Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., who is running for reelection, speaks during a campaign event at the Floyd County Republican Party Headquarters in Rome, Georgia. Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images

Republican Loeffler, Democrat Warnock advance to runoff election for Georgia Senate seat

Politics

In Georgia, Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and Democrat Raphael Warnock have advanced to a Jan. 5 runoff in the special election for Loeffler's Senate seat.

They're the top two finishers in a crowded field that also included Republican Rep. Doug Collins. But no candidate was able to get the 50% threshold needed in order to win outright.

Loeffler, a wealthy businesswoman, was appointed last year to replace retiring Sen. Johnny Isakson. Warnock is pastor of the Atlanta church where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. preached. Warnock is trying to become Georgia's first Black U.S. senator.

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