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Tuesday 5 January 2021

Officials predict close count in Georgia elections as turnout exceeds expectations

Polling stations reported a steady stream of voters for the races that will determine control of the US Senate

Georgia officials were bedding in for a long night of vote counting on Tuesday as polls closed in the two critical runoff races that will determine control of the US Senate, and with it the tone and ambition of the Biden administration.

Early data gleaned after polls closed across the state at 7pm pointed to exceptionally large total turnout compared with previous runoffs. The two Democratic contenders – the former documentary film-maker Jon Ossoff and the Atlanta pastor Raphael Warnock – are attempting to unseat Georgia’s two incumbent Republican senators, David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler, respectively.

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