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Two Democratic rivals Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff took a relatively large lead over Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, respectively, when the first figures were released.
But then only about 400,000 of the more than three million votes had been counted, and that in several expected democratic districts. Among other things, CNN cautioned against relying too much on initial figures.
– We have to wait for the whole cake. We’ll get different parts of the cake in different batches and messy, says John King from the TV station next to the map with some colored pieces in a sea of gray districts not counted.
Split state
According to most opinion polls, the election is believed to be decided by too few votes in the divided state, where Joe Biden won the presidential election in November by a margin of nearly 12,000 votes.
Georgia’s electoral law states that a candidate can require a recalculation if he differs by less than 0.5 percent or if he suspects voter fraud. An Edison Research poll shows that only two in ten Republicans believe the presidential election went well, and two Democratic victories are likely to require recalculation.
The polling stations would have closed at 01 Swedish time, but the long lines forced several polling stations to remain open for just over half an hour more.
A result is expected no earlier than Wednesday morning Swedish time.
Who can control the Senate?
The election applies to two seats in the United States Senate. If the Democrats win both seats, which are currently held by Republicans, both parties will get 50 Senators in the House.
But the Democrats get through Vice President Kamala Harris a decisive vote and control over the Senate. Therefore, the party will have to name the majority leader in the House, which will make it much easier for incoming President Joe Biden to continue his policy for the next two years.
Martin Yngve / TT
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