Trump-Backed Rep. Mike Collins Wins Georgia GOP Senate Primary, Here Are The Full Results

The Georgia Republican Senate primary run-off is in the books.

And the race was not very close.

Trump-backed candidate Rep. Mike Collins was able to defeat former college football coach Derek Dooley.

Collins was able to snag 56.2% of the vote to Dooley’s 43.8%.

Fox News provided further details on Collins’ big win:

Republican Rep. Mike Collins, who is running as a MAGA champion and strong supporter of President Donald Trump, has won a competitive and combustible battle for the GOP Senate nomination in Georgia that went into overtime.

The Trump-backed Collins on Tuesday defeated former college football coach Derek Dooley in the Republican runoff election, the Associated Press reports, and will face Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November’s election in a race that’s among a handful that will likely decide if the GOP holds its slim majority in the chamber in this autumn’s midterm elections.

Republicans view Ossoff as the most vulnerable Senate Democrat seeking re-election and are heavily targeting the first-term senator.

Collins, a two-term federal lawmaker who represents Georgia’s 10th Congressional District, which is located between Atlanta and Augusta, is the son of the late Rep. Mac Collins, and is the founder and co-owner, along with his wife, of a trucking company.

He and Dooley, a lawyer, a former University of Tennessee football coach and the son of legendary University of Georgia head football coach Vince Dooley, were the top two finishers in a crowded field of candidates that also included Rep. Buddy Carter. But since no one topped 50% in last month’s primary, Collins and Dooley advanced to Tuesday’s runoff election.

While Collins showcased his MAGA credentials and support for the president, Trump remained neutral in the Georgia primary and runoff elections for Senate until Saturday night.

Here was Mike Collin’s response to the big win:

Georgia, I’m honored to be your Republican nominee for the United States Senate.

Now it’s time to get to work, defeat Jon Ossoff, and take this seat back for the people of this state.

Hammer Down! pic.twitter.com/zfol9yBXdN

— Mike Collins (@MikeCollinsGA) June 17, 2026

Newsweek provided the latest polling in the race between Rep. Mike Collins and Democrat Senator Jon Ossoff:

Collins, who was endorsed by Trump, won the Republican primary runoff on Tuesday, with 55.2 percent of the vote. The Associated Press called the race for Collins over Derek Dooley at 8:37 p.m. ET.

There’s limited recent polling on the race, but what has come out so far this year gives Ossoff the edge.

A survey from Echelon Insights in early April found that Ossoff would take 51 percent of the vote to Collins’ 44 percent. An Emerson College poll from late February showed a closer race, with Ossoff winning by just 4 percentage points. The RealClearPolitics polling average puts Ossoff ahead by about 3 points.

Cook Political Report has the race as leaning Democrat, an improvement for Ossoff from when Cook rated it a “toss up.”

While Collins is trailing, the race is close and he has time to make up ground.