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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]According to GA state law, what happens if neither of the candidates gets more than 50% of the vote?  Is the 50% rule still invoked in a run off election?  Does anyone here know? [/quote]

There are only two candidates in each run off (the top two vote getters in the original election), someone gets 50.0001 percent or more or there is a tie.  There is no third run off.[/quote]

I suppose I could see a universe in which some folks vote for only Warnock or only Purdue and it comes out thusly once non-votes and spoiled ballots (I wouldn't be surprised if triple digits of voters marked both candidates in one race, for example):

Warnock 50.3-Loeffler 48.5 
Purdue 49.8-Ossoff 49.0

I'm assuming it's purely "whoever gets the most votes here, wins" but it is entirely possible for a candidate here to not get 50% of the total cast ballots. [/quote]

LOL.  I'm the dumbass who asked what happens if neither gets 50% in the question at the top.  Late night.  Of course with two candidates someone has to get more than 50%, unless thay each get exactly 50%.    Thank you for being kind.   :P   I'm praying the insider trading criminals do not win. [/quote]

But wait.  Some Republican was urging Georgians to write in Trump last week.  It's conceivable that he gets  5% or more of the dumbass vote.  [/quote]

There’s no write-in field. If they write a random name, it will just be a spoiled ballot  :oops:  :wink: [/quote]

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