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With the eyes of the nation locked on Georgia on Jan. 5, Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff both won their high-stakes runoff elections this year. Their victories follow President Joe Bidenâs win in Georgia this past November, turning what was once thought a staunchly red state, blue.
Warnock and Ossoff are Georgiaâs first Democratic senators since former Sen. Zell Miller retired in 2005, and will give the Democrats the Senate majority for the first time since 2010. Â
Both senators are self proclaimed LGBTQ advocates and were endorsed by the Human Rights Campaign as well as Georgia Voice, an LGBTQ media source for the state.
Dems win Georgia senate runoffs
Jan 6, 2021 | 1
Democrats Jon Ossoff, left, and the Rev. Ralph Warnock both appear to have won their runoff races against Republican incumbents in the U.S. Senate. Their victories put control of the Senate in Democratic hands.
Lisa Keen | Keen News Service
lisakeen@mac.com
A look at the numbers in the Tuesday, Jan. 5, U.S. Senate races in Georgia indicate that Democrats have won control of the Senate, a development with enormous favorable consequences for the LGBTQ community and the nation.
According to the Georgia Secretary of State’s website on Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler by more than 53,000 votes, and Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican David Perdue by 16,370 votes.