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Democrats Win Second Georgia Race, Ensuring Party’s Control Of US Senate

  Democrat Jon Ossoff clinched victory in the second Georgia Senate runoff, US networks projected Wednesday, guaranteeing his party control of the body. Advertisement Ossoff … Continue reading Democrats Win Second Georgia Race, Ensuring Party’s Control Of US Senate


In this file photo Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 2020. Democrat Jon Ossoff on January 6, 2021 claimed victory in the second of two Georgia run-off votes, claiming a win that would give President-elect Joe Biden control of the United States’ Senate. “Georgia, thank so much for the confidence you have placed in me. I am honored by your support, by your confidence, by your trust and I will look forward to serving you,” Ossoff said in a televised statement. JIM WATSON / AFP
In this file photo Democratic Senate candidate Jon Ossoff speaks during a campaign rally in Atlanta, Georgia on December 15, 2020. JIM WATSON / AFP

 

Democrat Jon Ossoff clinched victory in the second Georgia Senate runoff, US networks projected Wednesday, guaranteeing his party control of the body.

Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue with a nearly 25,000-vote margin, or 0.56 percent, with 98 percent of the expected vote counted, NBC and ABC projected.

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His win, after fellow Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Kelly Loeffler in a parallel runoff election Tuesday, gave both parties 50 seats in the Senate.

With the chamber evenly split, Democratic Vice-president elect Kamala Harris will play the role of the tie-breaker, giving Democrats control of the Senate as well as the House of Representatives.

AFP