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The 6th Congressional District seat was held by Republican Ron Wright, who died of covid in February.
Dan Rodimer has remade himself again on a road he hopes will lead to Congress, though his latest persona has earned him ridicule, even from fellow Republicans.
Republican retirements are the early story of the 2022 battle for the Senate.
Since Georgia passed its new voting law, corporations, Congress and consumers have responded in ways that introduce big questions. Among them: How will the GOP grapple with its fraying relationship with corporate America over social and cultural issues?
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Election analysis
How independents, Latino voters and Catholics shifted from 2016 and swung states for Biden and Trump
These are the biggest demographic shifts in the 2020 election.
The Washington Post has compiled some of our most deeply reported stories on Joe Biden and Kamala Harris on their history in public office, and where they stand on the issues.
We're tracking total votes as they continue to be counted.
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President
Biden elected 46th president of the United States; Harris makes history as first woman elected vice president
In a recording obtained by The Washington Post, President Trump alternately berated, begged and threatened Brad Raffensperger to overturn President-elect Joe Biden’s win in the state.
Millions more Americans cast ballots than in 2016. The counties that saw the largest turnout increases drove Biden's win, but Democratic gains were uneven.
The same impulses that helped lift the president to victory in 2016 contributed to his undoing four years later.
Notable figures and ordinary Americans describe their reaction to Trump's victory in 2016 and describe the moments during his presidency that compelled them to speak out and mobilize against him.
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Jon Ossoff (D) is projected to defeat David Perdue (R) and leads by 54,944 votes.
| Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|
 | 2,269,923 | 50.6% |
 | 2,214,979 | 49.4 |
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Savannah
LEAD/WON
Perdue
Ossoff
Raphael Warnock (D) is projected to defeat Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R) and leads by 93,272 votes.
| Votes | Pct. | |
|---|---|---|
 | 2,289,113 | 51.0% |
 | 2,195,841 | 49.0 |
Atlanta
Augusta
Columbus
Savannah
LEAD/WON
Loeffler
Warnock
Democratic candidates in two Senate races in Georgia upended Republicans, which alongside a small House majority gives Joe Biden higher odds of enacting his agenda.
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In an emotional post-election conference call, liberals pushed back at the criticism from moderates, arguing that their ideas have fired up the party base.
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer faces long odds of winning back the majority, while House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is on track to lose seats in her caucus.
Exit pollsSee how various groups voted for Donald Trump and Joe Biden based on surveys of voters.
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