UpdatedWed, Jan 6, 2021 at 11:01 am ET
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Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ben Gray)
ATLANTA, GA — Two U.S. Senate runoff elections that together will determine which party controls the legislative chamber for the next two years were held in Georgia on Tuesday.
Early Wednesday, The Associated Press declared Democrat Raphael Warnock the winner of one of the races over appointed Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, a contest that will send him to Washington to finish the remainder of retired GOP Sen. Johnny Isakson's term. The other race between Republican David Perdue, who is seeking a second term, and Democrat Jon Ossoff remained too early to call.