Georgia’s race for U.S. Senate between Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker is headed to a runoff, NBC News projected on Wednesday.
Neither candidate secured the 50% required under state law to win the ballot.
The runoff takes place on December 6th, according to the Georgia Secretary of State.
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock and GOP opponent Herschel Walker will likely compete in a runoff election in December, after both seemingly fail to win at least 50% of the vote. pic.twitter.com/UCzB364e4Y
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Some believe the Georgia runoff election will decide the fate of the U.S. Senate.
Runoff election in Georgia may decide fate of U.S. Senate, again https://t.co/Q787Y4G329 pic.twitter.com/EKEbuHov95
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NBC News reported:
The contest pitted Warnock, who was elected in a 2020…