3 takeaways from the Georgia U.S. Senate race: Why the Warnock-Walker contest is going to a runoff
In the Nov. 8 midterm elections, Sen. Raphael Warnock edged out Herschel Walker in the vote count for a U.S. Senate seat, but Libertarian Chase Oliver took 2% of the vote – enough to keep either candidate from a majority. Because neither major party candidate managed to claim a majority, a Georgia U.S. Senate seat will be decided by runoff for the third time in two years, with voters returning to the polls Dec. 6.