Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will travel to Georgia to campaign on behalf of the two Democratic Senate candidates still vying for seats in Congress.
Harris, who will be in the Peach State on Monday, will make stops in the city of Columbus and in Gwinnett County, the campaign announced on Friday.
Republican Sens. David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler are hoping to retain their seats, but both are in tough battles against Democrats Jon Ossoff and the Rev. Raphael Warnock. The runoff elections are scheduled for Jan. 5 and are taking place because neither candidate in either race was able to secure 50% of the vote on Election Day.
Republicans have 50 Senate seats, while the Democrats have 46, but two independent senators caucus with them, thus making these two Georgia races vital for control of the Senate. If Ossoff and Warnock are victorious, there would be an even split in the Senate, and Harris could then act as a tiebreaker.
Both President Trump and President-elect Joe Biden have already campaigned in Georgia for the candidates of their respective parties.
In addition to campaigning in Georgia, Trump has also rebuked many of the top GOP officials in the state over his election loss. His attacks on Gov. Brian Kemp and Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, claiming that they have not sufficiently helped him in overturning his loss in Georgia, could lead to GOP voters choosing not to vote.
Ivanka Trump will also be in Georgia on Monday to campaign for the Republican senators. She will be making a stop in Fulton and Walton counties, according to the state’s Republican Party.
