By Alex Villarin (VI)
Loeffler (R) Collins (R) Warnock (D)
- Special election because Johnny Isakson (R), announcing on August 28, 2019, that he would resign from the Senate at the end of 2019 due to health reasons
- Almost certainly will be a runoff between Warnock (D) and Loeffler ®
- https://projects.fivethirtyeight.com/2020-election-forecast/senate/georgia-special/
Kelly Loeffler
- Incumbent, was appointed to be the Junior Senator following Isakson’s retirement by Gov. Kemp in January 2020
- Co-owner of a WNBA team and one of the wealthiest members of Congress
- Entered Congress as a moderate but has gradually become one of the President’s staunchest supporters
- Heavily in favor of deregulation especially in the Agricultural industry, Anti-abortion, Pro-border wall, Self proclaimed deficit hawk
- Trump right
Doug Collins
- Representative of Georgia’s 9th District since 2013, previously served in the Georgia State House, trained as a Pastor and lawyer
- Has evenly split endorsements with Loeffler but falls behind in campaign finances
- Selected to defend President Trump during impeachment proceedings
- Anti-abortion, in favor of defunding Planned Parenthood
- Pro-2A, Pro-police, and military funding
- Small government proponent
- Religious right
Raphael Warnock
- No political experience apart from serving as Reverend of Martin Luther King’s former church since 2005
- Endorsed by every major Democratic association and Politician (there are other Democrats running but they are not polling very high)
- Anti-Wall St, in favor of expanding the Affordable Care Act
- A strong proponent of Voting Rights, expanding the accessibility of voting to more people
- Pro-choice and expanding education regarding contraceptives and LGBTQ+ Ally
- In favor of expanding social welfare programs including public housing in which he grew up