With President Donald Trump’s initial lead dissipating in Georgia, GOP Sen. David Perdue looks increasingly likely to be forced into a January runoff against Democrat Jon Ossoff. Perdue’s share of the vote is close to dipping below 50 percent, which would trigger Georgia’s unique runoff law. …
If Perdue finishes with less than 50 percent of the vote in his race, due to Libertarian Shane Hazel winning low single-digit support, then Georgia will see two runoffs, conducted simultaneously. …
Georgia’s general election runoff law dates back to the mid-1960s, and in the modern era the system has been largely unkind to Democrats. CONT.
Jacob Rubashkin, Inside Elections
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