* The makeup of the Senate come January could entirely depend on the two races in Georgia
* Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is already headed for a runoff election in January
* Fellow Republican Sen. Dvid Perdue fell below Thursday afternoon the 50 per cent margin needed to avoid a runoff
* He is around 140 votes shy of avoiding a runoff as he holds 49.9997 per cent of the vote with 98 per cent of precincts reporting
* As of Thursday, the Senate race is in a dead heat 48-48 – taking into account that both independent senators caucus with Democrats
Republicans' ability to control the Senate is in the balance by just 140 votes as of Thursday afternoon as Georgia Senator David Perdue fell below the 50 per cent of the vote he needs to avoid a runoff election.
The incumbent Republican is now just around 140 votes shy of avoiding a runoff as he holds 49.9997 per cent of the vote with 98 per cent of precincts reporting – just short of the threshold needed to outright win.
While two per cent of the vote still needs to be counted in the Peach State, they are largely coming in from Democratic areas, meaning it’s likely his lead could drop even further below the 50 per cent line.
Fellow Georgia Republican Sen. Kelly Loefller’s runoff against Democrat Raphael Warnock will be held in January after they earned 26.1 per cent and 32.7 per cent respectively.
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WNU Editor: Here is an easy prediction. These two Senate races are going to be the most expensive Senate elections in US history. As to the outcome. Will the people in the state of Georgia give control of the Senate to the Democrats after many of them had threatened to stack the Supreme Court and make Puerto Rico and Washington DC states? You tell me.
More News On Georgia's Senate Elections
Fight for Senate majority boils down to Georgia -- The Hill
Senate Control Narrowly Alive for Democrats as Georgia Contest Heads to a Runoff -- Newsweek Georgia Senate runoff election is shaping up to cost tens of millions of dollars -- CNBC
