2020/12/28 14:13 George Peterson talks about his votes for Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in Georgia s Senate runoffs at Chastain Park in Atlanta on Satur. George Peterson talks about his votes for Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue in Georgia s Senate runoffs at Chastain Park in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Peterson, like many voters in this area of Atlanta, voted for Democrat Joe Biden but also cast votes for Republican Senate candidates in November. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy) Lee Kneer talks about his votes for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock at Chastain Park in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Many voters in th.
Dec 28, 2020
ATLANTA (AP) When Georgia Republican Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock advanced to the Jan. 5 U.S. Senate runoff, they faced the immediate challenge of winning over the 2 million voters who chose one of the 18 other candidates in November’s election.
Polls show they have largely succeeded, and that could give Loeffler, the incumbent, a small advantage.
Republican U.S. Rep. Doug Collins came in third in the November vote that ended with the Republican candidates winning 48,000 more votes than the Democratic candidates. In Georgia’s second runoff election, Republican U.S. Sen David Perdue started with an even wider lead, having won 88,000 more votes in November than Democrat Jon Ossoff. Since he didn’t get a majority, however, Perdue was forced into a run off.
Lee Kneer talks about his votes for Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock at Chastain Park in Atlanta on Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. Many voters in this area of Atlanta voted for Democrat Joe Biden but also cast votes for Republican Senate candidates. (AP Photo/Jeff Amy)
Wealthy Voters Are Mythical Middle in Georgia Senate Races By Associated Press Nationwide
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At Atlanta’s Chastain Park, investment bank logos abut ads for pizza joints and dentists on the outfield fences of the baseball diamonds. Sprinkled among Dodges and Toyotas are Audis and Alfa Romeos.
Wealthy voters in Georgia are a key swing bloc in the Jan. 5 runoff elections
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ATLANTA (AP) At Atlanta s Chastain Park, investment bank logos abut ads for pizza joints and dentists on the outfield fences of the baseball diamonds. Sprinkled among Dodges and Toyotas are Audis and Alfa Romeos.
Some of Georgia s most affluent voters, formerly reliable cornerstones of the state s once-ascendant Republican majority, live in million-dollar houses here. They might be swayed by Joe Biden s calls to give him a chance to govern by electing Democrats in Georgia s twin Jan. 5 runoffs to decide which party controls the U.S. Senate. Or they might be Republicans who voted against President Donald Trump in November but will come home to the GOP, seeking divided government and low taxes.