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The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class II member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue in the runoff election.
The 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class III member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated appointed incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler. The first round of the election was held ...
2020 United States Senate elections ← 2018 November 3, 2020 January 5, 2021 (Georgia runoffs) 2022 → 35 of the 100 seats in the United States Senate 51 [a] seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Chuck Schumer Mitch McConnell Party Democratic Republican Leader since January 3, 2017 January 3, 2007 Leader's seat New York Kentucky Seats before 45 53 Seats after 48 ...
Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff has won his Senate runoff election. Ossoff, 33, defeated 71-year-old Republican David Perdue, who held the seat for the past six years and had the strong support of ...
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Thirty-five of the 100 seats in the United States Senate were up for election in 2020: all 33 seats of Senate Class II, and seats in Arizona and Georgia that were up for special elections. Republicans defended 23 seats, while Democrats defended 12 seats.
In 2020, Democrats won both Senate seats and the 2020 Presidential election. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The state voted for Joe Biden for president‚ and senators Jon Ossoff , the state's first Jewish senator, [ 13 ] and Raphael Warnock , the state's first Black senator. [ 14 ]
Attention shifted to the battle for the Senate, control of which could be determined by a January runoff election in Georgia. Both of the state's Senate seats were on the ballot this year, and one ...