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- The 2020–21 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 3, 2020, and on January 5, 2021 (as a runoff), to elect the Class II member of the United States Senate to represent the State of Georgia. Democrat Jon Ossoff defeated incumbent Republican Senator David Perdue in the runoff election. The general election was held concurrently with the 2020 presidential election, as well as with other elections to the Senate, elections to the U.S. House of Representatives and various state and local elections. No candidate received a majority of the vote during the general election on November 3, so the top two finishers—Perdue (49.7%) and Ossoff (47.9%)—advanced to a runoff election, held on January 5, 2021. The runoff was held concurrently with the special election for Georgia's other U.S. Senate seat (which had also advanced to a runoff), in which Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler lost to Democratic nominee Raphael Warnock. After the general round of elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats and the Democratic caucus 48 (including two independents who caucus with them). As a result, the two runoffs decided control of the Senate under the incoming Biden administration. By winning both seats, Democrats took control of the chamber, with Vice President Kamala Harris's tie-breaking vote giving them an effective majority. The extraordinarily high political stakes caused the races to attract significant attention nationwide and globally. On January 6, 2021, most major news outlets projected Ossoff the winner, in the midst of the US Capitol riot. Perdue conceded the race on January 8. According to OpenSecrets, this campaign was the most expensive in U.S. Senate history, with over $468 million spent. Ossoff's victory, along with Warnock's, gave the Democrats control of the Senate for the first time since 2015. Ossoff and Warnock became the first Democrats to be elected to the U.S. Senate from Georgia since Zell Miller in the 2000 special election. Ossoff became the first Democrat elected to a full term in the Senate from Georgia since Max Cleland, who held this seat from 1997 to 2003, and the first Jewish member of the Senate from the state. Ossoff became the youngest senator since Don Nickles won in 1980, and the youngest Democrat since Joe Biden won in 1972. Georgia election officials certified Ossoff's victory on January 19, 2021; he was sworn in on January 20. Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from the Deep South since Benjamin F. Jonas of Louisiana, who was elected in 1878, and the first millennial United States senator. This election and the special election both mark the first time since 1994 that both Senate seats in a state have flipped from one party to the other in a single election cycle. This was the first time the Democrats achieved this since West Virginia's 1958 Senate elections. With a margin of 1.2%, this election was also the closest race of the 2020 Senate election cycle. (en)
- La Elección al Senado de los Estados Unidos en Georgia de 2020 se llevaron a cabo el 3 de noviembre de 2020 para elegir a un miembro del Senado de los Estados Unidos para representar al estado de Georgia, al mismo tiempo que las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos de 2020, así como otras elecciones al Senado de los Estados Unidos en otros estados. Elecciones a la Cámara de Representantes de los Estados Unidos y varias elecciones estatales y locales. Como ningún candidato recibió la mayoría de los votos en la elección regular o especial, los dos primeros clasificados avanzaron a una segunda vuelta entre todos los votantes registrados, que se realizó el 5 de enero de 2021. (es)
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- ;Labor unions
* BAC Local 8 Southeast
* Communication Workers of America
* International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 613
* SMART
* Southeastern Carpenters Regional Council (en)
- ;Federal officials
* Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative for GA-04
* John Lewis, U.S. Representative for GA-05
;State officials
* Debra Bazemore, state representative
* Sharon Beasley-Teague, state representative
* Karen Bennett, state representative
* Rhonda Burnough, state representative
* Doreen Carter, state representative
* Steve Henson, state senator and Senate Minority Leader
* Shelly Hutchinson, state representative
* Derrick Jackson, state representative
* Donzella James, state senator
* Emanuel Jones, state senator
* Sheila Jones, state representative
* Josh McLaurin, state representative
* Miriam Paris, state representative and former State Senator
* Doc Rhett, state senator
* Kim Schofield, state representative
* Erica Thomas, state representative
;Local officials
* Ted Terry, mayor of Clarkston and former 2020 U.S. Senate candidate
;Organizations
* End Citizens United
* Let America Vote
;Individuals
*Alex Hirsch, writer, artist, and animator (en)
- ;Federal officials
* Max Cleland, former U.S. senator , former Secretary of State of Georgia , former Administrator of Veterans Affairs , and former Secretary of the American Battle Monuments Commission
* Buddy Darden, former U.S. representative for GA-07
* Gordon Giffin, former United States Ambassador to Canada
* Andrew Young, former mayor of Atlanta , former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , and U.S. representative for GA-05
;State officials
* Roy Barnes, former governor of Georgia
* Debbie Buckner, state representative
* Gail Buckner, former state senator, former state representative, and Democratic nominee in 2006 Georgia Secretary of State election
* Jason Carter, former state senator, Democratic nominee in 2014 Georgia governor's election, and grandson of the 39th President of the United States and former Governor of Georgia, Jimmy Carter
* J. Craig Gordon, state representative
* Carolyn Hugley, state representative
* Lester G. Jackson, state senator
* Harold V. Jones II, state senator
* Mary Margaret Oliver, state representative and former state senator
* Leah Ward Sears, former associate justice of the Georgia Supreme Court and former chief justice
* Freddie Powell Sims, State Senator and former state representative
;Local officials
* Hardie Davis, mayor of Augusta
* Kelly Girtz, mayor of Athens-Clarke County
* Ceasar Mitchell, former president of the Atlanta City Council
* Felicia Moore, president of the Atlanta City Council
;Individuals
* Hank Aaron, retired right-fielder for the Atlanta Braves
* Lil Yachty, Atlanta rapper, singer and songwriter
;Organizations
* Democracy for America
* National Organization for Women (en)
- ;U.S. executive branch officials
* Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States , U.S. Senator from Illinois
* Joe Biden, president-elect of the United States, 47th Vice President of the United States , U.S. Senator from Delaware
* Kamala Harris, vice president-elect of the United States, U.S. senator from California
* Hillary Clinton, former U.S. Secretary of State , U.S. Senator from New York , first lady of the United States and 2016 Democratic nominee for president.
;U.S. Senators
* Cory Booker, U.S. senator from New Jersey
* Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. senator from Nevada
* Amy Klobuchar, U.S. senator from Minnesota, 2020 Candidate for President
;U.S. representatives
* Hank Johnson, U.S. representative for GA-04
* John Lewis, former U.S. representative for GA-05
;State legislators
*Stacey Abrams, nominee for governor of Georgia in 2018 and former minority leader of the Georgia House of Representatives
;State officials
* Debra Bazemore, state representative
* Sharon Beasley-Teague, state representative
* Karen Bennett, state representative
* Rhonda Burnough, state representative
* Doreen Carter, state representative
* Steve Henson, state senator and Senate Minority Leader
* Shelly Hutchinson, state representative
* Derrick Jackson, state representative
* Donzella James, state senator
* Emanuel Jones, state senator
* Sheila Jones, state representative
* Josh McLaurin, state representative
* Miriam Paris, state representative and former state senator
* Doc Rhett, state senator
* Kim Schofield, state representative
* Erica Thomas, state representative
;Local officials
* Ted Terry, mayor of Clarkston and former 2020 U.S. Senate candidate
* Pete Buttigieg, former Mayor of South Bend , 2020 Candidate for President
;Organizations
* Black Economic Alliance
* Center for Biological Diversity
* Council for a Livable World
* End Citizens United
* Everytown for Gun Safety
* Humane Society of the United States Legislative Fund
* J Street PAC
* Jewish Democratic Council of America
* Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs
* League of Conservation Voters
* Let America Vote
* NARAL
* Natural Resources Defense Council Action Fund
* Planned Parenthood Action Fund
* Sierra Club
* Climate Hawks Vote
;Unions
*AFL–CIO
* National Education Association
* United Auto Workers
;Individuals
*Amy Acker, actress
*Patrick J. Adams, actor
*Usman Ally, actor
*Ed Asner, actor
*Dan Bakkedahl, actor
*Troian Bellisario, actress
*Sufe Bradshaw, actress
*Don Cheadle, actor
*Anna Chlumsky, actress
*Stephen Colbert, actor and comedian
*Gary Cole, actor
*David Costabile, actor
*Bryan Cranston, actor
*Denise Crosby, actress
*Zooey Deschanel, actress
*Julia Louis-Dreyfuss, actress
*Kevin Dunn, actor
*Clea DuVall, actress
*Billie Eilish, singer
*Beanie Feldstein, actress
*Will Ferrell, actor
*Nelson Franklin, actor
*Tony Hale, actor
*Mark Hamill, actor
*Rachael Harris, actress
*Ed Helms, actor and comedian
*Alex Hirsch, writer, artist, and animator
*Rick Hoffman, actor
*Aaron Korsh, writer and producer
*Lisa Ling, journalist and author
*John Lithgow, actor
*Gabriel Macht, actor
*Rory O'Malley, actor
*David Mandel, writer and director
*Kumail Nanjiani, actor
*Bob Newhart, actor
*Matt Oberg, actor
*Patton Oswalt, actor and comedian
*Lennon Parham, actress
*David Pasquesi, actor
*Jordan Peele, actor, director and comedian
*Sarah Rafferty, actress
*Anthony Rapp, actor
*Sam Richardson, actor
*Andy Richter, actor and comedian
*Paul Scheer, actor
*Amanda Schull, actress
*Reid Scott, actor
*Amy Sedaris, actress
*Timothy Simons, actor
*Mary Steenburgen, actress
*Sarah Sutherland, actress
*Max Topplin, actor
*Gina Torres, actress
*Matt Walsh, actor
*Kerry Washington, actress
*D. B. Woodside, actor
*Bowen Yang, actor and comedian (en)
- ;U.S. executive branch officials
*Donald Trump, 45th president of the United States
;U.S. senators
* Saxby Chambliss, U.S. senator from Georgia
* Johnny Isakson, U.S. senator from Georgia
* Mack Mattingly, U.S. senator from Georgia
* Tim Scott, U.S. senator from South Carolina
;State officials
* Larry Hogan, governor of Maryland
* John F. King, Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner and former Doraville chief of police
*Brad Raffensperger, Secretary of State of Georgia
;Organizations
* Campaign for Working Families
* Council for Citizens Against Government Waste Political Action Committee
* Georgia Chamber of Commerce
* Huck PAC
* National Federation of Independent Business
* National Rifle Association
* National Right to Life Committee
* Republican Jewish Coalition
* Senate Conservatives Fund (en)
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