With an estimated 99% of votes accounted for, Pastor Raphael Warnock, the incumbent Democratic Senator for Georgia will narrowly defeat Herschel Walker in the General Runoff election held December 6th. Warnock received roughly 51.5% of the votes to Walker’s 48.5%. (numbers are not exact until all votes are in)
In Dade County, votes from all seven precincts were cast overwhelmingly in favor of challenger Herschel Junior Walker. Of the 11,000+ registered voters, 5,100 cast ballots. Of those, 4,195 were for Walker with only 901 for Warnock.
Figures from surrounding counties;
Walker;
| 1 | US Senate (Vote For 1) | Herschel Junior Walker (Rep) | 15502 | 79.88 | |
| 2 | US Senate (Vote For 1) | Raphael Warnock (I) (Dem) | 3904 | 20.12 | |
Catoosa;
| 1 | US Senate (Vote For 1) | Herschel Junior Walker (Rep) | 16881 | 77.81 | |
| 2 | US Senate (Vote For 1) | Raphael Warnock (I) (Dem) | 4813 | 22.19 | |
Following the win, Democrats now control 51 seats in the Senate compared to the Republican’s 49.
This ends the 2022 midterm election cycle.
by Orey Yates