Runoff election definition
Presidential runoff election...
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Georgia's Election Day has passed, but in races where a candidate failed to win a majority of the vote, the top-two vote getters will now face off in a June 21 runoff election to decide a victor.
Four statewide Democratic races, including those for lieutenant governor and secretary of state, will be decided in runoffs.
Georgia is one of only 12 states to use runoffs to decide elections.
Others award wins to the top vote getter, regardless of whether the candidate gets a majority, or use ranked-choice voting, where voters rank candidates by preference on their ballots.
What causes a runoff election
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Here's how runoffs work: