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November 5, 2020

Balance of Power in U.S. Senate Hangs on Two Georgia Races
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In Maine, Republican Susan Collins has been elected to a fifth U.S.
Senate term, defeating Maine's Democratic House Speaker Sara Gideon.
Collins was thought to be vulnerable after she cast a deciding vote to
confirm President Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, despite
credible sexual assault allegations against him. In Michigan, first-term
Democratic Senator Gary Peters appears poised to win a second term, in a
close race with Republican John James. If Joe Biden wins the presidency,
Democrats would need to flip two more Senate seats to retake the
majority. Their best chance is in Georgia, where Republican David Perdue
is just over the 50% mark needed to prevent a runoff election against
Democrat Jon Ossoff. If Perdue falls below the 50% threshold, that race
would head to a runoff in January, when Georgia voters will also decide
on a second Senate race between Democrat Raphael Warnock and Kelly
Loeffler.


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