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Democrats inch closer to retaking the U.S. Senate as Warnock declared the winner in Georgia runoff and Ossoff pulls ahead
Marquise Francis, Jay Busbee & David Knowles
January 5, 2021, 10:35 PM
ATLANTA Democrats were on the verge of taking control of the U.S. Senate early Wednesday morning after Raphael Warnock was declared the winner in his Georgia runoff election with GOP Sen. Kelly Loeffler, and Jon Ossoff pulled into the lead in his race with Republican Sen. David Perdue.
An African American pastor at Ebenezer Baptist Church the Atlanta church made famous by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., Warnock was declared the winner by the Associated Press with just over 97 percent of the votes counted. He delivered a victory speech shortly after 11:30 p.m. in a videotaped message delivered from his home in Atlanta.
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MACON, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT) State representative Mariam Paris, Macon-Bibb Commissioner-Elect Seth Clark and Pastor of Community Church of God, Jason McClendon, encouraged residents to vote early.
The group held a press conference in front of City Hall Tuesday, to discuss the importance of voting early.
“There is too much at stake for Georgians to wait until January the fifth. Do not wait until January the fifth to have your voices heard,” said Mariam Paris.
“This election is a life-changing election,” shared Pastor Mcclendon.
“The road to Washington D.C for these two senate candidates goes through Macon-Bibb County,” said Commissioner-Elect Seth Clark.