Democrat Raphael Warnock is looking to make history as Georgia’s first black senator in his high-stakes special election runoff against Republican millionaire businesswoman Kelly Loeffler.

The contest between political novices Warnock, 51, and Loeffler, 50, on Jan. 5 for the remaining two years of retired Sen. Johnny Isakson’s term will determine Senate control in the next Congress.

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