Ossoff Wins Second Term in Georgia Senate Race

Jon Ossoff won a second term in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race, defeating Republican Mike Collins and retaining the seat for Democrats, according to election projections and race calls on November 3. Decision Desk HQ projected Ossoff the winner shortly after polls closed. The Associated Press called the contest at 7:55 p.m. Eastern, according to reports of its decision. The calls indicated a Democratic hold in a state Republicans had considered a potential Senate pickup. Returns were incomplete when the race was called, and the reported figures reflected different stages of counting. One early snapshot showed Ossoff with 62.9% and Collins with 34.3%, with 37% of estimated votes reported. Another early account, based on about 1.7% of anticipated votes counted, put Ossoff ahead by 66,956 votes to 8,288. Those figures were not final totals. The supplied accounts did not include Georgia’s certified results or the final margin. Ossoff entered the contest as the only Democratic senator seeking reelection in a state won by President Donald Trump in 2024. He had held a steady polling lead in the closing stretch, while Republicans had reduced their investment in the race, according to...