The state of Georgia's election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row. On CTVNews.ca, an AP explainer takes a look at the contenders -- Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker -- and breaks down how the Senate race will be decided in December:
Georgia's election runoff rules could determine control of the Senate for the second time in a row, and Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock finds himself in the middle of it again -- this time against Republican Herschel Walker.
A third candidate, Libertarian Chase Oliver, took 2.1% in the initial round of balloting Nov. 8. That was enough to keep both Warnock and Walker, the former University of Georgia football standout, from taking more than half the vote, which is required to avoid a runoff. Walker has been beleaguered by a variety of critical attention, including claims he exaggerated his business success, as well as successive reports alleging that he encouraged and paid for a woman's 2009 abortion and later fathered a child with her.
According to state officials, early voting must start by Nov. 28, although some counties may start sooner.It will be the second runoff for Warnock, who first won his seat in a Jan. 5, 2021, special election runoff. Together with Jon Ossoff's victory in a concurrent Senate runoff, the Georgia seats gave Democrats the narrow majority they have been defending this year.
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