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Democrat Raphael Warnock is counting on victory over Republican Kelly Loeffler in one of two battles in Georgia’s Senate election, a prognosis now backed by NBC News.
In the second, the situation at this moment is completely even.
Just before 8 o’clock, NBC News declares Warnock the winner.
“I am honored by the trust you place in me and I promise you that I will travel to the Senate to work for everyone in Georgia, no matter who they vote for,” Warnock said in a live broadcast.
However, current Republican Senator Kelly Loeffler has yet to declare her defeat. At 7:15 a.m. Swedish time, when 98 percent of the votes were counted, the position is 50.4 percent for Warnock to 49.6 percent for Loeffler, according to CNN and Edison Research.
“We will win this election,” he said in a brief statement to supporters in Atlanta.
“There are many votes left and we have a path to victory that we will continue forward.”
Between Republican David Perdue and Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff, the situation is even more even: 50.0 percent versus 50.0 percent with 98 percent of the votes counted.
During the night has the four candidates in the two elections commuted about 50 percent of the votes.
When polls closed in Georgia and the first figures were released, the two Democratic rivals Warnock and Ossoff took a relatively large lead over Republicans Loeffler and Perdue, respectively.
But as more votes have been counted, the elections have stabilized.
Shortly after 6:30 a.m., however, Warnock announced victory, although none of the mainstream media came with a decisive forecast.
A result is expected no earlier than Wednesday morning Swedish time. One reason the result may be further delayed is that voters have flocked to the polls. Before Election Day, more than three million people had already voted early, a record turnout in a second state election.
According to CNN, several districts have reported more voters at the polls than on Election Day in November. All the stores would have closed at 19 in Georgia, 01 Swedish time, but the long lines forced some of them to stay open for a little more than half an extra hour.
The partner position it is fully in line with most opinion polls in the divided state, where Joe Biden won the November presidential election by a margin of just under 12,000 votes. And that even the second electoral round is held on Tuesday is because no candidate in November reached 50 percent.
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 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.
