger support among Black voters, women, younger voters and people with college degrees.
The survey offers a snapshot of the race, not a prediction of its outcome. With roughly one in eight likely voters still undecided, the final stretch of campaigning could matter—particularly in a closely divided state where control of the Senate is at stake.