U.S. Senate (Georgia) 2020

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Senate_(Georgia)_2020
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:challenger1 gptkb:Jon_Ossoff
gptkbp:challenger2 gptkb:Raphael_Warnock
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 3, 2020
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label U.S. Senate (Georgia) 2020
gptkbp:incumbent1 gptkb:David_Perdue
gptkbp:incumbent2 gptkb:Kelly_Loeffler
gptkbp:notableFeature First time since 1992 both Georgia Senate seats were up for election simultaneously
Both seats went to runoff elections
Record voter turnout in runoff
First time Democrats won both Georgia Senate seats since 2000
gptkbp:officeContested gptkb:U.S._Senate
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia
gptkbp:party gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:party2 gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia
gptkbp:runoffDate January 5, 2021
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 2
gptkbp:significance Determined control of the U.S. Senate
gptkbp:state gptkb:Georgia
gptkbp:successor gptkb:2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Georgia
gptkbp:type legislative
gptkbp:winner1 gptkb:Jon_Ossoff
gptkbp:winner1SwornIn January 20, 2021
gptkbp:winner2 gptkb:Raphael_Warnock
gptkbp:winner2SwornIn January 20, 2021
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Teresa_Tomlinson
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7