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Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock head to runoff in Georgia Senate election rife with controversy

ATLANTA — The Southern battleground state of Georgia is headed, once again, for a bitterly contested Senate runoff election as results show Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock narrowly leading his Republican challenger, Herschel Walker, according to state election officials. Neither candidate is on track to secure 50% of the overall vote…

Los Angeles Times

Georgia Senate race heading to runoff

ATLANTA — Georgia’s U.S. Senate race will be decided in a runoff between Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker in a race that could determine control of the Senate.

Tribune News Service

How AP decided the Georgia Senate race is headed to runoff

There weren’t enough outstanding votes left to count in Georgia to push Democratic incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock over the 50% threshold he needed

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Hurricane Nicole strikes Bahamas, Florida with surge, heavy rain and high winds

The storm is bringing damaging storm surge flooding along the east coast of Florida, north to Georgia and South Carolina, along with heavy rain and damaging winds.

Axios

Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker are going to a runoff in Georgia

Neither candidate was above the 50% threshold needed to win outright under Georgia law. This sets up a post-Thanksgiving showdown in what is already the country's most expensive Senate race.

WEKU

Warnock, Walker advance to runoff for Senate seat in Georgia

Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will meet in a Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia after neither reached the general election majority required under state law

The Independent UK

Herschel Walker Set for Runoff in Georgia Senate Race

The former running back still has a shot at winning the election in December.

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What now for Stacey Abrams? Democrat faces uncertain future after second loss

ATLANTA — After Stacey Abrams’ first election defeat in 2018, Gov. Brian Kemp liked to joke that she became even more famous than him. She spoke to sold-out venues around the globe, was courted by powerful politicians and was vetted to be Joe Biden’s running mate.

Tribune News Service

Crucial Georgia Senate race set for December run-off

The US Senate contest in Georgia that could determine which party controls the upper chamber of Congress is headed for a 6 December runoff, media projections suggested on Wednesday.

Radio France Internationale

Georgia’s Herschel Walker and Raphael Warnock headed to runoff election that could determine Senate control

Race still highly contested after damaging revelations hit GOP candidate’s campaign

The Independent UK

US midterms: Who won, who lost and what we know so far

Republicans on course to win House majority, with Senate too close to call, on a bad night for Donald Trump’s chosen candidates

The Independent UK

Stephen Colbert on midterms: red wave looks more like ‘pink trickle’

Late-night hosts recap a dizzying night, from a too-close-to-call Senate race in Georgia to Ron DeSantis’s re-election in Florida

The Guardian - US

Biden hails ‘good day for democracy’ as Democrats defy midterm expectations

President says ‘giant red wave didn’t happen’ as Senate still in balance and race for House control much closer than predicted

The Guardian - US

Raffensperger reelected to Georgia’s top elections job

ATLANTA — Republican Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger won reelection Tuesday, keeping his job as Georgia’s chief elections officer after he defied Donald Trump’s demands to “find” more votes in the presidential election two years ago.

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From boos to a blowout: How Brian Kemp beat Stacey Abrams again

ATLANTA — A few hours before polls closed on the day of the May primary, Gov. Brian Kemp and his entourage trekked to the Varsity for an election tradition. As well-wishers put down their chili dogs to swarm the Republican, an aide sidled over to rain on his parade.

The Independent UK

How Georgia’s midterm runoff 2022 elections work

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules

The Independent UK

How Georgia’s midterm elections work?

Control of the U.S. Senate could again come down to Georgia — and that means it could further come down to the state's runoff election rules

Tribune News Service

Georgia children who lost parents to COVID-19 struggle with grief

ATLANTA — Ayden Davis remembers little about the day his mother fell down.

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Michael Cunningham: Only Ohio State, bad luck can stop Georgia’s march to title

ATLANTA — Kirby Smart deftly parries all attempts to get him to talk about the big picture for Georgia football. Smart knows he can’t prevent his players from hearing the hype even if he wanted to, but he refuses to add to the noise. If it’s not about one game…

The Conversation

US midterms: 42 new voting laws since 2021 risk undermining confidence in American democracy

Soon after the first results had been declared in the 2020 US midterm elections it became clear that the “red wave” of Republican victories many pundits had thought would hand them control of both houses of Congress was not materialising as expected. And what was especially marked was that candidates…

WEKU

6 takeaways from the 2022 midterm election that's not over yet

These midterm elections show why it's always important to never assume you know exactly what's going to happen in advance – and to keep an open mind for potential surprises.

Tribune News Service

Ramesh Ponnuru: Ron DeSantis has moved Florida from purple to red

Election Day ended with a lot of crucial races uncalled, and who controls the Senate may remain unknown for a long time — maybe not even until December, if the Georgia Senate race goes to a runoff. But a few preliminary judgments are possible.

Axios

Crucial Georgia Senate race heads to Dec. 6 runoff

Results were not yet clear for the race between Republican Herschel Walker and incumbent Democrat Sen. Raphael Warnock.

Reuters

Biden vows to work with Republicans as control of U.S. Congress still unsettled

U.S. Senate control hung in the balance while Republicans edged closer to securing a majority in the House of Representatives on Wednesday, a day after Democrats outperformed expectations and avoided a Republican "red wave" in midterm elections.

Tribune News Service

Counting continues as nation waits for outcome of Georgia’s US Senate race

ATLANTA — Counting continued in a handful of Georgia counties early Wednesday as the nation watched to see how the state’s U.S. Senate race would turn out.

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