Category: Raphael Warnock

Georgia Appeals Judge’s Ruling That Allows Early Voting This Saturday in Senate Runoff

A judge in Georgia ruled that county elections officials can provide voting on the Saturday after Thanksgiving in the upcoming Senate runoff election, prompting an appeal from the state’s attorney general on Monday. Fulton County Superior Court Judge Thomas Cox Jr., in siding with the state’s Democratic Party and Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), issued an…


Warnock Decries Walker as ‘Not a Serious Person’

CUMMING, Ga.—Raphael Warnock on Saturday asked voters in Cumming, Georgia, to come out for him one more time during his Dec. 6 Senate runoff, and his fifth Senate-related election in two years. Cumming is in the fast-growing Forsyth County, considered a Georgia swing district where Georgia Democrats have focused lately to pick up exurban votes….


Walker, Warnock Won’t Debate For Runoff; Judge Extends Early Voting

There will be no debate in the runup to the Georgia Senate runoff on Dec. 6, with the Atlanta Press Club announcing Thursday it was canceling a debate scheduled for Nov. 21 because neither Raphael Warnock nor Herschel Walker had accepted. “The Atlanta Press Club believes debating is an important part of any election as…


Lindsey Graham Campaigns for Walker in Georgia Senate Runoff Against Warnock

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) lent his support to Herschel Walker on Thursday as Walker’s runoff election against Raphael Warnock looms on Dec. 6. “What we need to understand is that if we win this seat, it changes the course of the country. It changes the Republican Party forever because Herschel Walker is a transformational figure…


McConnell-Tied Super PAC Pledges $14 Million to Boost Herschel Walker in Georgia Senate Runoff

A super PAC with close ties to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced on Nov. 15 that it is spending $14.2 million to boost Republican candidate Herschel Walker in the Georgia Senate runoff election against Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.). The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) announced the money will be spent on television, radio, and…


Warnock Sues to Restore Saturday Early Voting for Georgia Senate Runoff

Raphael Warnock and his Democratic Party allies have sued the state after Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger prohibited early voting for Warnock’s Senate runoff against Herschel Walker from beginning on Saturday, Nov. 26. Halting early voting that day—the Secretary of State’s office had said the day falls too close to Thanksgiving and violates state law—would…


Politicos Looking Back to Look Ahead Toward the Georgia Senate Runoff

As Georgia politicos pivot to the next election—the Senate runoff on Dec. 6 between Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock—they are analyzing what happened a week ago and how it might affect the race. One glaring fact stares Republicans in the face: Walker drew 203,000 votes fewer than Brian Kemp in getting reelected governor over Stacey…


Georgia Runoff Has Ranked-Choice Voting, But It’s Only For A Few

With one election behind them, Georgia voters must immediately prepare for the next—the Senate runoff between incumbent Raphael Warnock and challenger Herschel Walker, neither of whom reached the 50 percent vote the state requires. The runoff will take place on Dec.6. That’s much sooner than the 2020 election’s runoff, nine weeks later, on Jan. 5,…


Warnock, Walker Projected to Advance to Georgia Senate Runoff Election Next Month

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and GOP challenger Herschel Walker will head to a runoff next month for the Senate seat in Georgia, according to forecaster Decision Desk on Wednesday. State election officials already predicted the race would advance to a Dec. 6 runoff earlier on Wednesday. While Warnock was ahead of Walker by a slim…


Georgia Official: ‘Safe to Say’ There Will Be Senate Runoff Next Month

A Georgia election official said early Wednesday that it is likely there will be a Senate runoff election slated for December between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and GOP challenger and former NFL star Herschel Walker. “While county officials are still doing the detailed work on counting the votes, we feel it is safe to…