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A few days before the Senate second round elections in the US state of Georgia, a record turnout is emerging. More than 2.8 million eligible voters took the opportunity to cast their votes before the actual vote on January 5, according to state data released Thursday.
That’s significantly more than in the 2008 Senate election, when a total of 2.1 million votes were cast. Democrats and Republicans are running for two senatorial seats. The outcome decides whether future President Joe Biden can govern with the support of a parliamentary majority or has to deal with a divided Congress, which could make it very difficult for him to implement many projects or occupy important cabinet positions.
The second round was necessary because none of the candidates in the November 3 congressional elections could obtain the required absolute majority. So far, Republicans have held Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue.
If they can defend at least one of the two seats, Republicans retain a majority in the Senate. However, if the Democrats, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossof, hold both seats, there will be a 50% deadlock. In the event of a tie in the vote in the House, it would be up to Vice President-elect Kamala Harris to make a decision with her right to vote. In fact, Democrats would have an advantage in both houses of Congress, because they already have a majority in the House of Representatives.
