Raffensperger tops Republican contenders for Georgia Senate race after Kemp bows out: Poll
- A May 2025 poll by Cygnal showed a close contest between the current Georgia Secretary of State, Brad Raffensperger, and Senator Jon Ossoff in a potential 2026 Senate election.
- This matchup follows Governor Brian Kemp's decision on May 5 to not run for the Senate, leaving Republicans seeking a leading candidate to challenge Ossoff.
- Other Republican contenders like Rep. Buddy Carter, Insurance Commissioner John King, and Rep. Mike Collins trail Ossoff by single-digit margins in the same poll.
- Between May 15 and 17, a Cygnal poll of 800 likely general election participants found Raffensperger at 44.3% support and Ossoff at 44.1%, with a margin of error of ±3.41%.
- Raffensperger has not confirmed a Senate run but has hinted he could run, while the race remains a competitive 'toss-up' with Republican support at 48.2%.
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Raffensperger tops Republican contenders for Georgia Senate race after Kemp bows out: Poll
Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the strongest 2026 Republican Senate candidate to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in Georgia, a poll showed. Raffensperger tied Ossoff with about 44% support in a hypothetical race from a poll by Republican-leaning Cygnal. Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) and Insurance Commissioner John King came in at 43.3% support and 42.1% against Ossoff, respectively. Gov. Brian Kemp (R-GA) ruled out running for the …
GA state secretary leading possible US Senate Republican candidates in reported poll
FILE - Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, listens as the House select committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol continues to reveal its findings of a year-long investigation, at the Capitol in Washington, June 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)
Poll Finds Georgia Sec State Brad Raffensperger in Dead Heat with Incumbent Democrat in U.S Senate Race - Tennessee Star
A poll released Thursday shows Republican Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger neck-and-neck with Democratic Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff in a hypothetical matchup of Georgia’s 2026 Senate race.
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