Georgia Votes
The Democratic Party will control both chambers of the United States Congress for the next two years. That is the result of two runoff elections for the U.S. Senate in Georgia. They took place on January 5.
Two Democrats were named winners on January 6: Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff. “We proved that with hope, hard work, and the people by our side, anything is possible,” Warnock said in a speech.
Democrats already have a majority in the House of Representatives. Now the Senate will be split. It will have 50 Republicans and 50 Democrats. As vice president, Kamala Harris will be able to cast tiebreaking votes. She’s a Democrat. This will help Democratic president Joe Biden to move his policies forward.
The elections were held because none of the candidates earned a majority of the votes in November’s general election. When this happens, Georgia law says the two candidates with the most votes must face off again.
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