Georgia's incumbent Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock, who was first elected in a special election 2020, appears likely to face a runoff next month against Republican Herschel Walker in one of the most closely-watched battles of the 2022 midterms.
Warnock was elected in a special election in 2020 against incumbent Republican Sen. Kelly Loeffler, who was appointed after Sen. Johnny Isakson stepped down due to health problems in 2019. Warnock had led the 21-person"jungle" special election, but only captured 32% of the vote, so he and Loeffler, the second-highest vote-getter, went into a January runoff. Warnock ultimately prevailed, becoming the first Black senator from Georgia.The January runoff election was held on Jan.
Now Warnock faces Walker, a Heisman Trophy winner who was a running back for University of Georgia. Walker is the rare Republican who in the primaries had the support of not only of Trump, but also Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Democrats have been invested heavily in the race, and former President Barack Obama traveled to Georgia in the final sprint, calling Walker"a celebrity that wants to be a politician."
Walker announced his run for the Georgia Senate race August 2021, saying he "can't sit on the sidelines anymore." This is his first candidacy, and he frequently invokes his Washington outsider status on the campaign trail.last month by a Daily Beast report that in 2009, Walker, who has vocally opposed abortion rights, allegedly paid for an abortion for a woman he'd been seeing. CBS News has not independently confirmed this payment.
she came forward because of Walker's stance on abortion, saying"I just cant with the hypocrisy anymore. We all deserve better."
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