Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, will return to the Senate next Congress for his second term after beating Republican Rep. Mike Collins on Tuesday.
Mr. Ossoff, 39, is the only Democratic incumbent who ran for reelection this year in a swing state. President Trump won Georgia in 2024 after narrowly losing it to Joseph R. Biden in 2020.
National Republicans had given up on winning the Georgia Senate race long before Election Day, as Mr. Ossoff had a massive fundraising advantage and consistently led Mr. Collins in public polls.
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Mr. Ossoff raised more than $136 million, the second-largest haul of any congressional candidate this cycle, behind only James Talarico, the Democratic Senate nominee in Texas.
Mr. Collins raised $4 million.
Mr. Ossoff, in his victory speech, celebrated his and other early Democratic wins as a sign “the American people have rebuked the depravity, corruption, and incompetence of the failed lame-duck president Donald J. Trump.
“If at times these last two years, amidst the ceaseless onslaught of brutality and indecency, you doubted whether our republic would survive, let tonight’s results give you courage that the first light of dawn is on the horizon,” he said.
Mr. Collins did not congratulate Mr. Ossoff in his concession speech or even mention his name. Instead, he focused on thanking his supporters and reflecting on his accomplishments in the House.
“The results may not be what we wanted tonight, but y’all, that’s OK,” Mr. Collins said. “I’m going to continue to serve in whatever capacity I’m afforded, and I look forward to whatever the good Lord has in store for us.”
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