Georgia Senate Runoff Elections

Georgia runoff elections are being held due to no candidate wins the required majority of votes. Georgia Senate runoff elections will decide who controls the Senate for the next four years.

Election Result Updates

January 6, 2021 – Warnock wins Georgia runoff. Democrat Ossoff wins also.

98% results in
Raphael Warnock (Dem) 50.6% vs Kelly Loeffler (GOP) 49.4%
Jon Ossoff (Dem) 50.2 vs David Perdue (GOP) 49.4%

72% results in
Raphael Warnock (Dem) 49.6% vs Kelly Loeffler (GOP) 50.4%
Jon Ossoff (Dem) 49.86% vs David Perdue (GOP) 50.14%

56% results in
Raphael Warnock (Dem) 51.0% vs Kelly Loeffler (GOP) 49%
Jon Ossoff (Dem) 50.6% vs David Perdue (GOP) 49.4%

30% results in
Raphael Warnock (Dem) 51.9% vs Kelly Loeffler (GOP) 48.1%
Jon Ossoff (Dem) 51.6% vs David Perdue (GOP) 48.4%

• As of December 25, 2020 DEMS: 48 vs GOP: 50
• Georgia runoffs in January 2021 will determine 2 Senate seats
• If Democrat wins both seats, tie votes in the Senate are broken by the vice president.

Updates

• January 4, 2021 – Georgia voting official Gabriel Sterling holds a press conference. He debunked all election fraud claims with data.
• January 2, 2021 – Trump announced that he will be in Georgia on Monday to campaign for the Republican candidates. He
• December 31, 2020 – Republican Sen. David Perdue was forced into quarantine. He had been exposed to a campaign worker infected with the coronavirus
• According to the U.S. Election Project, early voters have cast 2,812,994 ballots (as of 12/31/20), breaking the previous record (2,137,956 ballots in the 2008 runoff)

Georgia Senate Runoff Candidates

Republicans

• Kelly Loeffler (read issues)
  • Priorities: Jobs and the economy, 2nd Amendment, military and veterans, sex trafficking, foreign policy, healthcare, fair trade, life, ag & rural Georgia, opioid epidemic, national security and illegal immigration, taxes and the deficit
• David Perdue (read issues)
  • Priorities: COVID, economy, safety, national defense, school, healthcare, agriculture, energy independence, critical infrastructure, term limits, Israel, bipartisanship, 2nd Amendment, protecting life, national debt/balanced budget

Democrats

• Jon Ossoff (read issues)
  • Priorities: The economy, health care, infrastructure, the environment, criminal justice reform, Roe v. Wade, COVID-19, education, gun safety reforms, immigration, LGBTQ equality, strengthening HBCUS
• Raphael Warnock (read issues)
  • Priorities: agriculture, climate, criminal justice reform, education, health care, infrastructure, jobs and the economy, LGBTQ+, reproductive rights, national security & defense, voting rights, and veterans & military families

Key Election Dates for Georgia Runoffs

Election Day: January 5, 2021

Absentee Ballot Deadlines:

• Request: January 1, 2021
• Return by mail: January 5, 2021 by 7:00 PM
• Return in person: January 5, 2021 by 7:00 PM

Early Voting: December 14, 2020 – January 1, 2021

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