Democrat Raphael Warnock wins the Georgia Senate race in a runoff election, defeating Republican Herschel Walker, ABC News projects.
ABC News projects Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock will win Georgia's runoff election, defeating Republican Herschel Walker and giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Georgia Republican senate candidate Herschel Walker speaks to members of the press after a campaign stop on Dec. 5, 2022 in Dawsonville, Georgia. Walker's defeat bookends the GOP's struggles this year to win with flawed candidates cast from Trump's mold, a blow to the former president as he builds his third White House bid.
Early and mail voting did not reach the same levels as years past, and it was likely the total number of votes cast would be less than the 2021 Senate runoff election. Voting rights groups point to changes made by state lawmakers after the 2020 election that shortened the period for runoffs, from nine weeks to four, as a major reason for the decline in early and mail voting.
He was accused by two former girlfriends of encouraging and paying for their abortions, despite supporting an outright national ban on the procedure during the campaign. He denied both women's claims. On Tuesday, Atlanta voter Tom Callaway praised the Republican Party's strength in Georgia and said he'd supported Kemp in the opening round of voting. But he said he cast his ballot for Warnock because he didn't think "Herschel Walker has the credentials to be a senator."
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