Georgia polls open for Senate runoffs — and wait for results begins

ATLANTA — Voters began trickling into polling stations across this Southern battleground state Tuesday morning to cast ballots in a pair of high-stakes Senate runoff races that will determine the balance of political power in Washington, D.C.

Already more than 3 million Georgians have voted early — a record high in a Georgia runoff — in the special election between Republican Sens. Perdue and Kelly Loeffler and Democratic challengers Jon Ossoff and Rev. Raphael Warnock.

At stake is the makeup of the Senate: If Republicans win just one of the two seats,