Cobb Elections said Wednesday morning that a total of 5,896 absentee ballots are being scanned today that came in by Tuesday’s 7 p.m. deadline.
That activity is taking place at Jim Miller Park.
The results will be posted at the Georgia Secretary of State’s office at this link.
The last Cobb Senate runoff update was at 11:44 p.m. Tuesday. It showed Democrat Jon Ossoff with 195,600 votes in Cobb County to 155,245 votes for Republican Sen. David Perdue, a margin of 55.75-44.25 percent.
In the other runoff, Democrat Raphael Warnock received 198,376 votes in Cobb County to 152,409 for Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, or 56.55 percent to 43.45 percent.
Most East Cobb precincts went for the Republican candidates.
Another 668 provisional ballots are being investigated in Cobb County, and those determined to be valid will be uploaded by Saturday. Any overseas ballots must be received by Friday.
Other Georgia counties, mostly in metro Atlanta, also are finishing absentee ballot counting, and those figures are expected to benefit the Democratic candidates who have been declaring victory.
As of 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Ossoff led Perdue by 17,567 votes across the state. Although no news outlet has called that race, Ossoff has declared victory.
Ossoff’s margin for now is 50.2 percent to 49.8 percent for Perdue.
Late Tuesday night, Warnock declared victory over Loeffler. The latest results show him with a lead of 54,729 votes, and 50.6 percent of the vote, to her 49.3 percent.
Neither Perdue nor Loeffler has conceded as of Wednesday afternoon.
A losing candidate can request a recount if the final margin is 0.5 percent or less.
Before the runoffs, Republicans held 50 seats in the Senate and Democrats 48. If current results hold, the Senate would effectively become controlled by Democrats.
That’s because the vice president—the president of the Senate—can vote to break ties, and that will soon be Democrat Kamala Harris.
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