Republican U.S. Sen. David Perdue was near the threshold where a runoff against Democratic challenger Jon Ossoff would be required with votes still being counted in Georgia.
Perdue was leading unofficial returns Thursday as he sought a second term. But Ossoff still hoped to narrow the margin as votes continued to come in from Democratic-leaning areas.
The Associated Press has not yet called the race. Perdue's campaign manager said they're ready “if overtime is required." In Georgia, a candidate must win more than 50% of the vote to avoid a runoff. More than 47,000 ballots in the state had yet to be counted as of Thursday at 2:15 p.m.
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