The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020 and on January 5, 2021. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue. If Democrats win both Georgia runoffs, their caucus will gain control of the Senate. The resultant 50–50 tie could be broken by Democratic vice president-elect Kamala Harris.
About 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia in brief
The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020 and on January 5, 2021. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue. The election was held concurrently with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as with other elections to the U. S. Senate, elections to House of Representatives and various state and local elections. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, this campaign was the most expensive in U. s. Senate history, with over 468 million dollars being spent.
If Democrats win both Georgia runoffs, their caucus will gain control of the Senate, as the resultant 50–50 tie could be broken by Democratic vice president-elect Kamala Harris. These elections are the third and fourth Senate runoffs to be held in Georgia since runoffs were first mandated in 1964. It is also the third time that both of Georgia’s Senate seats have been up for election at the same time, following double-barrel elections in 1914 and 1932.
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