Live Updates: Loeffler, Warnock heading to run off, Hartwig leads Houston DA’s race
Polls have closed in Georgia, although some voters will be in line past 7 p.m., and at least two local precincts will be open late due to delays during the day.
The Telegraph will keep you up to date with the latest voting totals, beginning with early and absentee numbers from Bibb and Houston counties.
- We collected several local, state and national races in one place, with local totals updated by Telegraph staff and other races updated by the Associated Press.
- To catch up with what happened during the day, check out our updates that stretch back to before the polls opened at 7 a.m.
- If you have questions or concerns, email us at breaking@macon.com.
Hartwig leads Houston Co. DA’s race early
According to early vote totals from Houston County, Republican incumbent District Attorney George Hartwig has a 19,404 to 15,935 vote advantage over Democrat challenger Erikka Williams (54.86% to 45.14%).
Warnock, Loeffler headed to a runoff
Incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler appears to be heading to a January election against Democrat Raphael Warnock. Rep. Doug Collins, a Republican running for Loeffler’s Senate seat, has conceded to Loeffler. Warnock and Loeffler both have about 28% of the vote so far, according to the Associated Press.
AP calls race for Rep. Sanford Bishop
Incumbent Rep. Sanford Bishop (D) will win his reelection bid for Georgia House District 2, according to the Associated Press. With 43% of precincts reporting, Bishop has 83,804 votes (54.2%) to Republican challenger Don Cole’s 70,881 (45.8%). Bishop has represented the district, which includes portions of Bibb County, Crawford and Peach counties, since 1993.
Early vote totals in for Bibb County Sheriff’s race
With all of the early votes counted and a little over half of the absentee ballots, incumbent Democrat Sheriff David Davis leads Republican challenger J.T. Ricketson 30,449 votes (65.9%) to 15,790 (34.2%).
More than 47,000 votes have been counted for Bibb County. All of the early voting ballots have been counted and more than 13,000 of around 20,000 absentee ballots have been counted. No Election Day results have been released.
Senate results
Georgians have a unique opportunity to select two individuals to represent them in the U.S. Senate: incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue is neck-and-neck with Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff, while Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler is battling fellow Republican Rep. Doug Collins, Democrat the Rev. Raphael Warnock and more than 15 others in a jungle primary.
U.S. House Districts representing Middle Georgia
Middle Georgia elections
This story was originally published November 3, 2020 at 7:08 PM.
