GA Senate race too close to call

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Story Published: Nov 5, 2008 at 11:46 AM EDT

Story Updated: Nov 5, 2008 at 12:04 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia's U.S. Senate race could be headed for a
runoff.

With thousands of absentee ballots still being counted Wednesday
morning, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss has fallen below 50 percent mark.

Chambliss needs 50 percent-plus-one of the votes to avoid a runoff. The Associated Press shows him with 49.8 percent of the vote. Democratic challenger Jim Martin has 46.8 percent. Libertarian Allen Buckley is pulling 3.4 percent.

Martin is preparing for a runoff. He'll host a news conference later this morning to outline his plans.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

The Chambliss camp said they're still studying the returns. They
planned their own news conference to respond.

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