Look at this race and MN as well.. the common denominator is third party candidates in the general election... this is the same denominator that helped Bill Clinton win the WH in 1991.... every time someone says form a third party of vote third party it sends chills down my spine.
In 2002, Dems were elected Governors in OK and AZ thanks to third party candidates.
I like the GA run-off rule. It minimizes the impact of 3rd parties and could prevent messy recount battles.
to be fair, though, that third party certainly came in handy in FL in 2000. If not for Ralph, the dems may well just have won their 5th straight election