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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instanceOf United States Senate special election
runoff election
appointedIncumbent Kelly Loeffler
appointingAuthority Governor Brian Kemp
linked to: Brian Kemp
campaignIssue COVID-19 pandemic response
economic relief and stimulus
health care policy
voting rights and election integrity
candidate Kelly Loeffler
Raphael Warnock
candidateParty Kelly Loeffler, Republican Party
Raphael Warnock, Democratic Party
country United States
effectOnDelegation gave Georgia two Democratic U.S. Senators after runoffs
electionDate 2021-01-05
electionType federal election
statewide election
helpedDetermine party control of the 117th United States Congress Senate majority
incumbentBeforeElection Kelly Loeffler
incumbentPartyBeforeElection Republican Party
jurisdiction State of Georgia
linked to: Georgia
legislativeBody United States Senate
locatedIn Georgia
loser Kelly Loeffler
loserParty Republican Party
mediaDescription high-profile runoff contest
notableContext attracted national attention and heavy campaign spending
occurred after the 2020 United States presidential election in Georgia
officeContested U.S. Senator from Georgia
partOf 2020–21 Georgia state elections
2020–21 United States Senate elections
predecessorSenator Johnny Isakson
previousElection 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia
reasonForElection special election to fill a vacancy
result Democratic gain from Republican
resultCertifiedBy Georgia Secretary of State
resultingSenator Raphael Warnock
resultingSenatorParty Democratic Party
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
winnerParty Democratic Party

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Raphael Warnock electedIn 2021 United States Senate special election in Georgia