U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker were locked in a tight race in Georgia on Tuesday night.
The question is whether either contender can win the contest outright or they head to a Dec. 6 runoff. Georgia requires a majority to win statewide office, and with incomplete returns showing a close race with a third-party candidate on the ballot, it remained possible that neither Warnock nor Walker will surpass the 50% threshold. It was too early for The Associated Press to call the race.
Walker, a celebrity athlete turned politician, offered his supporters an optimistic view hours earlier at his campaign’s election night party in suburban Atlanta.A runoff campaign would be a four-week blitz that, depending on the outcomes in other Senate contests, could reprise the 2020 election cycle, when two Senate runoffs in Georgia doubled as a national winner-take-all battle for Senate control. Victories from Warnock and Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga.
Warnock, who is also the senior minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, answers that Walker is “not ready” and “not fit” for high office. That’s an allusion to Walker’s rocky past, from allegations of violence against his ex-wife to accusations by two women Walker once dated that he encouraged and paid for their abortions despite his public opposition to abortion rights.
South Africa Latest News, South Africa Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Raphael Warnock, Herschel Walker push for outright Senate victory in GeorgiaGeorgia voters are ready to settle one of the nation's marquee midterm contests as they choose whether to reelect Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock to his first full term or replace him with Republican challenger Herschel Walker.
Read more »
Herschel Is Having Its First-Ever Warehouse Sale in Vancouver Starting November 10The Vancouver-based company's sale will have up to 75% off backpacks, luggage and accessories (we're anticipating a line).
Read more »
Tight industrial real estate market seen providing 'buffer' in $5.9 billion deal for Summit REITCanada\u0027s tight industrial real estate market is seen providing a \u0027buffer\u0027 in the deal for Summit Industrial Income REIT. Read more.
Read more »
Tight industrial real estate market seen providing 'buffer' in $5.9 billion deal for Summit REITCanada\u0027s tight industrial real estate market is seen providing a \u0027buffer\u0027 in the deal for Summit Industrial Income REIT. Read more.
Read more »
Race for U.S. Congress is tight, no Republican 'red wave'PHOENIX — Republicans made modest gains in U.S. midterm elections but Democrats did better than expected, and control of Congress and President Joe Biden’s…
Read more »
Bank of Canada interest rate hike adds pressure to tight rental marketPrices for rentals \u0027getting out of control\u0027 even as housing market
Read more »