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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 receiving classified Covid-19 briefings.
Gary Peters hangs on to win in Michigan
The incumbent Democrat narrowly beat his opponent, John James, in a race Republicans were hoping to steal. Peters has quietly been a bipartisan champion of the Senate, acting as the lead sponsor on four bills that were signed into law under President Trump. He’s also the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.
Susan Collins defends her Senate seat in Maine
The four-term incumbent beat Democratic nominee and State House Speaker Sara Gideon in a race that Democrats felt they had a shot to win. Though Collins was under attack all year for her alignment with President Trump on several key issues, she still held 51% of the vote on Wednesday afternoon—enough to avoid a ranked-choice scenario where votes would be assigned…
