Georgia senate race

Sen. Raphael G. Warnock (D-Ga.) faces Republican Herschel Walker in a hard-fought runoff in which more than 1.8 million people have already voted early.

Georgia's Senate runoff has tightened with more than 60% of the vote tallied in a contest that will shape the balance of power in the Democratic-controlled ...

Geoff Duncan, who also balked at Trump’s outlandish demands after the 2020 election, told CNN on Monday that Trump’s backing in the primary was the only reason Walker became the GOP nominee, but now the former president is “probably the biggest headwind Herschel Walker has.” They accounted for nearly 32% of the turnout in early voting, according to the Georgia Secretary of State’s Office. After watching losses in key states like Arizona and Pennsylvania, top Republicans are planning a more aggressive push to prop up candidates in primaries that they deem as more electable. “We just got trounced when it should have been one of the biggest, easiest layups we’ve made in years, in decades. [narrow lead](https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/02/politics/cnn-poll-georgia-senate-runoff-election/index.html) over Walker in a CNN poll released last week. While Kemp and Walker spoke a few times during the general campaign, the two men largely kept their distance from one another on the trail. It was also a sign that – in the wake of President Joe Biden narrowly carrying the state in 2020, combined with two Senate runoff wins that handed him a Democratic Senate in 2021 – Georgia is now definitively a purple state. Though Warnock gained more votes than Walker in last month’s general election, he did not earn the majority needed to win outright. The state broke single-day early voting records last week, but the early voting period was significantly condensed from 2021. Kemp went on to handily defeat Democratic challenger Stacey Abrams last month, garnering about 200,000 more votes than Walker. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, who have often single-handedly curbed the ambitions of their party. Catherine Cortez Masto clung to her seat despite economic headwinds, and in Pennsylvania, where Democrat John Fetterman picked up a GOP-held seat.

Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker in their hotly contested runoff for Georgia's US Senate seat, expanding Democrats edge to 51 seats in ...

Why Democrats hope to have a 51-49 majority after Georgia's Senate runoff. From CNN's Ali Zaslav and Ted Barrett ; Walker takes narrow lead in tight Georgia runoff ; Faith leaders kick off Warnock Election Night party. From CNN's Eva McKend.

"Georgia voters said they wanted a Senator who would fight for them — and made it a reality when they reelected @ReverendWarnock to the U.S. He urged Georgians to "believe in America" and the Constitution. "I walked in the line and stood there like everybody else did and I knew exactly what I was going to do because nobody had earned my vote. And after a hard-fought campaign – or should I say campaigns – it is my honor to utter the most four most powerful words in a democracy: The people have spoken," he said. “I'm proud of the bipartisan work I’ve done and I intend to do more." I'm never going to stop fighting for you," he added. “We put up one heck of a fight," he said. The runoff was a final midterm test of the former president’s influence as he embarks on a third White House bid. Of its pain and promise, the brutality and the possibility. One of the most common refrains in politics is that voters hate Washington and want outsiders to be elected to office. Bend and back in the love of history and horticulture to this city by the sea. It simply means that you the people have decided that your voices will not be silenced," he said during his victory speech Tuesday.