User:Tianci Guan/2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia
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The 2020 United States Senate special election in Georgia will be held on November 3, 2020, to elect a Georgia representative to the United States Senate. The election will be held concurrently with the 2020 United States presidential election, along with another election to the United States Senate and elections to the United States House of Representatives.
The election follows outgoing senator Johnny Isakson, who retired on December 31, 2019. Governor Brian Kemp appointed Kelly Loeffler to the seat on January 6, 2020. She will serve out the remainder of Isakson's term.
Per § 21-2-540 of the Georgia Code, the special election will take place concurrent with the U.S. Senate general election for Georgia's other seat, currently held by David Perdue. No primary will occur for the election. Instead, all candidates will be on the same ballot.
A simple majority determines the winner of the election. If no candidate received a simple majority, a run-off election would be held on January 5, 2021.