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Louisiana Senate runoff may not be last

by Walter Pierce

Georgia may actually need a runoff election, too, which is scheduled for Jan. 6, three days after Congress is sworn in.

Sen. Mary Landrieu and Rep. Bill Cassidy

Much has been made about Louisiana's December runoff and how it could host the contest that decides the partisan makeup of the U.S. Senate.

Yet the Bayou State may not be the last to hold a runoff.

Georgia may actually need a runoff election, too, which is scheduled for Jan. 6, three days after Congress is sworn in.

Some polls show the Republican there, David Perdue, with a one-point lead over Democrat Michelle Nunn, and Libertarian Amanda Swafford is holding onto five points that could decide that race.

If Swafford holds her ground or gains momentum, Georgia's runoff could push the calendar further back than the original forecast coming out of Louisiana.