Democrats won one hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Georgia on Wednesday and pulled ahead in a second, edging closer to control of the chamber and the power to advance Democratic President-elect Joe Biden's policy goals when he takes office this month.
Edison Research's poll of more than 5,200 voters who cast ballots in the two Senate contests showed more than seven in 10 were very or somewhat confident their vote would be counted accurately, down from 85% who registered confidence on that score in its Nov. 3 exit poll. Republican incumbents David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler faced Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker, and the Rev. Raphael Warnock, a pastor at a historic Black church in Atlanta.
Democratic
candidate Raphael Warnock has won a tightly contested US Senate race in Georgia,
beating Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler.
Warnock defeated
Loeffler in one of two runoff elections in Georgia which could decide control
of the Senate in Washington.
The race
between the other candidates, Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican David Perdue,
was still too close to call.
ATLANTA – Democratic
challenger Raphael Warnock won a hotly contested US Senate race in Georgia over
Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, TV networks and Edison Research projected,
but which party will control the chamber was up in the air with a second
contest still undecided.
The Democratic Party was leading in one of two US Senate runoffs in Georgia late Tuesday, with the fate of Joe Biden’s legislative plan hanging in the balance.
Democrats win one Georgia runoff and lead in second
Democratic US Senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks on his campaign s Youtube account after the runoff election against Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler in Atlanta, Georgia, US on January 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Reuters, Atlanta
Reuters, Atlanta
Democrats won one hotly contested US Senate race in Georgia on Wednesday and pulled ahead in a second, edging closer to control of the chamber and the power to advance Democratic President-elect Joe Biden s policy goals when he takes office this month.
Democratic challenger Raphael Warnock beat Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler, TV networks and Edison Research projected. Democrat Jon Ossoff held a narrow lead over Republican David Perdue in the other race, with a final outcome not expected until later on Wednesday.