After winning a second Senate term in Georgia, U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff said Democrats’ broader midterm victories rebuked President Donald Trump, while calling for limits on political money and universal health care.
The Associated Press called the Georgia race for Ossoff at 7:55 p.m. ET Tuesday, Nov. 3, and Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Collins conceded later that evening. The AP call points to a Democratic hold; Ossoff retained a seat the party already held rather than gaining it from Republicans. EconoTimes previously covered the AP projection of Ossoff’s second term.
Speaking after the race call, Ossoff cast Democrats’ gains across the midterms, rather than the Georgia result alone, as a rebuke of Trump. “The American people have rebuked the depravity, corruption, and incompetence of the failed lame-duck President, Donald J. Trump,” he told supporters.
He used the speech to call for restrictions on corporate and undisclosed campaign money and health care for every American. He also cited high household bills and the political influence of wealthy interests as issues for his party to address. Those were priorities he outlined, not enacted policies, and his comments did not establish why individual Georgians voted for him.
Democrats’ gains put the speech in a wider congressional context: the AP projects the party will control both the House and Senate in the next Congress. Ossoff’s win preserved Democrats’ Georgia seat but did not add a seat to their tally. In a separate interview with Fox News about the broader results, Trump said, “I think the Democrats did a good job.”
Georgia’s certified 2024 results show Trump carried the state. The AP’s call was a projection; Georgia’s certification process will establish the official result. The Georgia secretary of state’s office lists the 2026 returns as unofficial; county certification is due by 5 p.m. ET Monday, Nov. 9, and the state deadline is Nov. 20.
