Donald Trump angrily called Georgia’s runoff results a lie, as Republicans looked poised to lose at least one Senate seat.
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“It looks like they are putting together a big ‘voter dump’ against the Republican candidates. Waiting to see how many votes they need? Trump tweeted.
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Democrat Jon Ossoff was locked in a virtual tie with David Perdue with three percent of the vote in the state to report, though analysts have predicted he will remove his opponent as well.
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If Ossoff and Warnock can win both races, the Democrats will have control of the Senate, as Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will sever all ties once she is sworn in.
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Republicans need to win just one of the seats for Mitch McConnell to regain control of the upper house.
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Hundreds of millions of dollars have been poured into the state and it is set to be one of the most expensive elections in American history.
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If elected, Warnock will be the first black senator to serve Georgia and only the 11th black candidate elected to the Senate.
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The pastor, who serves the church where Martin Luther King Jr preached, will be one of three sitting black senators, along with Cory Booker and Tim Scott.
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