Here's a look at the contenders and how the Georgia Senate race — and perhaps control of the chamber — may not be decided until December.
, seeking to become Georgia's first LGBTQ candidate elected to Congress, lost a 2020 special election to replace the late Rep. John Lewis.
State and federal runoffs used to happen on different days, but a measure passed last year combines those into a single date. Before this year, runoffs for federal general elections were held nine weeks later.In 2020, control of the U.S. Senate came down to the twin contests in Georgia, both of which werein runoffs that stretched into the next calendar year. In their 2021 runoff elections, Jon Ossoff and Warnock became the first Democrats to win a U.S. Senate election in Georgia since 2000.
Unlike in 2020, only one of those Georgia seats is up this year. In defeating Republican Sen. David Perdue, Ossoff was elected to a full six-year term and won't be up for reelection until 2026. With the Senate so closely divided, any of the 35 races on the ballot this fall could decide the 100-seat chamber's control. The 2021 wins from Warnock and Ossoff gave President Joe Biden’s nascent administration a boost in Congress, where the Democratic Senate control, coupled with Harris' tie-breaking votes, helped cement legislative victories on issues like COVID relief packages, the Inflation Reduction Act and a number of administrative appointments.
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