Atlanta Dream co-owner and U.S. Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-Ga.) is headed to a Georgia special U.S. Senate election runoff vote after Democratic candidate Reverend Raphael Warnock nor Loeffler or Republican challenger Doug Collins cleared the state's 50% threshold for victory on Tuesday night.
Loeffler has been in the Senate seat since Dec. 2019, when Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp appointed her to the U.S. Senate following Republican Johnny Isakson's retirement.
In recent months, Loeffler has been the target of heavy public criticism from the WNBA community. Players have been pushing since July for Loeffler, who owns a 49% stake in the Dream, to be removed from the league's ownership ranks.