Tag: Georgia

The state of Georgia has elected its first Black U.S. senator: on Tuesday, Raphael Warnock, a Democrat, defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) in one of the state’s two runoff elections. Warnock’s …

Raphael Warnock is the first Black man elected as U.S. senator from Georgia and the first Democrat elevated to the Senate from Georgia in 20 years.

Joe Biden was 30 when he was elected to the Senate in 1973. And on Wednesday, Jon Ossoff of Georgia, 33, became the first millennial senator-elect.

Democrat Raphael Warnock won one of Georgia’s two Senate runoffs Wednesday, becoming the first Black senator in his state’s history.

Democrats were on the cusp of taking control of Congress as Raphael Warnock declared victory and Jon Ossoff was locked in a narrow race late Tuesday.

Ballots are still being counted in the Georgia runoffs that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and the scope of President-elect Joe Biden’s agenda. Here are some early takeaways.

Election workers check-in, sort, and signature verify absentee ballots for the state’s U.S. Senate runoff election at the Beauty P. Baldwin Voter Registrations and Elections Building on Tuesday night, …

Republican Georgia Senators Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue said Tuesday that the election could “come down to the difference of just a few votes in a few precincts across the state.” …

Polls are closed in Georgia after two months of fierce campaigning in two runoff U.S. Senate elections that put the state under an unprecedented microscope with the balance of power in the upper …

The lawyer faced criticism after joining the president in pressuring the state’s election officials to overturn Joe Biden’s victory.