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Democrat Jon Ossoff
challenges Republican David Perdue for one U.S. Senate seat; Democrat
Raphael Warnock is challenging Republican Kelly Loeffler for Georgia's
other seat.
Georgia Senate runoff election results: Kelly Loeffler vs. Raphael Warnock; David Perdue vs. Jon Ossoff
Election to determine US Senate majority, President-elect Biden’s chances of enacting his agenda
Jan. 6 - ATLANTA – Georgia voters on Tuesday are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that
will help determine President-elect Joe Biden’s ability to enact what
could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Democrats
must win both of the state’s Senate elections to gain the Senate
majority. In that scenario, the Senate would be equally divided 50-50
with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaker for
Democrats.
Polls close at 7 p.m. EST, 6 p.m. CST Tuesday, but the
final results may not be known for a day or two because of the expected
close race and a state law that prevents Georgia election officials from
tallying mail-in votes before polls close. See the up-to-the-minute
election results followed by details on the candidates. continue to read
Jan. 6 - Polls in the fiercely-contested Georgia Senate runoff races closed Tuesday night, with early vote counts giving the Democratic challengers an initial lead that has since disappeared.
With 80 percent of the vote counted at 10 p.m., GOP Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) pulled ahead of Democratic opponent Jon Ossoff by more than 68,000 votes at 51 percent to 49 percent.
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) also pulled ahead of Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock by almost 53,000 votes, or 50.6- percent-49.4 percent.
The eyes of the nation are trained on the Peach State for the two races that will determine which party controls the Senate and whether incoming President-elect Joe Biden will have any congressional check against his left-leaning agenda. continue to read
Campaign 2020
WSB-TV (Atlanta) Georgia Senate Election Night Coverage
WSB-TV (Atlanta) will have LIVE election coverage and results for Georgia’s two U.S. Senate seats. The results will determine the majority in the U.S. Senate.
In the November general election the Democrats maintained their hold on the House of Representatives, but fell short of the 51 seats needed to retake the Senate, where the Republicans have had a majority for the past six years.
Tom McCarthy said: “Control of the US Senate is on the line. If the Democrats win both races, the president-elect will gain a big opportunity to build a progressive legacy. If Democrats lose one or both races, the country will enter at least a two-year period of divided government, with the Republican Senate majority leader, Mitch McConnell, retaining power and likely frustrating Biden’s agenda.
“If Democrats win both races, the Senate would be split 50/50, but Democrats would effectively control the body with Kamala Harris, the vice-president-elect, in her role as president of the Senate, breaking any ties in a strict party-line vote.
“The runoff races are being held in accordance with state election laws because no candidate in either race won 50% of the vote in the November elections.” source
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