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ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Jon Ossoff<\/a>, a young Georgia media executive known for breaking fundraising records during a 2017 special election loss for a U.S. House seat, beat back a field of Democratic primary opponents to win a spot taking on Republican Sen. David Perdue<\/a> in November.<\/p>\n

Ossoff<\/a> received about 50.7% of the votes, according to votes tallied as of Wednesday night. He had maintained a steady lead in public polling and fundraising despite some significant competition from former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson and 2018 candidate for lieutenant governor Sarah Riggs Amico.<\/p>\n

Ossoff<\/a>\u2019s victory allows him to avoid a potentially bruising primary runoff that had been seen as likely and sets up a showdown with Perdue<\/a>, 70, as Republicans look to hold the White House and Senate<\/a> majority.<\/p>\n

In his livestreamed victory speech Wednesday night, Ossoff<\/a> took immediate aim at his opponent\u2019s response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying Perdue<\/a> was \u201ctoo busy adjusting his stock portfolio to warn us of the gravest public health emergency in a century.\u201d A Perdue<\/a> spokeswoman has previously said the senator \u201cgoes above and beyond to fully comply with the law.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a moment to let up \u2014 this is a moment to double down,\u201d Ossoff<\/a> said. \u201cThe president of the United States and his allies in Congress are leading this country down a dark path and we can go down this path no longer. We can no longer go down a path of authoritarianism, of racism, of corruption. We are better than this and Georgia is better than this.\u201d<\/p>\n

The election on Tuesday was plagued by problems that, combined with a massive influx of mail-in paper ballots because of the coronavirus, delayed final results.<\/p>\n

A lack of poll workers, trouble with new voting equipment, coronavirus restrictions and high turnout contributed to long lines, with 20 of Georgia\u2019s 159 counties having to extend voting hours for at least one precinct.<\/p>\n

Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger sent absentee ballot applications to 6.9 million active registered voters in Georgia, and more than 1 million ballots had been received as of Monday, Raffensperger spokesman Walter Jones said Wednesday. That\u2019s a huge increase in the number of paper ballots that counties have traditionally had to process in past elections.<\/p>\n

Ossoff<\/a>, 33, entered the race in September with the endorsement of civil rights icon Rep. John Lewis, as well as some built-in name recognition from his highly publicized special election loss to Republican Karen Handel for an Atlanta-area U.S. House seat in 2017.<\/p>\n

The CEO of a company that produces investigative reports on crime and corruption for news organizations, Ossoff<\/a> has made fighting inequality and corruption a core part of his message.<\/p>\n

Ossoff<\/a>\u2019s opponents often took aim at his lack of experience in elected office, with Tomlinson proclaiming that she was \u201cthe only one in this race who has ever won an election and governed.\u201d But those attacks seemed to have little effect.<\/p>\n

\u201cJon Ossoff<\/a> is a fighter against Washington corruption and a champion for hardworking Georgia families, and is going to be an excellent U.S. Senator,\u201d Democratic Party of Georgia Chairwoman Nikema Williams said in a statement Wednesday night. \u201cHis work uncovering corruption and investigating war crimes demonstrates his commitment to fighting for justice, and his grassroots support across the state shows that he is ready to win this November.\u201d<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, changes to campaigning necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic, including a move away from in-person events in favor of online engagement, seemed to play toward the strengths of Ossoff<\/a>\u2019s media-savvy campaign.<\/p>\n

Tomlinson congratulated Ossoff<\/a> in a statement Wednesday night and called for her supporters to unite behind him.<\/p>\n

The election had been previously postponed and campaigns forced online because of the coronavirus. The final days of the race also saw widespread protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

Criticism of President Donald Trump\u2019s response on both fronts has added fuel to Democrats\u2019 ambitions of winning in Georgia, where the party is increasingly making gains even though Republicans still dominate in statewide elections.<\/p>\n

Perdue<\/a>, a close Trump ally seeking a second term in November, drew no GOP primary opposition. Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler of Georgia is also defending the seat she was recently appointed to in a separate race that won\u2019t be filtered by primaries.<\/p>\n

Ossoff<\/a>\u2019s campaign often looked past his primary opponents in favor of going directly after Perdue<\/a>, who he has bashed as one of Trump\u2019s \u201cmost loyal servants in the Senate<\/a>.\u201d In a preview of the race to come, Perdue<\/a> campaign manager Ben Fry took aim at Ossoff in a statement Wednesday night, saying his \u201conly notable achievement is spending millions of dollars on his failed Congressional bid.\u201d<\/p>\n

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