ATLANTA (AP) Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach. A pastor who spent the past 15 years leading the Atlanta church where Martin Luther King Jr. preached, Warnock defeated Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler. It was a stinging rebuke of outgoing President Donald Trump, who made one of his final.
US election: Final count under way in Georgia to decide Senate control
5 Jan, 2021 05:09 PM
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Republicans need just one victory between Perdue and Loeffler, both seeking second terms, to maintain Senate control. Video / AP
Republicans need just one victory between Perdue and Loeffler, both seeking second terms, to maintain Senate control. Video / AP
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By: Steve Peoples, Bill Barrow & Russ Bynum of AP
Georgia voters are deciding the balance of power in Congress in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff elections that will help determine President-elect Joe Biden s ability to enact what could be the most progressive governing agenda in generations.
Democrat Raphael Warnock has won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history and putting the Senate majority within the party's reach.