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Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Georgia, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1788, Georgia has participated in every U.S. presidential election except the election of 1864, when it had seceded in the American Civil War. Winners of the state are in bold.
Following the 2020 United States elections, both U.S. Senate seats in the state of Georgia went to runoffs concurrently held on January 5, 2021. As Democratic Party challengers defeated both Republican Party incumbents, [1] Democrats took control of the U.S. Senate, giving a government trifecta to the newly elected U.S. president Joe Biden.
With less than a month until the Nov. 5 Presidential election, Kamala Harris and Donald Trump remain neck-and-neck in polling throughout Georgia.
The 2020 election was the first time Georgia has gone blue since 1980, when Georgia's Jimmy Carter won the state by nearly 15%. National Polling Numbers for Kamala Harris and Donald Trump
Elections in Georgia are held to fill various state and federal seats. Regular elections are held every even year. The positions being decided each year varies, as the terms of office varies. The State Senate, State House and U.S. House will typically be up for election, as all of those positions have two-year terms.
The poll also showed Trump ahead by 47% to 45% among likely voters in Georgia. There, Trump scored better among voters over age 50, while Harris polled stronger with those aged 18 to 49.
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Georgia election officials certified Ossoff's victory on January 19, 2021; he was sworn in on January 20. [7] Ossoff is the first Jewish senator from the Deep South since Benjamin F. Jonas of Louisiana , who was elected in 1878 , and the first millennial United States senator.