Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, as they return to the Senate chamber after a break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., left, and Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, walk on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, as they return to the Senate chamber after a break in the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. / AP

Georgia’s secretary of state has set the qualifying period for the special U.S. Senate election featuring Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler and GOP Rep. Doug Collins. Qualifying in the race will take place next week from March 2-6, Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger’s office announced Monday.

That’s the same window that candidates in other 2020 Georgia races must officially declare to get on the ballot. The move could limit the amount of opposition that Loeffler, who was sworn in Jan. 6, will face.

The Nov. 3 election won’t be preceded by party primaries, meaning that multiple Republicans and Democrats could be on the ballot.

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