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The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Incumbent Democratic senator Raphael Warnock won his first full term in office, defeating Republican former football player Herschel Walker .
Democrats hold both of Georgia's U.S. Senate seats. Republicans hold all statewide executive offices, control both chambers of the legislature, and hold a majority in Georgia's U.S. House delegation. [2] As one of only two seats up held by a Democrat in a state that voted for Trump in 2024, the race is expected to be competitive in 2026. [3]
All 33 Class 2 Senate seats and 2 Class 3 seats are up for election in 2026; Class 2 currently consists of 20 Republicans and 13 Democrats. If vacancies occur in Class 1 or 3 Senate seats, that state might require a special election to take place during the 119th Congress, possibly concurrently with the other 2026 Senate elections.
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority The post Senator Warnock defeats Walker ...
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Jon Ossoff for Senate logo Ossoff speaks to supporters at a campaign rally on November 10, 2020. Ossoff ran in the Democratic primary election to unseat then-incumbent Republican senator David Perdue in the 2020 Senate election in Georgia. [56] On June 10, Ossoff advanced to the general election by winning 53 percent of the vote.
(The Center Square) – With all 56 state Senate seats up for grabs on Tuesday, Republicans maintained the majority. Republicans kept a 33-23 majority over Democrats, not losing a single seat.
Rebecca Latimer Felton was the first female U.S. senator, representing Georgia in the Senate for one day in 1922, [1] having been appointed to the seat to replace Thomas E. Watson after his death in September 1922. Richard Russell Jr. was the state's longest serving senator, served from 1933 to 1971.