Raphael Warnock defeated Republican Herschel Walker in their hotly contested runoff for Georgia's U.S. Senate seat, expanding the Democrats' edge to 51 seats in the upper chamber.
Warnock won the election with 50.5% of the vote, while the former football star 49.5%, according to the Associated Press, with 93% of the votes counted.
U.S. President Joe Biden and his chief of staff Ron Klain claimed victory for Warnock minutes before the race was officially called. Biden told reporters that We are going to win, as he deplaned Air Force One in Washington from Arizona. We're going to win Georgia. This may be due to a conflict with your ad blocking or security software. You can add to your list of allowed sites by jp and piano.io. If this does not resolve the issue or you are unable to add the domains to your allowlist, please see this FAQ. We apologize for the inconvenience.