Georgia Senate candidates make final appeals ahead of US midterms

Author: aljazeera.comPublished on: November 3, 2026Country: United States

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Georgia Senate candidates make final appeals ahead of US midterms

Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and his Republican opponent, Mike Collins, made their final appeals to Georgia voters ahead of the US midterm elections on November 3, 2026. The election will decide the contest for Georgia's seat in the United States Senate.

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