2022 United States Senate election in Georgia

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The 2022 United States Senate election in Georgia was held on November 8, 2022, to elect a member of the U.S. Senate to represent the state of Georgia. Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock won his first full term in office, defeating Republican former football player Herschel Walker. Under Georgia's two-round system, Warnock was re-elected in a runoff election on December 6 after neither candidate received over 50% of the vote on November 8. Warnock's win was the only statewide victory for Democrats in Georgia in 2022. Warnock, who won a shortened term to the seat in a 2020–21 special election, was nominated in the May 24 primary with 96% of the vote against minimal opposition. Walker, who was endorsed by former president Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, won the Republican nomination with 68% of the vote over former state agriculture commissioner Gary Black. It was the first U.S. Senate election in Georgia history and among five nationwide since the passage of the...

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