Raphael Warnock defeats Herschel Walker in Georgia runoff; Atlanta residents praise voter turnout

Democrat Raphael Warnock won re-election to the U.S. Senate in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, strengthening his party's razor-thin majority as he fought off a challenge by Republican former football star Herschel Walker.

"And after a hard-fought campaign — or should I say campaigns? It is my honour to utter the four most powerful words ever spoken in a democracy: The people have spoken," Warnock said in his victory speech to cheers from the crowd.

Separately, Walker also spoke to an audience of supporters as he conceded his defeat. “One of the things I want to tell all of you is, you never stop dreaming. I don’t want any one of you to stop dreaming, I don’t want any one of you to stop believing in America. I want you to believe in America and continue to believe in the constitution,” Walker said.

Walker's defeat was narrow. With 99 per cent of the estimated vote counted, Warnock led Walker by 50.8 per cent to 49.2 per cent, according to Edison Research. The contest went to a runoff after neither candidate secured 50 per cent of the vote on Nov. 8. The latest result cements Georgia as a battleground state certain to play a prominent role in the 2024 presidential election.

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