2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia

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2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia
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Candidate Raphael Warnock Kelly Loeffler
Party Democratic Republican
First round1,617,035
32.9%		1,273,214
25.91%
Runoff 2,289,113
51.04%		2,195,841
48.96%
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Candidate Doug Collins Deborah Jackson
Party Republican Democratic
First round980,454
19.95%		324,118
6.6%
Runoff EliminatedEliminated
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2020 United States Senate special runoff election in Georgia results map by county.svg
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Warnock:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Loeffler:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Collins:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     >90%
Jackson:     30–40%     40–50%
Tie:     20–30%     30–40%     40–50%     50%     No data
U.S. senator before election

Kelly Loeffler [note 1]
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Raphael Warnock
Democratic

The 2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class III member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated appointed incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler. The first round of the election was held on November 3, 2020; however, no candidate received a majority of the vote, so the top two candidates—Warnock and Loeffler—advanced to a runoff on January 5, 2021, which Warnock won narrowly.

Contents

The special election was prompted by Georgia Governor Brian Kemp's appointment of Loeffler as the interim replacement for Republican Class III Senator Johnny Isakson, who resigned in December 2019. The winner of this election would serve a shortened term concluding on January 3, 2023. An election to serve a full six-year term was set for November 8, 2022.

Under Georgia law, no primary election took place for the special election; all candidates, regardless of party, were placed on the same ballot (known as a nonpartisan blanket primary, or "jungle primary"), and the election was held on November 3, 2020. Warnock received the most votes with 32.9%, and Loeffler came in second with 25.9%. No candidate received more than 50% of the vote, so the top two candidates advanced to a runoff election on January 5, 2021. [1]

The runoff was held concurrently with the regular Georgia Class II Senate election, in which Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican David Perdue, also in a runoff on January 5. Following the November 3, 2020, Senate elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats, and the Democratic caucus—46 registered Democrats and two allied independents—had 48. Because of this, the two Georgia runoffs determined the balance of the United States Senate under the incoming Biden administration. Winning both races gave the Democratic caucus 50 Senate seats, an effective majority with Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris casting tie-breaking votes. The extraordinarily high political stakes caused the races to attract significant attention nationwide and globally.

Major media outlets, including Decision Desk HQ , the Associated Press, The New York Times , and NBC News, called the election for Warnock in the early hours of January 6, just minutes after he declared victory. Though Loeffler vowed to challenge the results after she returned from the electoral vote certification in Washington, [2] she conceded on January 7. [3] Ossoff and Warnock became the first Democrats to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Georgia since Zell Miller in the 2000 special election. Warnock is the first Black senator from Georgia, as well as the first Black Democrat from the South elected to the Senate. Though Warnock is the first Democratic senator from this seat since the latter election, [4] hours later Ossoff was declared the winner in the regular Senate election. [5] [6] The two elections mark the first time since the 1994 United States Senate election in Tennessee and the concurrent special election that both Senate seats in a state have flipped from one party to the other in a single election cycle. This was also the first time the Democrats achieved this since West Virginia's 1958 Senate elections. The election results were certified on January 19, 2021, with the senators-elect taking office on January 20. [7] [8] [9]

Background

On August 28, 2019, Isakson announced that he would resign from the Senate effective December 31, 2019, due to his deteriorating health. [10] This triggered a special election to fill the remainder of his term. On September 17, 2019, Georgia Governor Brian Kemp launched a website inviting Georgia citizens to submit their résumés to be considered for appointment. [11] President Donald Trump advocated the appointment of Representative Doug Collins. [12] Kemp appointed Loeffler to fill the seat until the 2020 special election; she took office on January 6, 2020. [13]

Candidates

Democratic Party

Despite the large number of candidates in the special election, by October 4, 2020, the Democratic Party had largely consolidated around Warnock's candidacy and had pressured other Democratic candidates, such as Matt Lieberman, to drop out to avoid vote-splitting. [14]

While she had not been treated as a major contender, being largely ignored by pollsters, Deborah Jackson received 6.6% of the vote in the initial round of the election, being the second-best performing Democrat, and outperformed fellow Democrats such as Matt Lieberman and Ed Tarver, who pollsters had paid attention to. Al Jazeera attributed her performance, in part, to her being the first Democrat listed in the order of candidates that appeared on the ballot, and her being a familiar figure in the Democratic stronghold of DeKalb County. [15]

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated

Declined

Endorsements

Matt Lieberman

U.S. Senators

Individuals

Raphael Warnock

U.S. presidents

U.S. vice presidents

U.S. cabinet members

U.S. senators

U.S. representatives

State legislators

Local officials

Organizations

Individuals

Republican Party

Advanced to runoff

Eliminated

Withdrawn

Declined

Kelly Loeffler

U.S. presidents

U.S. vice presidents

Federal officials

State officials

Organizations

Individuals

Doug Collins

Federal officials

State officials

Local officials

Individuals

Organizations

Libertarian Party

Declared

Green Party

Declared

  • John "Green" Fortuin [81]

Independents

Declared

Special election

Polling

Jungle primary

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Doug
Collins (R)		Matt
Lieberman (D)		Kelly
Loeffler (R)		Ed
Tarver (D)		Raphael
Warnock (D)		OtherUndecided
Landmark Communications [142] November 1, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%24%5%27%1%38%1% [lower-alpha 2] 3%
Data for Progress [143] October 27 – November 1, 20201,036 (LV)± 3%21%8%26%3%41%1% [lower-alpha 3] –
Emerson College [144] October 29–31, 2020749 (LV)± 3.5%27% [lower-alpha 4] 8%24%2%38%2% [lower-alpha 5] –
Landmark Communications [145] October 28, 2020750 (LV)± 3.6%23%9%25%1%37%2% [lower-alpha 6] 3%
Public Policy Polling [146] October 27–28, 2020661 (V)–19%2%27%0%46%2% [lower-alpha 5] 4%
Monmouth University [147] October 23–27, 2020504 (RV)± 4.4%18%4%21%3%41%7% [lower-alpha 7] 6%
504 (LV) [lower-alpha 8] 19%–22%–41%––
504 (LV) [lower-alpha 9] 20%–22%–42%––
Civiqs/Daily Kos [148] October 23–26, 20201,041 (LV)± 3.3%23%2%22%1%48%2% [lower-alpha 5] 2%
University of Georgia [149] October 14–23, 20201,145 (LV)± 4%21%4%20%1%34%5% [lower-alpha 10] 14%
Landmark Communications [150] October 21, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%27%–24%–33%––
Citizen Data [151] October 17–20, 20201,000 (LV)± 3%19%4%23%1%41%3%10%
Emerson College [152] October 17–19, 2020506 (LV)± 4.3%27%12%20%2%27%2% [lower-alpha 5] 12%
Siena College/NYT Upshot [153] October 13–19, 2020759 (LV)± 4.1%17%7%23%2%32%1% [lower-alpha 11] 18% [lower-alpha 12]
Opinion Insight (R) [154] [upper-alpha 1] October 12–15, 2020801 (LV)± 3.46%18% [lower-alpha 4] 3%19%1%31%14% [lower-alpha 13] 18% [lower-alpha 12]
Quinnipiac University [155] October 8–12, 20201,040 (LV)± 3.0%22%5%20%2%41%0% [lower-alpha 14] 9%
SurveyUSA [156] October 8–12, 2020677 (LV)± 5.7%20%8%26%3%30%2% [lower-alpha 15] 12%
Data for Progress [157] October 8–11, 2020782 (LV)± 3.5%22%10%22%–30%17% [lower-alpha 16] –
Public Policy Polling [158] October 8–9, 2020528 (V)± 4.3%22%3%24%0%41%2% [lower-alpha 5] 8%
Landmark Communications [159] October 7, 2020600 (LV)± 4%23%3%26%0%36%4% [lower-alpha 17] 8%
University of Georgia [160] September 27 – October 6, 20201,106 (LV)± 2.9%21%3%22%4%28%3% [lower-alpha 18] 19%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [161] September 26–29, 2020969 (LV)± 3.5%25%5%21%2%38%1% [lower-alpha 19] 7%
Hart Research Associates (D) [162] [upper-alpha 2] September 24–27, 2020400 (LV)± 4.9%21%8% [lower-alpha 20] 28%3%28%––
Quinnipiac University [163] September 23–27, 20201,125 (LV)± 2.9%22%9%23%4%31%0% [lower-alpha 14] 12%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [164] September 23–26, 2020789 (LV)± 3.49%16%16%25%–26%3% [lower-alpha 21] 14%
Monmouth University [165] September 17–21, 2020402 (RV)± 4.9%22%11%23%4%21%6% [lower-alpha 22] 13%
402 (LV) [lower-alpha 8] 23%11%23%3%23%5% [lower-alpha 23] 12%
402 (LV) [lower-alpha 9] 24%9%23%2%25%4% [lower-alpha 24] 12%
Siena College/NYT Upshot [166] September 16–21, 2020523 (LV)± 4.9%19%7%23%4%19%1% [lower-alpha 11] 27% [lower-alpha 12]
University of Georgia [167] September 11–20, 20201,150 (LV)± 4.0%21%11%24%5%20%4% [lower-alpha 25] 16%
Data For Progress (D) [168] September 14–19, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%22%14%21%–26%–17%
Redfield & Wilton Strategies [169] September 12–17, 2020800 (LV)± 3.46%19%15%26%–21%5% [lower-alpha 26] 15%
GBAO Strategies (D) [170] [upper-alpha 3] September 14–16, 2020600 (LV)± 4%19%11%29%5%25%––
Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates [171] [upper-alpha 4] August 30 – September 5, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%20%10%24%7%19%1% [lower-alpha 27] 19%
Opinion Insight (R) [172] [upper-alpha 1] August 30 – September 2, 2020800 (LV)± 3.46%20% [lower-alpha 4] 4%17%1%17%13% [lower-alpha 28] 27%
HarrisX (D) [173] [upper-alpha 5] August 20–30, 20201,616 (RV)± 2.4%21%13%26%7%16%18% [lower-alpha 29] –
SurveyUSA [174] August 6–8, 2020623 (LV)± 5.3%17%13%26%3%17%2% [lower-alpha 15] 21%
HIT Strategies (D) [175] [upper-alpha 6] July 23–31, 2020400 (RV)± 4.9%18%14%22%6%14%1% [lower-alpha 30] 23%
Monmouth University [176] July 23–27, 2020402 (RV)± 4.9%20%14%26%5%9%8% [lower-alpha 31] 18%
402 (LV) [lower-alpha 8] 21%14%26%5%10%6% [lower-alpha 32] 17%
402 (LV) [lower-alpha 9] 22%13%26%4%10%6% [lower-alpha 32] 19%
Spry Strategies (R) [177] [upper-alpha 7] July 11–16, 2020700 (LV)± 3.7%20%23%19%9%––20%
GBAO Strategies (D) [170] [upper-alpha 3] July 6–9, 2020600 (LV)–26%19%21%9%16%––
Battleground Connect (R) [178] [upper-alpha 8] July 6–8, 2020600 (LV)± 4%26%15%17%5%10%2% [lower-alpha 5] 26%
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%26%11%24%9%18%–12%
Public Policy Polling (D) [180] [upper-alpha 10] June 25–26, 2020734 (RV)± 3.6%23%11%21%3%20%–22%
MRG (D) [181] [upper-alpha 11] June 18–23, 20201,259 (LV)–27%13%21%–23%5% [lower-alpha 33] 12%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%34%14%12%6%18%4% [lower-alpha 34] 12%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [183] May 4–7, 2020500 (LV)± 4.38%19%17%18%–9%11% [lower-alpha 35] 26%
Cygnal (R) [184] [upper-alpha 12] April 25–27, 2020591 (LV)± 4.0%29%12%11%4%11%2% [lower-alpha 36] 31%
Battleground Connect (R) [185] [upper-alpha 8] March 31 – April 1, 20201,035 (LV)± 3.01%36%11%13%3%16%4% [lower-alpha 37] 17%
Battleground Connect (R) [186] [upper-alpha 8] March 24, 20201,025 (LV) [lower-alpha 20] –34%18%14%5%13%–15%
Battleground Connect (R) [186] [upper-alpha 8] March 21, 20201,025 (LV) [lower-alpha 20] –32%19%15%5%12%–18%
Battleground Connect (R) [186] [upper-alpha 8] March 12, 20201,025 (LV) [lower-alpha 20] –30%18%19%5%10%–18%
Battleground Connect (R) [186] [upper-alpha 8] March 7, 20201,025 (LV) [lower-alpha 20] –29%16%20%5%12%–18%
University of Georgia [187] February 24 – March 2, 20201,117 (LV)± 2.9%21%11%19%4%6%8% [lower-alpha 38] 31%
Battleground Connect (R) [185] [upper-alpha 8] February 26–27, 20201,050 (LV)± 3.0%28%5%20%3%13%–31%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) [188] [upper-alpha 13] February 17–20, 2020600 (LV)± 4.0%19%18%20%– [lower-alpha 39] –7% [lower-alpha 40] 21%
McLaughlin & Associates (R) [189] [upper-alpha 8] December 16–18, 2019600 (LV)–32%42%11%–——16%

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [190] TossupOctober 29, 2020
Inside Elections [191] Tilt ROctober 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [192] TossupNovember 2, 2020
Daily Kos [193] TossupOctober 30, 2020
Politico [194] Lean RNovember 2, 2020
RCP [195] Lean ROctober 23, 2020
DDHQ [196] TossupNovember 3, 2020
FiveThirtyEight [197] Lean D (flip)November 2, 2020
Economist [198] TossupNovember 2, 2020

Results

Since no candidate won a majority of the vote on November 3, the top two finishers—Loeffler and Warnock—advanced to a January 5, 2021 runoff election. [199] [200]

2020–21 United States Senate special election in Georgia [201]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Raphael Warnock 1,617,035 32.90%
Republican Kelly Loeffler (incumbent) 1,273,214 25.91%
Republican Doug Collins 980,45419.95%
Democratic Deborah Jackson324,1186.60%
Democratic Matt Lieberman136,0212.77%
Democratic Tamara Johnson-Shealey106,7672.17%
Democratic Jamesia James94,4061.92%
Republican Derrick Grayson51,5921.05%
Democratic Joy Felicia Slade44,9450.91%
Republican Annette Davis Jackson44,3350.90%
Republican Kandiss Taylor40,3490.82%
Republican Wayne Johnson (withdrawn)36,1760.74%
Libertarian Brian Slowinski35,4310.72%
Democratic Richard Dien Winfield 28,6870.58%
Democratic Ed Tarver 26,3330.54%
Independent Allen Buckley17,9540.37%
Green John Fortuin15,2930.31%
Independent Al Bartell14,6400.30%
Independent Valencia Stovall 13,3180.27%
Independent Michael Todd Greene13,2930.27%
Total votes4,914,361 100.00%

By congressional district

Loeffler won 7 out of 14 congressional districts to Warnock's 6 and Collins's 1. [202]

DistrictWarnockLoefflerCollinsElected
Representative
1st 26.97%27.79%21.94% Buddy Carter
2nd 37.35%21.47%18.89% Sanford Bishop
3rd 25.21%33.93%24.2% Drew Ferguson
4th 56.07%10.97%6.91% Hank Johnson
5th 63.76%7.61%4.35% Nikema Williams
6th 36.27%27.05%15.88% Lucy McBath
7th 31.05%25.34%17.1% Carolyn Bourdeaux
8th 22.43%32.57%25.18% Austin Scott
9th 13.65%27.58%45.49% Andrew Clyde
10th 25.83%33.76%22.59% Jody Hice
11th 27.19%33.79%20.11% Barry Loudermilk
12th 25.69%28.68%22.27% Rick W. Allen
13th 52.91%12.71%8.12% David Scott
14th 14.3%39.46%26.99% Marjorie Taylor Greene

Runoff

The runoff election for Isakson's former seat was on January 5, 2021. The regularly-scheduled runoff election for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by Republican David Perdue was also decided in a January 5 runoff. Before the Georgia runoffs in the 2020 U.S. Senate elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats and the Democratic caucus held 48. [203] Warnock declared victory on January 6, 2021. [204] If Democrats won the other Georgia runoff held on January 5, their caucus would gain control of the Senate, as the resultant 50–50 tie would be broken by Democratic vice president-elect Kamala Harris. If they lost the second race, Republicans would retain control. [205] The extremely high political stakes caused the races to attract significant attention nationwide. [206] [207] [208] They were the third and fourth Senate runoff elections held in Georgia since runoffs were first mandated in 1964, after runoffs in 1992 [ citation needed ] and 2008. [209] It was also the third time that both of Georgia's Senate seats have been up for election at the same time, following double-barrel elections in 1914 and 1932.[ citation needed ] The Associated Press and other major news outlets called the race for Warnock in the early morning hours of January 6. [210] His win was attributed to heavy black voter turnout. [211]

The deadline for registration for the runoff election was December 7. [212] Absentee ballots for the runoff were sent out beginning on November 18, and in-person voting began on December 14. [213] [214]

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [215] TossupJanuary 4, 2021
Inside Elections [216] TossupDecember 14, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball [217] TossupJanuary 5, 2021

Polling

Aggregate polls

Source of poll
aggregation		Dates
administered		Dates
updated		 Kelly
Loeffler
Republican 		Raphael
Warnock
Democratic 		Undecided
[lower-alpha 41] 		Margin
270 To Win [218] December 30, 2020 – January 4, 2021January 4, 202147.4%50.2%2.4%Warnock +2.8
RealClearPolitics [219] December 14, 2020 – January 4, 2021January 5, 202148.8%49.3%1.9%Warnock +0.5
538 [220] November 9, 2020 – January 4, 2021January 5, 202147.2%49.4%2.2%Warnock +2.1
Average47.8%49.6%2.2%Warnock +1.8
Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler (R)		Raphael
Warnock (D)		OtherUndecided
Trafalgar Group (R) [221] January 2–4, 20211,056 (LV)± 2.9%50%48%–2%
AtlasIntel [222] January 2–4, 2021857 (LV)± 3%47%51%–2%
InsiderAdvantage [223] January 3, 2021500 (LV)± 4.4%49%49%–2%
National Research Inc [224] January 2–3, 2021500 (LV)± 4.4%45%46%–9%
University of Nevada Las Vegas Lee Business School [225] December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021550 (LV)± 4%49%48%–3%
Targoz Market Research [226] December 30, 2020 – January 3, 2021713 (LV)± 3.7%49%51%–0%
1,342 (RV)48%49%–3%
AtlasIntel [227] December 25, 2020 – January 1, 20211,680 (LV)± 2%47%51%–2%
Gravis Marketing [228] December 29–30, 20201,011 (LV)± 3.1%47%49%–3%
JMC Analytics and Polling [229] December 28–29, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%45%54%–1%
Trafalgar Group (R) [230] December 23–27, 20201,022 (LV)± 3.0%49%50%–1%
Open Model Project [231] December 21–27, 20201,405 (LV)± 4.7%50%46%–4%
InsiderAdvantage [232] December 21–22, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%47%49%–4%
Mellman Group [233] December 18–22, 2020578 (LV)± 4.1%47%50%–3%
Reconnect Research/Probolsky Research [234] December 14–22, 20201,027 (LV)± 4%42%43%–15%
SurveyUSA [235] December 16–20, 2020600 (LV)± 5.1%45%52%–3%
Trafalgar Group (R) [236] December 14–16, 20201,064 (LV)± 3.0%52%46%–2%
Emerson College [237] December 14–16, 2020605 (LV)± 3.9%51%48%–1%
InsiderAdvantage [238] December 14, 2020500 (LV)± 4.4%49%48%–3%
Wick [239] December 10–14, 20201,500 (LV)–50%48%–2%
RMG Research [240] December 8–14, 20201,417 (LV)± 2.6%48%49%–4%
Baris/Peach State Battleground Poll [241] December 4–11, 20201,008 (LV)± 3.1%43%48%–9%
Trafalgar Group (R) [242] December 8–10, 20201,018 (LV)± 3.0%50%47%–3%
Fabrizio Ward/Hart Research Associates [243] November 30 – December 4, 20201,250 (LV)± 3.2%46%47%–7%
Trafalgar Group (R) [244] December 1–3, 20201,083 (LV)± 2.9%50%45%–5%
SurveyUSA [245] November 27–30, 2020583 (LV)± 5.2%45%52%–2%
RMG Research [246] November 19–24, 20201,377 (LV)± 2.6%46%48%–6%
Data for Progress [247] November 15–20, 20201,476 (LV)± 2.6%47%50%–4%
InsiderAdvantage [248] November 16, 2020800 (LV)± 3.5%48%49%–3%
VCreek/AMG (R) [249] [lower-alpha 42] [upper-alpha 14] November 10, 2020300 (LV)± 5.6%50%46%–5%
Remington Research Group [250] November 8–9, 20201,450 (LV)± 2.6%49%48%–3%
Monmouth University [147] October 23–27, 2020504 (LV)± 4.4%45%51%––
Civiqs/Daily Kos [148] October 23–26, 20201,041 (LV)± 3.4%37%51%9% [lower-alpha 43] 2%
Emerson College [152] October 17–19, 2020506 (LV)± 4.3%42%47%–12%
Siena College/NYT Upshot [153] October 13–19, 2020759 (LV)± 4.1%41%45%–14% [lower-alpha 12]
Quinnipiac University [155] October 8–12, 20201,040 (LV)± 3.0%44%52%0% [lower-alpha 14] 4%
Data for Progress [157] October 8–11, 2020782 (LV)± 3.5%40%44%–16%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [161] September 26–29, 2020969 (LV)± 3.5%39%49%8% [lower-alpha 44] 4%
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%48%37%–15%
Public Policy Polling (D) [180] [upper-alpha 10] June 25–26, 2020734 (RV)± 3.6%40%43%–17%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%32%45%18% [lower-alpha 45] 6%
Battleground Connect (R) [251] [upper-alpha 8] March 31 – April 1, 20201,035 (LV)± 3.0%40%41%–19%
The Progress Campaign (D) [252] March 12–21, 20203,042 (RV)± 4.5%38%38%–24%
Hypothetical polling

Loeffler vs. Collins

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler		Doug
Collins		Undecided
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%28%34%37%
Public Policy Polling (D) [253] December 12–13, 2019711 (LV) [lower-alpha 46] —16%56%27%

Loeffler vs. Lieberman

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler (R)		Matt
Lieberman (D)		OtherUndecided
Data for Progress [157] October 8–11, 2020782 (LV)± 3.5%42%41%–17%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [161] September 26–29, 2020969 (LV)± 3.5%39%39%17% [lower-alpha 47] 5%
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%46%39%–15%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%32%44%18% [lower-alpha 45] 6%

Loeffler vs. Tarver

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler (R)		Ed
Tarver (D)		OtherUndecided
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%32%43%20% [lower-alpha 48] 6%

Collins vs. Lieberman

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Doug
Collins (R)		Matt
Lieberman (D)		OtherUndecided
Civiqs/Daily Kos [161] September 26–29, 2020969 (LV)± 3.5%44%38%13% [lower-alpha 49] 5%
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%46%37%–16%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%44%44%7% [lower-alpha 50] 5%

Collins vs. Tarver

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Doug
Collins (R)		Ed
Tarver (D)		OtherUndecided
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%45%42%8% [lower-alpha 44] 5%

Collins vs. Warnock

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Doug
Collins (R)		Raphael
Warnock (D)		OtherUndecided
Monmouth University [147] October 23–27, 2020504 (LV)± 4.4%45%52%––
Civiqs/Daily Kos [148] October 23–26, 20201,041 (LV)± 3.3%42%51%5% [lower-alpha 51] 2%
Emerson College [152] October 17–19, 2020506 (LV)± 4.3%47%48%–6%
Siena College/NYT Upshot [153] October 13–19, 2020759 (LV)± 4.1%41%45%–14% [lower-alpha 12]
Quinnipiac University [155] October 8–12, 20201,040 (LV)± 3.0%42%54%0% [lower-alpha 14] 4%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [161] September 26–29, 2020969 (LV)± 3.5%44%49%4% [lower-alpha 34] 4%
Gravis Marketing (R) [179] [upper-alpha 9] July 2, 2020513 (LV)± 4.3%47%38%–15%
Public Policy Polling (D) [180] [upper-alpha 10] June 25–26, 2020734 (RV)± 3.6%43%41%–17%
Civiqs/Daily Kos [182] May 16–18, 20201,339 (RV)± 3.1%44%45%6% [lower-alpha 52] 5%
The Progress Campaign (D) [254] May 6–15, 20202,893 (LV)± 2.0%43%41%–16% [lower-alpha 53]
Battleground Connect (R) [251] [upper-alpha 8] March 31 – April 1, 20201,035 (LV)± 3.0%49%36%–15%
The Progress Campaign (D) [252] March 12–21, 20203,042 (RV)± 4.5%41%39%–20%

Loeffler vs. Broun

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler		Paul
Broun		Undecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [253] December 12–13, 2019711 (LV) [lower-alpha 46] —27%14%59%

Collins vs. Abrams

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Doug
Collins (R)		Stacey
Abrams (D)		Undecided
The Progress Campaign (D) [252] March 12–21, 20203,042 (RV)± 4.5%43%47%10%

Loeffler vs. generic opponent

Poll
source		Date(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Kelly
Loeffler		Someone elseUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [253] December 12–13, 2019711 (LV) [lower-alpha 46] —26%30%44%

with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [lower-alpha 1] 		Margin
of error		Generic
Republican		Generic
Democrat		Undecided
RMG Research/PoliticalIQ [255] December 8–14, 20201,377 (LV)± 2.6%46% [lower-alpha 54] 42%11% [lower-alpha 55]
Quinnipiac University [163] September 23–27, 20201,125 (LV)± 2.9%48%49%3%

Results

2021 United States Senate special election in Georgia runoff [256]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Raphael Warnock 2,289,113 51.04% N/A
Republican Kelly Loeffler (incumbent)2,195,84148.96%N/A
Total votes4,484,954 100.00% N/A
Democratic gain from Republican

By county

By county
County [257] Raphael Warnock
Democratic 		Kelly Loeffler
Republican 		MarginTotal
votes
#%#%#%
Appling 1,59621.915,69078.09-4,094-56.187,286
Atkinson 72227.271,92672.73-1,204-45.462,648
Bacon 55913.533,57286.47-3,013-72.944,131
Baker 62543.4081556.60-190-13.201,440
Baldwin 8,56952.037,89947.976704.0616,468
Banks 86011.556,58688.45-6,003-76.907,446
Barrow 9,41729.3622,66070.64-13,243-41.2832,077
Bartow 10,92825.4332,04974.57-21,121-49.1442,977
Ben Hill 2,19338.303,53361.70-1,340-23.325,726
Berrien 1,14517.135,53982.87-4,394-65.746,684
Bibb 39,97262.9223,55537.0816,41725.8463,527
Bleckley 1,21423.753,89876.25-2,684-52.505,112
Brantley 6139.275,99990.73-5,386-81.466,612
Brooks 2,45539.493,76160.51-1,306-21.026,216
Bryan 6,00932.3012,59667.70-6,587-35.4018,605
Bulloch 9,84837.6816,28762.32-6,439-24.6426,135
Burke 4,69549.434,80450.57-109-1.149,499
Butts 3,02629.647,18370.36-4,157-40.7210,209
Calhoun 1,20659.3582640.6538018.702,032
Camden 6,80734.2613,06365.74-6,256-31.4919,870
Candler 1,13128.872,78771.13-1,656-42.263,918
Carroll 14,81931.4232,33868.58-17,519-37.1647,157
Catoosa 5,98521.5521,79278.45-15,807-56.9027,777
Charlton 95224.422,94775.58-1,995-51.163,899
Chatham 72,55059.8348,70740.1723,84319.66121,257
Chattahoochee 60145.5072054.50-119-9.001,321
Chattooga 1,68620.476,55079.53-4,864-59.068,236
Cherokee 38,36230.0189,48069.99-51,118-39.98127,842
Clarke 33,18771.8413,00928.1620,17843.6846,196
Clay 72755.5058344.5014411.001,310
Clayton 91,18988.5711,76511.4379,42477.14102,954
Clinch 61625.091,83974.91-1,223-49.822,455
Cobb 203,87656.85154,71443.1549,16213.70358,590
Coffee 4,08230.889,13769.12-5,055-38.2413,129
Colquitt 3,72726.5110,33073.49-6,603-46.9814,057
Columbia 26,54536.8045,58863.20-19,043-26.4072,133
Cook 1,89530.544,31069.46-2,415-38.926,205
Coweta 21,82532.4445,46267.56-23,637-35.1267,287
Crawford 1,50227.963,86972.04-2,367-44.085,371
Crisp 2,70237.854,43662.15-1,734-24.307,138
Dade 1,11117.535,22782.47-4,116-64.946,338
Dawson 2,27415.8112,11384.19-9,839-68.3814,387
Decatur 4,12141.025,92658.98-1,805-17.7810,047
DeKalb 293,90284.1255,47915.88238,42368.24349,381
Dodge 2,02128.145,16071.86-3,139-43.727,181
Dooly 1,81248.401,93251.60-120-3.203,744
Dougherty 22,79370.989,32029.0213,47341.9632,113
Douglas 40,63065.1421,74334.8618,88730.2862,373
Early 2,17247.752,37752.25-205-4.504,549
Echols 12810.791,05889.21-930-78.421,186
Effingham 7,13725.6620,68274.34-13,545-48.6827,819
Elbert 2,48230.975,53169.03-3,049-38.068,013
Emanuel 2,56930.745,78769.26-3,218-38.528,356
Evans 1,20132.112,53967.89-1,338-35.783,740
Fannin 2,43618.1311,00481.88-8,568-63.7513,440
Fayette 31,29746.4436,09453.56-4,167-7.1267,391
Floyd 10,83430.2724,95969.73-14,125-39.4635,793
Forsyth 37,68732.7377,45167.27-39,764-34.54115,138
Franklin 1,34514.647,84085.36-6,495-70.729,185
Fulton 354,55272.54134,19127.46220,36145.08488,743
Gilmer 2,69718.1912,13281.81-9,435-63.6214,829
Glascock 1309.531,23490.47-1,104-80.941,364
Glynn 13,98137.3523,44862.65-9,467-25.3037,429
Gordon 3,92919.3016,42580.70-12,496-61.4020,354
Grady 3,10233.256,22666.75-3,124-33.509,328
Greene 3,75835.416,85564.59-3,097-29.1811,247
Gwinnett 224,19760.63145,59739.3778,60021.26369,794
Habersham 3,24318.0014,77682.00-11,533-64.0018,019
Hall 22,29628.2256,71871.78-34,422-43.5679,014
Hancock 2,78072.431,05827.571,72243.843,838
Haralson 1,62613.3710,53386.63-8,907-73.2612,159
Harris 5,03427.5213,25872.48-8,224-44.9618,292
Hart 2,84725.428,35474.58-5,507-49.1611,201
Heard 80117.123,87782.88-3,076-65.764,678
Henry 68,57662.6840,82437.3227,75225.36109,400
Houston 29,74944.8136,64455.19-6,895-10.3866,393
Irwin 88524.472,73275.53-1,847-51.063,617
Jackson 6,92521.2525,65878.75-18,733-57.5032,583
Jasper 1,68324.745,12075.26-3,437-50.526,803
Jeff Davis 93718.444,14381.56-3,206-63.125,080
Jefferson 3,76754.393,15945.616088.786,926
Jenkins 1,16937.541,94562.46-776-24.923,114
Johnson 1,04729.282,52970.72-1,482-41.443,576
Jones 4,53434.008,80366.00-4,269-32.0013,337
Lamar 2,42830.405,55869.60-3,130-39.207,986
Lanier 91029.972,12670.03-1,216-40.063,036
Laurens 7,43536.7312,80663.27-5,371-26.5420,241
Lee 4,24028.4610,65771.54-6,417-43.0814,897
Liberty 11,87564.786,45735.225,41829.5618,332
Lincoln 1,31731.212,90368.79-1,586-37.584,220
Long 1,80338.872,83561.13-1,032-22.264,638
Lowndes 17,38243.6322,45556.37-5,073-12.7439,837
Lumpkin 2,86820.9410,83179.06-7,963-58.1213,699
Macon 2,68562.791,59137.211,09425.584,276
Madison 3,10223.4910,10176.51-6,999-53.0213,203
Marion 1,21737.901,99462.10-777-24.203,211
McDuffie 3,75240.645,48059.36-1,728-18.729,232
McIntosh 2,41740.643,53159.36-1,114-18.725,948
Meriwether 4,03641.005,80859.00-1,772-19.009,844
Miller 65126.531,80373.47-1,152-46.942,454
Mitchell 3,56945.364,30054.64-731-9.287,869
Monroe 4,05828.7510,05771.25-5,999-42.5014,115
Montgomery 89625.412,63074.59-1,734-49.183,526
Morgan 3,12928.917,69671.09-4,567-42.1810,825
Murray 2,02815.6110,96684.39-8,938-68.7812,994
Muscogee 45,04962.9926,47337.0118,57625.9871,522
Newton 28,32458.0220,49341.987,83116.0448,817
Oconee 7,49631.8516,04168.15-8,545-36.3023,557
Oglethorpe 2,25931.304,95968.70-2,700-37.407,218
Paulding 27,33536.9646,61963.04-19,284-26.0873,954
Peach 5,35048.415,70151.59-351-3.1811,051
Pickens 2,61217.2512,53282.75-9,920-65.5015,144
Pierce 94711.956,98088.05-6,033-76.107,927
Pike 1,39114.448,24185.56-6,850-71.129,632
Polk 3,32522.3911,52577.61-8,200-55.2214,850
Pulaski 1,13830.922,54369.08-1,405-38.163,681
Putnam 3,44829.088,29169.94-4,843-40.8511,855
Quitman 49744.9460454.61-107-9.671,106
Rabun 1,98420.747,47478.11-5,490-57.389,568
Randolph 1,67154.361,39145.252809.113,074
Richmond 59,12467.9526,78130.7832,34337.1787,016
Rockdale 31,24469.9213,01229.1218,23240.8044,686
Schley 46220.311,80079.12-1,338-58.812,275
Screven 2,66140.153,91659.08-1,255-18.936,628
Seminole 1,25432.292,61167.22-1,357-34.943,884
Spalding 11,78439.1318,05759.96-6,273-20.8330,116
Stephens 2,38520.079,36878.82-6,983-58.7511,885
Stewart 1,18259.4080140.2538119.151,990
Sumter 6,31852.005,73247.185864.8212,150
Talbot 2,11460.021,39239.5272220.503,522
Taliaferro 56160.4536038.7920121.66928
Tattnall 2,06125.196,05373.97-3,992-48.788,183
Taylor 1,38736.132,41862.99-1,031-26.863,839
Telfair 1,48734.322,82565.20-1,338-30.884,333
Terrell 2,37653.802,00445.383728.424,416
Thomas 8,70839.8512,95459.28-4,246-19.4321,853
Tift 5,32232.6810,78466.23-5,462-33.5416,283
Toombs 2,93926.937,87272.13-4,933-45.2010,914
Towns 1,55019.436,38480.01-4,834-60.587,979
Treutlen 95230.942,10168.28-1,149-37.343,077
Troup 11,57838.5318,14360.38-6,565-21.8530,049
Turner 1,41037.182,34961.95-939-24.763,792
Twiggs 2,04445.992,37053.33-326-7.344,444
Union 2,80118.0012,65181.30-9,850-63.3015,560
Upson 4,20132.558,60866.70-4,407-34.1512,905
Walker 5,76919.6523,17478.95-17,405-59.2929,354
Walton 12,68224.8237,84274.06-25,160-49.2451,095
Ware 4,21129.679,86569.51-5,654-39.8414,192
Warren 1,46955.411,16643.9830311.432,651
Washington 4,73050.014,66349.30670.719,459
Wayne 2,68721.039,98778.16-7,300-57.1312,778
Webster 63945.9774853.81-109-7.841,390
Wheeler 68930.151,58369.28-894-39.122,285
White 2,41116.2712,22282.49-9,811-66.2214,816
Whitfield 10,67029.0425,63669.77-14,966-40.7336,746
Wilcox 86226.272,40373.24-1,541-46.973,281
Wilkes 2,16042.952,82356.13-663-13.185,029
Wilkinson 2,07543.502,66455.85-589-12.354,770
Worth 2,39525.796,83073.56-4,435-47.779,285
Totals2,289,11351.042,195,84148.9693,5502.094,484,296
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [258]

By congressional district

Despite losing the statewide runoff, Loeffler won eight of 14 congressional districts. [202]

DistrictWarnockLoefflerElected
Representative
1st 44.34%55.66% Buddy Carter
2nd 57.29%42.71% Sanford Bishop
3rd 38.1%61.9% Drew Ferguson
4th 81.42%18.58% Hank Johnson
5th 87.37%12.63% Nikema Williams
6th 53.65%46.35% Lucy McBath
7th 53.99%46.01% Carolyn Bourdeaux
8th 37.89%62.11% Austin Scott
9th 22.94%77.06% Andrew Clyde
10th 40.4%59.6% Jody Hice
11th 41.99%58.01% Barry Loudermilk
12th 44.05%55.95% Rick W. Allen
13th 78.55%21.45% David Scott
14th 26.54%73.46% Marjorie Taylor Greene

Republicans filed two federal and one state lawsuit in December to restrict the January 5 vote. On December 17, Judge Eleanor L. Ross found that plaintiffs lacked standing based on possible future harm to toss out a consent decree regarding signatures on absentee ballot applications. Judge James Randal Hall threw out another case that tried to block the use of drop boxes for absentee ballots. A third lawsuit, to restrict the use of drop boxes, was heard in state court on December 24. [259] [ citation needed ]

On December 18, a federal judge threw out a Republican lawsuit alleging that out-of-state residents were voting in the runoff election, as Republican attorney Bill Price had recommended. [260] Another lawsuit was filed against the use of voting machines manufactured by Dominion Voting Systems, alleging that election officials are handling mail-in absentee ballots improperly and illegally. [261]

Judge Leslie Abrams Gardner, sister of Democratic politician Stacey Abrams, of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Georgia rejected the attempted purge of 4,000 voters in Muscogee County and Ben Hill County, Georgia, on December 29. The ruling means the voters were able to participate in the January 5 runoff election. [262] The ruling was amended to allow provisional voting to prevent election-day challenges. [263]

See also

Notes

Partisan clients

  1. 1 2 The American Action Forum is a 501 organization which usually supports Republican candidates.
  2. ↑ The Human Rights Campaign endorsed Biden before this poll's sampling period
  3. 1 2 Poll sponsored by Warnock's campaign.
  4. ↑ Poll sponsored by AARP.
  5. ↑ Poll sponsored by Matt Lieberman's campaign
  6. ↑ This poll's sponsor, DFER, primarily supports Democratic candidates
  7. ↑ This poll's sponsor is the American Principles Project, a 501 that supports the Republican Party.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Internal poll for Collins
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Poll is sponsored by OANN, a far-right television news channel.
  10. 1 2 3 This poll is sponsored by End Citizens United, a PAC which has endorsed Democratic candidates who are against the landmark Citizens United court ruling.
  11. ↑ Steve Phillips, who sponsored this poll, is a senior fellow at the Democratic-leaning Center for American Progress
  12. ↑ Poll conducted for the Speaker of Georgia's House Republican caucus
  13. ↑ Internal poll for Loeffler
  14. ↑ Americas PAC exclusively supports Republican candidates

Voter samples and additional candidates

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 1%
  3. ↑ "Other candidate or write-in" with 1%
  4. 1 2 3 With voters who lean towards a given candidate
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Someone else" with 2%
  6. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 2%
  7. ↑ "Other candidate" with 4%; Slowinski (L) with 2%; "No one" with 1%
  8. 1 2 3 With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  9. 1 2 3 With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  10. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 3%; "Other Candidate" with 2%
  11. 1 2 Would not vote with 1%
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 Includes "Refused"
  13. ↑ Bartell (I), Did not vote, Johnson (R), Johnson-Shealey (D) and "Someone else" with 2%; Dien Winfield (D) with 1%
  14. 1 2 3 4 "Someone else" with 0%
  15. 1 2 "Some other candidate" with 2%
  16. ↑ Includes Undecided
  17. ↑ Fortuin (G), Johnson-Shealey (D) and Taylor (R) with 1%; Bartell (I), Slade (D) and Stovall (I) with 0%; Buckley (I), Grayson (R), Greene (I), Jackson (R), James (D), Slowinski (L) and Winfield (D) with no voters
  18. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 2%; "Other candidate" with 1%
  19. ↑ "Someone else" with 1%
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Additional data sourced from FiveThirtyEight
  21. ↑ "Other Democratic Candidate" with 2%; "Third Party/Write-in" with 1%; "Other Republican Candidate" with 0%
  22. ↑ "Other candidate" and Slowinski (L) with 3%; "No one" with 0%
  23. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 3%; "Other" with 2%
  24. ↑ Slowinski (L) and "Other" with 2%
  25. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 3%; "Other candidate" with 1%
  26. ↑ "Other Democratic Candidate" with 3%; "Another Third Party/Write-in" and "Other Republican Candidate" with 1%
  27. ↑ Would not vote with 1%; "Other candidate" with 0%
  28. ↑ Johnson-Shealey (D) with 5%; Bartell (I), Dien Winfield (D) and Johnson (R) with 2%; "One of the other candidates" and would not vote with 1%
  29. ↑ Slowinski (L) with 5%; Johnson (R) and would not vote with 4%; "Another candidate/still undecided" with 3%; Winfield (D) with 2%
  30. ↑ "TThird-partycandidate" with 1%
  31. ↑ "Other candidate" with 5%; Slowinski (L) with 3%
  32. 1 2 "Other" with 4%; Slowinski (L) with 2%
  33. ↑ "Other" with 3%; would not vote with 2%
  34. 1 2 "Someone else" with 4%
  35. ↑ All other candidates with 5% or less
  36. ↑ "Another candidate who qualified to run but isn't listed" with 2%
  37. ↑ Bartell (I) with 2%; Slowinski (L) and "someone else" with 1%
  38. ↑ Johnson (R) with 4%; Winfield (D) with 3%; Bartell (I) with 2%; "refused" with 0%
  39. ↑ Democratic candidates have 31% of the vote combined
  40. ↑ Bartell with 5%; Johnson (R) with 2%
  41. ↑ Calculated by taking the difference of 100% and all other candidates combined.
  42. ↑ Archived November 19, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
  43. ↑ "Someone else" with 9%
  44. 1 2 "Someone else" with 8%
  45. 1 2 "Someone else" with 18%
  46. 1 2 3 Likely Republican primary voters, though there is no exclusively Republican primary for Georgia's special election
  47. ↑ "Someone else" with 17%
  48. ↑ "Someone else" with 20%
  49. ↑ "Someone else" with 13%
  50. ↑ "Someone else" with 7%
  51. ↑ "Someone else" with 5%
  52. ↑ "Someone else" with 6%
  53. ↑ Listed as "other/undecided"
  54. ↑ "It is more important for Republicans to have control of the Senate" as opposed to "It is more important for Democrats to have control of the Senate" with 46%
  55. ↑ "It does not matter which party has control of the Senate" with 7%; Undecided with 4%

Miscellaneous

  1. ↑ In January 2020, Loeffler was appointed by Governor Brian Kemp to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Senator Johnny Isakson, due to ill health.

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The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021, to elect the Class II member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue in the runoff election. The general election was held concurrently with the 2020 presidential election, as well as with other elections to the Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election</span>

A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on April 18, 2017, with a runoff held two months later on June 20. Republican Karen Handel narrowly defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the runoff vote, 51.8% to 48.2%. Handel succeeded Tom Price, who resigned from the seat following his confirmation as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump administration. The runoff election was necessary when no individual candidate earned the majority of votes in the election on April 18. Ossoff received 48.1% of the vote in the first round, followed by Handel with 19.8%.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jon Ossoff</span> American politician and filmmaker (born 1987)

Thomas Jonathan Ossoff is an American politician serving as the senior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Ossoff was previously a documentary filmmaker and investigative journalist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election</span>

The 2018 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the lieutenant governor of Georgia, concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 Georgia Secretary of State election</span>

The 2018 Georgia Secretary of State election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of State of Georgia. It was held concurrently with the 2018 gubernatorial election, as well as elections for the United States Senate and elections for the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Republican Incumbent Secretary of State Brian Kemp chose not to run for re-election and instead ran successfully for governor. Since no candidate received the requisite 50 percent of the vote, the top two candidates, Democrat John Barrow and Republican Brad Raffensperger proceeded to a runoff on December 4, 2018.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 United States Senate election in Georgia</span>

The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic senator Raphael Warnock won his first full term in office, defeating Republican former football player Herschel Walker. Under Georgia's two-round system, Warnock was re-elected in a runoff election on December 6 after neither candidate received over 50% of the vote on November 8. Warnock's win was the only statewide victory for Democrats in Georgia in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Georgia gubernatorial election</span>

The 2022 Georgia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Georgia. Incumbent Republican governor Brian Kemp won re-election to a second term, defeating Democratic nominee Stacey Abrams in a rematch. Abrams conceded on election night. The primary occurred on May 24, 2022. Kemp was sworn in for a second term on January 9, 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kelly Loeffler</span> American businesswoman and politician (born 1970)

Kelly Lynn Loeffler is an American businesswoman and politician who served as a United States senator from Georgia from 2020 to 2021. Loeffler was chief executive officer (CEO) of Bakkt, a subsidiary of commodity and financial service provider Intercontinental Exchange, of which her husband, Jeffrey Sprecher, is CEO. She is a former co-owner of the Atlanta Dream of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Loeffler is a member of the Republican Party.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Raphael Warnock</span> American pastor and politician (born 1969)

Raphael Gamaliel Warnock is an American Baptist pastor and politician serving as the junior United States senator from Georgia since 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, Warnock has been the senior pastor of Atlanta's Ebenezer Baptist Church since 2005.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2026 United States Senate elections</span>

The 2026 United States Senate elections are scheduled to be held on November 3, 2026, with 33 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested in regular elections, the winners of which will serve 6-year terms in the United States Congress from January 3, 2027, to January 3, 2033. Senators are divided into 3 groups, or classes, whose terms are staggered so that a different class is elected every 2 years. Class 2 senators were last elected in 2020, and will be up for election in 2032.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2026 United States Senate election in Georgia</span>

The 2026 United States Senate election in Georgia will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, who was first elected in 2021 is running for re-election to a second term in office. Republican U.S. Representative Buddy Carter has publicly expressed interest in running. Other potential Republican candidates include Chris Carr, Burt Jones, Kelly Loeffler, Brad Raffensperger, and Governor Brian Kemp, who will be term-limited in 2026.

The 2020 Georgia Public Service Commission election was held on November 3, 2020, to elect two members to the Georgia Public Service Commission, concurrently with the presidential election as well as both a regular and special election to the U.S. Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. While Republican incumbent appointee Jason Shaw defeated Democrat Robert Bryant for District 1, Republican incumbent Lauren "Bubba" McDonald was forced to a runoff against Democrat Daniel Blackman for District 4. While the runoff was initially scheduled for December 3, it was moved by Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to the January 5, 2021 runoff, alongside the runoff elections for both Senate seats.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Georgia state elections</span>

Several elections took place in the U.S. state of Georgia in 2022. The general election was held on November 8, 2022. A runoff election for one of Georgia's seats in the United States Senate was held on December 6, 2022. The runoff was scheduled because none of the candidates for Senate received 50% of the statewide vote in the general election. In addition to the Senate seat, all of Georgia's seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election. Also up for election were all of Georgia's executive officers and legislative seats, as well as one seat on the Georgia Public Service Commission. The Republican Party decisively won every single statewide office in Georgia except for the Federal Senate race which narrowly went Democratic in 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election</span>

The 2022 Georgia lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the lieutenant governor of the U.S. state of Georgia. It coincided with various other statewide elections, including for U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and Governor of Georgia. Georgia is one of 21 states that elects its lieutenant governor separately from its governor.

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