State law says that candidates must face off in a runoff if no one earns a simple majority.
still hangs in the balance — and if one party does not secure the majority in the final outstanding races, congressional control could hinge on the Dec. 6 contest.Georgia state law says that candidates must face off in a runoff election if one person does not earn a simple majority — more than 50% of the vote — in the general contest.
The two candidates who win the most votes advance to the runoff, which is held four weeks after the general election, perThe candidate who wins the highest number of votes cast in the runoff is the winner of the election.by Nov. 7, so new voters can't join the rolls.With an estimated 99% of the vote counted as of Thursday morning, Warnock had 49.4% and Walker had 48.
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