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Georgia results signal rejection of Trump's election fraud claims

State's Democratic shift also highlights surge in young and minority voters in recent years

A voter at a polling station during the United States Senate run-off elections in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday. Local organisers in the state, many of them black women, have relentlessly worked for years to increase voter registration among black, As
A voter at a polling station during the United States Senate run-off elections in Atlanta, Georgia, on Tuesday. Local organisers in the state, many of them black women, have relentlessly worked for years to increase voter registration among black, Asian and Latino voters, an effort that bore fruit on Nov 3 with President-elect Joe Biden's victory and also in Tuesday's Senate race. PHOTO: BLOOMBERG
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WASHINGTON - In 2016, United States President Donald Trump won Georgia by 5.1 points. Two years later, Republican Brian Kemp beat Democrat Stacey Abrams in the state's governor race, but with a shrunken margin of 1.4 points. Last year, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden flipped Georgia, defeating Mr Trump with a narrow margin of 0.2 point.

The Democrats' victory in at least one of Georgia's two Senate races - with the second one looking increasingly likely as well - underscores how the electorate in the state has been transformed in recent years by a surge in young and minority voters.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on January 07, 2021, with the headline Georgia results signal rejection of Trump's election fraud claims . Subscribe