What a Senate majority means for the Democrats
Georgia Democratic senate candidate Raphael Warnock speaks during a campaign rally. Democrats Jon Ossoff and Warnock look to have won crucial Senate seats in Georgia. Picture: Michael Holahan/The Augusta Chronicle via AP
The losing Republicans have not conceded yet, but the count is clear – while both Georgia Senate runoff elections were close, Democrats Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff will have won once all the votes are counted. That means a 50-50 Senate with Vice President-elect Kamala Harris breaking ties and Democratic Senator Chuck Schumer as majority leader.
Both Republicans were favoured after President-elect Joe Biden beat Donald Trump in November. After all, the last two times this happened – in 1992 and 2008 – Democratic candidates lost badly in Georgia Senate runoffs after a Democrat won the presidency.
