Two very even races.
The state of Georgia in the United States held this Tuesday the elections to elect the two senators from this state and after the count of 92% of the votes, the result is so close that still a winner cannot be declared.
These elections, in which two candidates face Republicans against two Democrats, they are key because they will decide which party gets the majority in the Senate.
CBS, an ally of the BBC , indicates that in both races both candidates have equal chances of winning.
The final result should be known in the next few hours, but if it is still very close, the declaration of the winners could to take several days.
President-elect Joe Biden’s Democrats already have a majority in the House of Representatives, and they need to win both seats to have control of the Senate and, by extension, the Congress.
The Republicans of President Donald Trump , for their part, only need one winner to maintain control of the Senate.
Who are facing?
On the Republican side the candidates are Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue, who seek to keep the seat that they currently have in the Senate representing Georgia.
Republican Loeffler faces Reverend Raphael Warnock. Senator Perdue competes against former journalist Jon Ossoff.
In the elections last November both Republicans won, but neither of them obtained the 50% of the votes with which, according to the law of that state, the winner could be declared, so this second round was necessary.
How’s the count going?
Voting ended at 20 local time (midnight GMT), although all those who were still lining up outside the polling places at the time were allowed to vote.
Poll workers in the 159 Georgia counties are tabulating the day’s votes, along with early votes and by mail.
According to CBS, the total turnout is estimated in just over four million.
More than three million votes, around 40% of state’s registered voters, cast before Tuesday.
Early voting was a key benefit for Biden in the presidential election.
