The high-profile contest between Georgia Republican Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock will head to a runoff after neither candidate received more than 50% of the vote in the midterm election, Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: Both parties view the state as crucial to their chances of holding a majority in the Senate. The move to a runoff is reminiscent of Georgia's two 2020 Senate races.
