Amid much national and international attention, the two runoff US Senate elections in Georgia on January 5th decided the (foreseeable) control of the US Senate for at least the first two years of President-elect Biden’s term. Both Georgia seats were flipped after Democrats defeated the Republican incumbents.
Senator-elect Jon Ossoff (D-GA) won election to the Class II seat previously occupied by former-Senator Perdue (R-GA). He will be up for reelection in 2026.
Senator-elect Raphael Warnock (D-GA) won election to the Class III seat previously occupied by former-Senator Loeffler (R-GA). Loeffler was appointed to replace former-Senator Isakson (R-GA) who resigned in 2019. Warnock will be up for reelection in 2022 for a full six year term.
With the Senate split 50-50, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris (D) will serve as the tie-breaking vote in her constitutional role as President of the Senate.
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