After the November 3 elections, democrats kept control of the House of Representatives, gained control of the presidency, and waited to see if they won control of the Senate.

On that November day, it was a race too close to call between Senate candidates Rev. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) versus incumbent Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) versus incumbent David Perdue (R-GA).

Per Georgia rules, if one candidate does not get over 50 percent of the vote, they head into an automatic run-off election that would take place in the first week of January.

Usually, only one Senator is elected at a time; however, Sen. Johnny Isakson resigned due to health issues, appointing Loeffler and putting her seat up for a special vote in the November elections along with Perdue’s usually scheduled vote.

Georgia, a state that has voted red for republicans within the last thirty years became the most important swing state overnight, keeping politicians on their toes to see whether their party would lose control or gain full control of the House of Representatives.

All four candidates campaigned relentlessly as they tried to gain their seats, canvassing, holding campaign rallies, phone banks and much more to guarantee their win.

Popular republican politicians such as the president headed to Georgia to help campaign for Leoffler and Perdue during this high-strung period of time.

Democratic politicians popular among voters assisted Ossoff and Warnock with their campaigns, including former President Barack Obama and then President-elect Joe Biden.

The run-off election took place on January 5, where Rev. Raphael Warnock was announced the winner, but the race results between Ossoff and Perdue were delayed until the next day.

As Americans waited for the day to come, anxiety was in the air for both major parties.

Senior Christie Moreck said, “On election day I felt hopeful and terrified because it could be difficult for the Biden administration to get stuff done without the Senate.”

Democrats waited to see whether Joe Biden’s presidency would be easier with a democratic controlled House of Representatives and Senate or would be difficult with a republican Senate.

January 6 came, and Jon Ossoff won his seat, turning Georgia into a blue state and creating a sigh of relief among house democrats.

The Senate will now be split 50-50 among both parties, Vice President Harris will be the tie-breaking vote, giving democrats the majority.

Although the news of Ossoff’s win was historical, it was quickly overshadowed by the Capitol attacks by the pro-Trump rioters.

Moreck said “I was super excited for Ossoff to win, but I wasn’t going to be surprised if he didn’t win, and I didn’t even realize that he won until the riots ended that night.”

Nonetheless, republicans lost control of the government that day, losing both houses and the presidency- their only hope to prevent Biden’s changes will be in the Supreme Court, where conservatives have a majority.

Citizens of the US will now see the presidency of Biden accelerate, as he will face less obstacles with the houses controlled by the same party.