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Election Day in Georgia turned out to be Groundhog Day – a virtual repeat of the November presidential race that was too close to call on election night in a bitterly divided electorate.
A repeat performance – once again Georgia provided a huge rebuff to President Donald Trump – with the verdict sending another Democratic shock wave, and two new Democratic senators, to Washington.
Two months ago, the close-call election in the state was a vital building block of president-elect Joe Biden’s Electoral College victory, which was on the verge of being confirmed in the Capitol Wednesday before violence disrupted the proceedings. An equally close vote in the Senate runoff in Georgia this week ended the GOP’s control of the Senate and put a sweep of the legislative and executive branches of the American government in the hands of the Democrats.
The latest antics by US President Donald Trump regarding the presidential election results come as the commander-in-chief has hailed congressional lawmakers who have.
Warnock wins Georgia U.S. Senate runoff, AP projects
By FOX 5 Atlanta Digital Team
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Rev. Warnock addresses his supporters
Rev. Raphael Warnock appears to claim victory in an online message streamed just after midnight on Jan. 6, 2021.
ATLANTA - Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock has defeated Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler in the Georgia U.S. Senate runoff election, The Associated Press projects.
In an address to his followers early Wednesday morning, Warnock claimed victory in Georgia’s U.S. Senate special election runoff race, though Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler has not conceded.
Warnock was leading Loeffler by more than 40,00 votes with 99% of precincts reporting. FOX News also called the race for Warnock.
South Georgia voters utilize three different voting methods during runoff election
South Georgia voters utilize three different voting methods during runoff election By Jamie Worsley and Bobby Poitevint | January 5, 2021 at 8:40 PM EST - Updated January 5 at 11:55 PM
ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Across Dougherty and Lee counties, voters took advantage of in-person voting.
âThereâs a lot of agreements and disagreements with voting in person or voting on an absentee ballot. So when you step in, they ask you for certain things. I feel like thatâs more important than writing on a ballot and sending it. So thatâs why in-person voting, whether itâs voting early or voting today is essential. And hopefully, we can get back to that line of work,â said Jesse Reed, a Lee county voter.
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