Saxby Chambliss, Jim Martin Stump For Votes

EAST ELLIJAY, Ga. (AP) - Campaigning kicked into high gear in Georgia’s U.S. Senate runoff.

Sen. Saxby Chambliss swept through several rallies in north Georgia. Democrat Jim Martin campaigned in and around Savannah.

The two are facing off in a Dec. 2 runoff. Neither won 50 percent of the vote in the Nov. 4 general election.

Both are ramping up their efforts to turn out supporters with just a little more than two weeks to go.

Republicans see the Georgia race as a possible firewall against Democratic dominance in Washington.

The Georgia race is one of three unresolved Senate contests nationwide, along with Minnesota and Alaska. All involve Republican incumbents. If Democrats capture all three, it would give them a 60-seat majority in the Senate, the margin needed to block Republican filibusters.

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