The two Senate runoff races in Georgia are too close to call, according to several media reports. No surprise as polls across the state closed at 7 p.m. ET to decide which party will take a majority in the legislative chamber.
Democrats headed into Tuesday with a lead in the early vote tally, but that margin became too close to call with a strong turnout on Election Day from Republicans.
The dual runoffs between Democrats Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock and Republicans Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue netted a record amount in ad spending. Ossoff and Perdue brought in a reported $440 million, the most ever for any U.S. Senate race.
A high-stakes set of race with the Democrats needing both seats to gain control, needing incoming vice president Kamala Harris as a tie-breaking vote. The incumbent Republicans need to maintain just one of the two seats for a 51-49 majority.
All Georgia counties have begun reporting results on Tuesday night. Cobb County, the Atlanta metro area, will not finish tallying results tonight and will resume ballot counting Wednesday at 1:00 p.m. ET, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
Biden won Georgia by 11,779 votes over President Trump. It was the first time a Democrat took the Peach State in nearly three decades.
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