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 margin, he failed to breach the 50 percent threshold that prevents a runoff election from occurring.
As of Wednesday, with some 96 percent of the expected vote reported, Warnock and Walker are tied at around 49 percent each. Warnock is leading by about 17,000 votes.
Chase Oliver, the Libertarian candidate, got 2.1 percent of the vote. His presence helped deny Warnock and Walker the majority either needed to win outright….}