Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Democrat Raphael Warnock are headed to a Jan. 5 runoff

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BREAKING: Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia and Democrat Raphael Warnock are headed to a Jan. 5 runoff in the special election for Loeffler’s U.S. Senate seat. #Election2020
In Georgia, a double shot at Senate victory
ATLANTA (AP) — In an election where control of the U.S. Senate could be on the line, Georgia is the only state with both seats on the ballot — two opportunities for Republicans to hold their...
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11:25 PM · Nov 3, 2020

I think this was expected.

[SheltieLover]

1. Without Atlanta's votes?

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3. I don't know what the current tally is at the moment

but because there were 2 (R)s on the ballot and the 1 (D), am guessing if obviously wasn't enough, even with Atlanta tally, for a solid 51% for either of the top vote-getters, so it automatically goes to a run off.

[SheltieLover]

5. Ty!

[Sedona]

2. 500k votes in Dekalb unreported

80k Gwinnett unreported

???..

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4. There were 3 candates on the ballot from what I could find

I believe Loeffler was appointed to the seat and she was running against another (R) and against Warnock the (D).

[crickets]

6. A runoff between Warnock and Loeffler is not unexpected

since there were several candidates, and one had to get 50% or greater to win outright. I'm just hoping the situation will change in the Perdue/Ossoff race as more ballots are counted.