A live statewide Senate debate between U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins is set for Thursday, with Gray Media Georgia stations and Atlanta News First platforms carrying the event.

Viewing details are provided, including broadcast outlets across WANF and its sister stations, as well as streaming options and app access for the debate.

Gray Media will host pre-debate coverage, On the Record: Live, beginning at 6:30 p.m., followed by post-debate analysis at 8:00 p.m.

The race is contextualized by the candidates’ recent entries into elected office—Ossoff in 2021 and Collins in 2023—highlighting the broader political contrast in their biographies.

Regional perspectives summarize voters’ key concerns: inflation and candidate answers in Columbus; economy and cybersecurity in Augusta; coastal/port issues in Savannah; agriculture and turnout in Albany; and immigration/ federal policy shifts for Hispanic voters.

Ossoff is the lone Democratic incumbent defending a Georgia seat in this cycle, a state that Trump carried in 2024, making the race pivotal for Senate control.

The contest is framed as one of the nation’s most-watched midterm battles, situated in the wider fight over Senate control.

Collins will press Ossoff on his voting record and constituent deliverables, while Ossoff will scrutinize Collins’ policy record and alignment with President Trump; Ossoff has also called for release of communications with white nationalist influencers.

Ossoff specifically has urged Collins to disclose text and phone exchanges involving connections to white nationalist influencers as part of his critique.

During the debate, Collins will emphasize his record of delivering for Georgia; Ossoff will highlight policy contrasts and Trump alignment.

Collins’ background features a family trucking business legacy and leadership roles in local business and credit unions, tracing his path from a 2014 bid to a decade later winning a House seat.

Policy angles highlighted include bipartisan work on child trafficking and DFCS oversight, inflation-related issues, energy and jobs, border policy, Medicaid and drug costs, rural hospital closures, abortion policy at six weeks, funding for local law enforcement and gun policy, fentanyl, and election administration.