Democrats Win U.S. Senate as Ossoff Tops Perdue in Georgia Sweep

Jan. 6, 2021, 9:51 PM UTC

Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in six years with victories in two runoff races in Georgia -- a stunning result in a state that hadn’t sent a new Democratic senator to Washington for two decades.

Jon Ossoff unseated incumbent Republican David Perdue and Raphael Warnock defeated appointed GOP Senator Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday’s special election, according to the Associated Press. Neither Republican had won a majority on Nov. 3, forcing the runoffs two months later.

Watch: Democrats won control of the U.S. Senate for the first time in six years with victories in two runoff races in Georgia.
(Source: Bloomberg)

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