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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.
Democratic Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock has won the state’s runoff election, defeating Republican Herschel Walker in one of the most hard-fought campaigns of 2022.
Rev. Raphael Warnock was announced as the winner of the first of the two senate runoff elections that will determine control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats hope to take both seats and claim unified ...
Since Democrats won both Georgia runoffs, their caucus gained control of the Senate, as the resultant 50–50 tie is broken by Democratic vice president Kamala Harris. If the Democrats had lost either race, Republicans would have retained control of the Senate. [ 192 ]
The runoff election for Isakson's former seat was on January 5, 2021. The regularly-scheduled runoff election for the Georgia U.S. Senate seat held by Republican David Perdue was also decided in a January 5 runoff. Before the Georgia runoffs in the 2020 U.S. Senate elections, Republicans held 50 Senate seats and the Democratic caucus held 48. [203]
See live updates of Georgia election results from the 2024 election, including Senate and House races, state elections and ballot initiatives.
In 2020, Ossoff won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Georgia, beating incumbent Republican senator David Perdue in a runoff election. Ossoff's election alongside Raphael Warnock was critical in securing a 50-50 Senate majority for Democrats, with Vice President Kamala Harris serving as the tie-breaking vote. [1]
Majority Leader Chuck Schumer took an emotional victory lap after Democrat Raphael Warnock won the Georgia Senate runoff and secured a 51st-seat majority.