MIKE COLLINS LEADS NEAREST REPUBLICAN PRIMARY COMPETITOR TWO-TO-ONE

Jackson, Georgia – Today, a new poll shows Conservative Workhorse Mike Collins with a two-to-one lead over his closest primary challenger and leading failed and fired football coach Derek Dooley by 20 points.

The survey, conducted by Public Opinion Strategies among 600 likely GOP primary voters from January 13–15, 2026, with a margin of error of ±4.0%, shows six-month polling frontrunner Mike Collins growing his lead to 32% support and Buddy Carter falling to 16%. Perennial third-place candidate Derek Dooley is trailing the leader by more than three touchdowns, polling at 12%.

The poll shows that Collins’ authentic, MAGA message is resonating with a confident and pro-Trump Georgia Republican primary electorate. Two-thirds (67%) of likely GOP primary voters say things in Georgia are headed in the right direction, while 84% approve of President Trump, including 61% who strongly approve.

“This poll, like all polls, shows what everyone knows and feels on the ground. Despite millions of dollars spent by the other contenders, it’s clear Republicans want an effective legislator, successful businessman and conservative workhorse who can defeat liberal Democrat Jon Ossoff in November,” said Mike Collins. “It’s time for Republicans to stop wasting time and money, unite and get on with business.”

Despite outsized spending by his opponents and being the top target of Democratic campaign arms, Collins’ bipartisan track record of delivering results for Georgians and his reputation as a conservative workhorse make him the clear and unquestionable frontrunner in the race to defeat Jon Ossoff.