Georgia lawmakers began qualifying Monday for a spate of races in the 2020 elections, both for state and federal offices.
The 2020 elections see every seat in the Georgia House of Representative and Senate up for grabs as well as all 14 U.S. House seats and the state’s two U.S. Senate seats.
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