December 7th, 2022 – 1:30 PM
Staff Reports –
Georgia Senator Raphael Warnock has won the December 6th Georgia runoff giving U.S. Senate Democrats a 51-seat majority next year.
The Georgia Senate runoff election results were reported by the Georgia Secretary of state’s Office early Wednesday morning at 12:54 AM and showed that Raphael Warnock received 51.28% of the total vote with 1,804,189 votes. Republican challenger Herschel Walker received 48.72% of the total vote with 1,714,055 votes. The state of Georgia saw a 50.24% voter turnout with 3,520,912 voters who cast their ballots.
In Floyd County final results were reported at around 10 PM. Walker received 19,950 votes (70.52% of the total vote). Warnock received 8,340 votes (29.46% of the total vote). Floyd County saw a 46.9% voter turnout for this runoff election.