'Blue Wave' Approaches... US Democrats Secure 1 Senate Seat in Georgia, Leading by 1 Seat (Comprehensive)

If the Democratic Party Secures Both Seats, They Will Gain Senate Majority

Warnock Defeats Incumbent in Comeback Victory
Georgia's First Black Senator and First Democratic Senator in 20 Years

Raphael Warnock, runoff candidate for U.S. Senator from Georgia.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Lee Chun-hee] The U.S. Democratic Party's 'Blue Wave' is imminent. In the Georgia federal Senate runoff election, where two seats are at stake, the Democratic Party has secured one seat and is leading in the other.

According to CNN and others, as of 3 a.m. local time on the 6th, with 98% of the votes counted, Democratic candidate Raphael Warnock secured 50.5% of the vote, defeating Republican candidate Kelly Loeffler and confirming his election to the federal Senate. Earlier, around 12:55 a.m., Warnock gave a victory speech saying, "I will go to the Senate to work for all the people of Georgia, no matter who you voted for in this election."

Warnock has made history in several ways with this victory. He is the first Black senator from Georgia and the first Democratic senator from the state in 20 years. The Democratic Party had not won a Georgia federal Senate election even once in the past 20 years.

Warnock is a Baptist pastor who has led a church in Atlanta for 15 years. His opponent, Loeffler, who lost to him, has been serving as a Georgia state senator since early last year. Loeffler is reportedly refusing to concede.

Meanwhile, Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff, who ran alongside Warnock, is leading Republican candidate David Perdue by 0.2 percentage points with 50.1% of the vote. Unlike Warnock, who has a nearly 50,000 vote lead, Ossoff's lead is only about 12,800 votes, so local media have not yet confirmed the results in this district.

If the Democratic Party secures both seats in this election, it will gain the majority in the Senate. The Senate would be tied at 50 Democrats and 50 Republicans, but in this case, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris would hold the casting vote as Senate President, making the Blue Wave scenario, where Democrats lead the Senate, a reality. This is expected to give momentum to President-elect Joe Biden's administration.

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