Where the Most Hotly Contested Senate Races Currently Stand
Democratic Sen. Gary Peters won in Michigan, while Republican Sen. Susan Collins earned a victory in Maine
There are a number of hotly contested Senate seats in tonight’s election. Follow along here for the results.
Jon Ossoff and David Perdue bring a second runoff to Georgia
Republican Sen. Perdue’s share of the vote remains below 50% and some newsrooms have already declared his race against Democrat Jon Ossoff to be headed to a January runoff election. That’s the second runoff for Georgia, meaning the Peach State will likely determine the fate of the Senate.
Georgia broke records for voter registration in this election, with 7.6 million registered voters as of October. At least one million Black Americans voted, compared to 712,000 in 2016.
In the final weeks leading up to the November election, Ossoff repeatedly attacked Perdue on the stock trades he made after…