It’s déjà vu in the Peach State. Just like in 2021, the Georgia Senate race is headed for a runoff that could decide who controls the upper chamber.
With neither incumbent Raphael Warnock nor Republican challenger Herschel Walker topping 50% of the vote in the state, the duo will face-off again on December 6.
The runoff is a result of Georgia state law that demands a winning candidate garner more than 50%. Presently, Warnock pulled in 49.4% to Walker’s 48.5% with 96% of the vote tallied, according to the AP.
After a long night of counting the votes in the increasingly purple state, CNN, NBC and various networks and outlets this morning projected an inevitable runoff.
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