The Democrats have won a runoff election in Georgia regarded as a test of Donald Trump’s clout with voters as he seeks the Republican presidential nomination.
Democrats win crucial Georgia runoff vote
Democrat Raphael Warnock has won re-election to the United States Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff, strengthening his party’s razor-thin majority after fighting off a challenge by Republican former football star Herschel Walker.
Warnock’s projected victory was narrow. With 99 per cent of the estimated vote counted, he led Walker by 50.8 per cent to 49.2 per cent, according to Edison Research.
The result cements Georgia as a battleground state certain to play a prominent role in the 2024 presidential election.
Democrats have now won three Senate races in the past two years in the former Republican stronghold and Democratic President Joe Biden carried the state in 2020.