Print this article
The Georgia Secretary of State’s Office has certified that Democrats Rafael Warnock and Jon Ossoff won the runoff election and will be sworn into the Senate.
Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, a Republican who was thrust into the national spotlight following the Nov. 3 general election, certified the tally on Tuesday, one day before President-elect Joe Biden is sworn into office.
“In certifying the results, the Secretary of State affirmed that all 159 counties have provided to the state the total votes tabulated for each state and federal candidate,” Raffensperger’s office said in a news release.
Warnock and Ossoff faced off against Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and former GOP Sen. David Perdue during a Jan. 5 runoff election that was triggered because neither candidate received a majority of the vote during the general election. Before the runoff, President Trump alleged election fraud during the general election but still held rallies in the
Many Republican senators have been waiting for a sign from the Senate majority leader before deciding whether to convict Donald Trump for "incitement of insurrection.”
Biden and Harris mourn nearly 400,000 Covid deaths at memorial as Trump is expected to pardon more loyalists yahoo.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from yahoo.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.