Boosted by out-of-state money, Ossoff leads Collins in fundraising

U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., is millions ahead of Republican challenger Mike Collins in fundraising, mainly due to money coming in from outside of Georgia.

Collins received just shy of $5 million from Jan. 1, 2025, to June 30, 2026, according to the Federal Election Commission. Ossoff raised $68 million during that same time period.

Since 2021, Ossoff has raised more than any other U.S. senator, $98 million, according to the Federal Election Commission. Most of the first-term senator's contributions come from California and not his home state of Georgia.

The data shows $7.3 million in contributions to Ossoff's campaign from California since 2021 and $6.9 million from Georgia. New York contributions were third on the list at $3.6 million.

Collins raised the majority of his money, $2.41 million, from Georgia. Florida is the state with the second-most contributions to Collins' campaign, $229,540.

Collins is getting some boosts from outside Georgia. The Republican Senate Leadership Fund announced Friday that it is running ads in support of Collins that target Ossoff's spending on hair and makeup.

“Senate Leadership Fund is deploying unprecedented resources earlier than ever to expose Chuck Schumer’s DSA-controlled candidates and elect strong Republicans to the U.S. Senate. Over the next 60 days, SLF will hammer Democrats to ensure Senate Republicans maintain their majority and deliver for working families," SLF Executive Director Alex Latcham said in a statement.

Conservative public policy group One Nation has given Collins' campaign a boost with a television ad featuring a mother of two asking Ossoff to "stop raising taxes."

Collins is also behind Ossoff in the polls. The latest survey, conducted by Georgia pollster Insider Advantage, shows Collins with 43% of the vote to Ossoff's 50%. Seven percent of those surveyed said they preferred another candidate. The poll has a margin of error at 3.5%.

Collins defeated Derek Dooley, the son of the late University of Georgia football coaching legend Vince Dooley, and himself the former head coach of the University of Tennessee, to win the Republican nomination for the Senate seat. Collins has trailed Ossoff in all of the polls since his primary win, according to polling aggregator 270towin.