Georgia runoff results – live: Warnock’s win cements Democrats 2024 blueprint as women celebrate Walker’s loss
Warnock’s victory gives Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate
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Democratic incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock sailed to victory over Republican challenger Herschel Walker on Tuesday night as the two candidates went head-to-head in the runoff race for Georgia’s crucial Senate seat.
The race was called in Mr Warnock’s favour at around 10.30pm, sending him to Washington DC for a full six-year term and giving Democrats a 51-49 majority in the Senate.
Following Mr Walker’s defeat, several of his former partners and the football star’s son celebrated the election results.
One woman who had a relationship with him in 2006 told The Daily Beast that it spelled a victory for the many women who had come forward to accuse him of encouraging them to have abortions or of being absent from his children’s lives – claims that directly contradicted the stance Mr Walker ran on.
“The Senate race tonight not only vindicates that democracy has won but the women that he betrayed, have won,” she said.
In a lengthy Twitter thread, Mr Walker’s son Christian Walker also branded his father “pathetic” and claimed that he had ignored everyone but Donald Trump around whether or not he should have ran.
Women who exposed Herschel Walker celebrate
The women who exposed Herschel Walker’s alleged hypocrisies around abortion rights and family values have celebrated his loss in the Georgia runoff race, saying that “the women that he betrayed have won”.
Rachel Sharp reports.
Women who exposed Herschel Walker celebrate Georgia runoff loss
During his campaign, several women came forward to accuse him of abusive behaviour, pressuring them to have abortions, or of being absent from secret children’s lives – claims that directly contradicted the stance he ran on
How the AP decided to call the runoff for Warnock
The Associated Press is the authority on when an election is called in favour of a specific candidate or political party.
Here’s how they made the decision to call the Georgia runoff for Raphael Warnock.
Why AP called the Georgia Senate runoff for Warnock
There weren't enough uncounted votes in Republican-leaning areas for Republican challenger Herschel Walker to make up his runoff election night gap with incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock
Voices: Trump brings baggage but no benefits
Eric Garcia writes:
Donald Trump remains the de facto leader of the Republican Party, meaning its elected officials must answer for every egregious statement or call to subvert the law he makes. The difference is that now, after two impeachments and suffering a crushing loss in 2020, he no longer offers them many benefits. Rather, every utterance he makes reminds voters why they don’t vote for Republicans.
Read on:
Trump saddles GOP with all of his baggage and none of his benefits
He holds no office and his popularity is waning. But Republicans are stuck with his candidates and having to answer for his every word
Voices: Georgia Senate runoff proves once and for all that candidate quality matters
Ahmed Baba writes:
Once again, we’re closing out election season with a Georgia runoff. And, once again, Democrats delivered a historic victory that further shifted power in the Senate and dealt a devastating blow to the Republican Party and Trumpism.
The dynamics of this race were clear. Candidate quality matters.
Read on:
Georgia Senate runoff proves once and for all that candidate quality matters
Democrats can look forward to 2024 knowing they have a winning formula against an increasingly extremist Republican Party
As it happened: Georgia race called for Warnock
Here’s how the three major cable news networks — MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News — called the Georgia race for Senator Raphael Warnock.
Recap: Warnock beats Walker in Georgia to give Democrats 51-49 Senate advantage
Senator Raphael Warnock triumphed in his second straight runoff in as many years when the Democratic incumbent fended off Republican nominee and college football legend Herschel Walker to give Democratsa 51-49 majority in the Senate.
The candidates faced each other in a runoff election after neither candidate received a majority of the vote in the general election in November. Mr Warnock had previously won a special election to finish the term of retiring Senator Johnny Isakson. He will now serve a full six-year term in the Senate.
Eric Garcia has the details.
Raphael Warnock beats Herschel Walker in Georgia to give Democrats a 51-49 advantage
Democrats defend the final Senate seat up for grabs in the 2022 midterm.
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