2021 United States Senate special election in Georgia
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The 2021 United States Senate special election in Georgia was a high-profile runoff contest that helped determine control of the U.S. Senate and resulted in Democrat Raphael Warnock winning a seat previously held by a Republican.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Senate special election
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runoff election ⓘ |
| appointedIncumbent | Kelly Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appointingAuthority | Governor Brian Kemp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| campaignIssue |
COVID-19 pandemic response
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economic relief and stimulus ⓘ health care policy ⓘ voting rights and election integrity ⓘ |
| candidate |
Kelly Loeffler
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raphael Warnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| candidateParty |
Kelly Loeffler, Republican Party
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Raphael Warnock, Democratic Party ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| effectOnDelegation | gave Georgia two Democratic U.S. Senators after runoffs ⓘ |
| electionDate | 2021-01-05 ⓘ |
| electionType |
federal election
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statewide election ⓘ |
| helpedDetermine | party control of the 117th United States Congress Senate majority ⓘ |
| incumbentBeforeElection | Kelly Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incumbentPartyBeforeElection | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | State of Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Senate ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Kelly Loeffler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loserParty | Republican Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaDescription | high-profile runoff contest ⓘ |
| notableContext |
attracted national attention and heavy campaign spending
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occurred after the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia ⓘ |
| officeContested | U.S. Senator from Georgia ⓘ |
| partOf |
2020–21 Georgia state elections
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2020–21 United States Senate elections NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessorSenator | Johnny Isakson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousElection | 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForElection | special election to fill a vacancy ⓘ |
| result | Democratic gain from Republican ⓘ |
| resultCertifiedBy | Georgia Secretary of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenator | Raphael Warnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resultingSenatorParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runoffDate | 2021-01-05 ⓘ |
| runoffThreshold | 50 percent of the vote required to avoid runoff ⓘ |
| seatClass | Class III United States Senate seat from Georgia ⓘ |
| simultaneousWith | 2021 United States Senate runoff election in Georgia (regular election) ⓘ |
| termEndOfSeatContested | January 3, 2023 ⓘ |
| turnoutCharacteristic | very high voter turnout for a runoff election ⓘ |
| vacancyCause | resignation of Senator Johnny Isakson ⓘ |
| votingSystem | nonpartisan blanket special election with runoff ⓘ |
| winner | Raphael Warnock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerParty | Democratic Party NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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