Georgia U.S. Senate Election 2026: Latest Polls
Key Takeaways
- Primary will be held on May 19.
- Derek Dooley, Mike Collins, Buddy Carter compete in the Republican primary to challenge John Ossoff.
- Derek Dooley is a former football coach with close ties to Gov. Brian Kemp.
Election timeline
The primary will be held on May 19 for the Georgia U.S. Senate election 2026.
“The primary will be held on May 19”
Three Republicans are competing to take on incumbent Senator John Ossoff, a Democrat, in the general election.
Primary candidates
Three Republicans are running in the primary: Derek Dooley, a former football coach with close ties to Gov. Brian Kemp.
Dooley is facing Mike Collins and Buddy Carter, both of whom are pursuing a Senate seat rather than trying to retain their spots in the House of Representatives.
President Trump has yet to make an endorsement.
Polling methodology
Polls are collected by The New York Times.
“The primary will be held on May 19”
The Times designates "select pollsters" as those meeting at least two of three criteria: a track record of accuracy in recent elections, membership in a professional polling organization, or use of probability-based sampling.
Polls conducted by or for partisan organizations are labeled.
Margins are calculated using unrounded vote shares when available.
The Times conducts its own national and state polls in partnership with Siena University.
Data and byline
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The data sets are offered as-is and as-available without representations or warranties.
Readers are invited to suggest a poll or report a possible error by contacting [email protected].
The byline lists Michael Andre, Camille Baker, Irineo Cabreros, Annie Daniel, Martín González Gómez, Ruth Igielnik, Jasmine C. Lee, Jenni Lee, Alex Lemonides, Ilana Marcus, Katherine Oung, Dan Simmons-Ritchie, Jonah Smith and Caroline Soler.
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