Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff and Republican Mike Collins meet Thursday night for a televised Georgia Senate debate as the state’s closely watched race enters its final month.
The hour-long debate will be held at Assembly Studios in Atlanta and broadcast statewide across Gray Media stations. Atlanta News First anchor Rick Folbaum will moderate, with a panel of Georgia journalists questioning the candidates on major issues facing voters.
Georgia U.S. Senate Debate
Date: Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026
Candidates: Jon Ossoff (D) and Mike Collins (R)
Time: 7 p.m. ET
Length: One hour
Location: Assembly Studios, Atlanta, Georgia
Moderator: Rick Folbaum, Atlanta News First
Format: Opening statements followed by questions from a panel of Georgia journalists
Broadcast: Gray Media stations across Georgia
Live Stream: Watch Below
Watch Live – Georgia Senate Debate
The Georgia Senate debate between Jon Ossoff and Mike Collins begins at 7 p.m. ET. The live video will be added below as soon as an embeddable stream becomes available.
Live Stream Coming Soon
The Georgia Senate debate begins at 7 p.m. ET. The live video will be added here when an embeddable stream becomes available.
Alternate Stream Links: Atlanta News First | WTOC+
The debate will follow a traditional format beginning with one-minute opening statements from each candidate. A coin toss before the event will determine which candidate gets the first introduction or first response.
Folbaum will be joined by a panel of journalists from across Georgia, including Atlanta News First statewide reporter Abby Kousouris, WTVM anchor Roslyn Giles, WRDW investigative reporter Will Rioux, WTOC anchor Mike Cihla, WALB reporter Moriah Norman and Telemundo Atlanta anchor Adhemar Montagne.
The debate will air on WTOC in Savannah and on Gray Media stations throughout Georgia, including WANF in Atlanta, WPGA in Macon, WRDW in Augusta, WALB in Albany and WTVM in Columbus. Viewers can also stream the debate through station websites, the WTOC app and connected TV platforms including Roku, Apple TV and Fire TV.
Ossoff is seeking a second term in the Senate after winning his seat in the 2021 runoff election, while Collins is trying to return the seat to Republican control. The two candidates have spent much of the campaign focused on the economy, immigration, abortion, federal spending and control of the Senate.
Georgia remains one of the most closely watched states in national politics after a series of narrow presidential and Senate contests over the past several election cycles.
Watch the Georgia Senate debate live in the player above beginning at 7 p.m. ET.
Follow the latest numbers on our 2026 Senate polls page and visit our 2026 Senate elections guide for more races around the country.