Democrats, seizing on momentum after President Trump’s shocking phone call urging Georgia state officials to “find” votes for him to reverse his election loss, scored a win Tuesday night in a run-off election in Georgia for two U.S.
Senate seats, disrupting the narrative Democrats are unable to win in the Deep South. Raphael Warnock defeated Sen. Kelly Loeffler, making him the person Black person elected as U.S.
senator in Georgia. The Associated Press declared victory for Warnock at 2 a.m. after votes were tabulated throughout the evening.
Jon Ossoff holds a narrow lead over Sen. David Perdue, although the race wasn’t called as of Wednesday morning. If Ossoff pulls off a win, he and Warnock will make history as Democrats in the Deep South