On Election Day in Georgia, neither incumbent Senator Raphael Warnock nor candidate Hershel Walker received a majority, or 50%, of the votes. Under Georgia election laws, the winner of the senate seat will be determined by a runoff election on Dec. 6, 2022.
A runoff election occurs when no candidate in a race gains a majority of the votes. The lack of a majority can be because there are many candidates in one race, or as little as three candidates. The two candidates who receive the most votes advance to the runoff election. The runoff is an entirely new election, held weeks after the first and requires voters to cast new ballots for one of the two remaining candidates.
