Nick Robertson/Connect Savannah LEFT: Republican U.S. Senator Kelly Loeffler campaigns in Thunderbolt on Dec. 12. RIGHT: Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Rapahel Warnock visits his childhood home in Savannah on Dec. 18.
As the Jan. 5 runoff election for both of Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats draws near, candidates are repeatedly campaigning in Savannah amid a final drive to get out the vote.
Democrat Raphael Warnock, a Savannah native, is challenging incumbent Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler, while Republican Senator David Perdue is defending his seat against Democrat Jon Ossoff. All four candidates in Georgia’s nationally prominent Senate runoffs – which will determine the balance of power in Washington D.C. for the next two years – have visited Chatham County in recent weeks.