https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/01/05/georgia-counting-ballots-in-crucial-senate-runoff-elections/

By STEVE PEOPLES, BILL BARROW and RUSS BYNUM

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia officials started counting ballots as polls began to close across the state on Tuesday night in two critical races that will determine control of the U.S. Senate and, in turn, the fate of President-elect Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.