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Georgia runoff elections are exciting, but costly for voters and democracy

In Georgia, if no candidate receives 50% of the general election vote for a statewide or congressional district race, there’s a runoff between the top two vote-getters. In recent decades, the Peach State has had four high-profile runoff elections, all for the U.S. Senate.

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Warnock, Walker rally voters with events a day before Georgia's runoff election

ATLANTA — U.S. Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker are taking new steps to energize their supporters on the eve of the Georgia Senate runoff for the last election battle of 2022.

Tribune News Service

When will we know the Georgia Senate runoff results?

The large number of people who voted early means that results might come earlier than expected.

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Former girlfriend of Herschel Walker tells of violent apartment encounter

Cheryl Parsa, 61, tells NBC News that Walker threw punch that missed and put hand on her throat and chest in Dallas in 2005

The Guardian - US

Vampires, voter access and the turnout dance: Georgia's Senate runoff remains a question mark

ATLANTA — Over the last week, LaTosha Brown has been in full-throttle mode, leading grassroots voting rights activists fanning across Georgia, canvassing door to door, hosting screenings of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever," dancing to hip-hop outside polling stations.

Los Angeles Times

Democrat Raphael Warnock holds narrow poll lead in crucial Georgia Senate runoff – as it happened

Victory for Warnock would give Democrats 51 Senate seats

The Guardian - US

First Thing: Florida man restrained by jailers ‘died by strangulation’

Private autopsy says Kevin Desir’s death after struggle was homicide, undermining official investigation

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Democrats aim to seize outright Senate majority in Georgia runoff

The contest between Raphael Warnock and Trump-backed Herschel Walker will decide if Democrats maintain their majority

The Guardian - US

Georgia returns to the polls in tiebreaker midterms vote for US Senate seat

Georgians return to the polls on Tuesday for a run-off vote taking place a mere four weeks after they cast their ballots in this year’s US midterm elections. This final vote could give Democrats a slightly more comfortable majority in the Senate. On the ballot for the first time running…

France 24

What to watch in Tuesday's Georgia Senate runoff election

The extended Senate campaign in Georgia gives Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker a second chance to persuade voters to send them to Washington

The Independent UK

Warnock, Walker: Starkly different choices for Black voters

Raphael Warnock is the first Black U.S. senator from Georgia, having broken the color barrier with a special election victory in January 2021

The Independent UK

Francis Wilkinson: Raphael Warnock and Georgia’s long campaign

Sen. Raphael Warnock of Georgia works out of the Russell Senate Office Building, the oldest and most imposing of the Capitol buildings housing senators and staff. Built on a granite base with marble and limestone facing, the Russell’s high-ceilinged, Beaux Arts corridors have the feeling of a Parisian boulevard —…

Tribune News Service

Walker, Warnock close Senate runoff with divergent strategies

ATLANTA — With the last battle of the 2022 election on the line, U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker and their allies made a final, fevered weekend push to voters in smaller towns, bustling cities and quiet neighborhoods around Georgia.

Tribune News Service

The Georgia Senate runoff is Raphael Warnock’s to lose

Warnock (D-Ga.) holds a small but resilient advantage over Herschel Walker.

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The top presidential surrogate in the Georgia runoff

"Georgia, serious times call for special leaders," Obama says in a Georgia ad.

The Guardian - US

Teenager canvassing for Warnock shot in Savannah ahead of Georgia runoff

Police say no indication shooting politically motivated as teen working for Democrat is treated for non-life threatening injuries

The Independent UK

In Georgia, how sports explain a political battleground

Georgia's U.S. Senate race between Republican Herschel Walker and Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock highlights how sports and college loyalties explain a political battleground

The Guardian - US

Georgia runoff: full steam ahead for Democrats as they aim to solidify Senate majority

Polls suggest narrow lead for Raphael Warnock as party brings out big guns to campaign days before election

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Tribune News Service

Warnock outpaces Walker on campaign trail in final weekend of Senate runoff

ATLANTA — Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., kicked off a busy day of campaigning on Saturday in the final weekend ahead of the runoff election with a rally featuring some of the nation’s largest labor unions.

Axios

The surprise winner in the new Democratic primary calendar

The radical 2024 primary-calendar overhaul adopted yesterday by the DNC's Rules and Bylaws Committee, plays into Warnock's hands.

Tribune News Service

Crush of early voters sets up big election day in US Senate runoff

ATLANTA — The busiest week of early voting in Georgia history concluded with over 1.8 million ballots cast before election day in the U.S. Senate runoff.

Fortune

Georgia’s runoffs have helped one Atlanta TV station rake in nearly $232M in political advertising in under two years

WSB-TV leads the nation in political advertising, thanks in no small part to Georgia’s rules on runoff elections.

Tribune News Service

In runoff, Warnock makes renewed effort with college students

ATLANTA — In the last days before Tuesday’s runoff, Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., is stepping up efforts to court a crucial constituency for his base: college students.

Tribune News Service

Out-of-state money increases as Georgia Senate race goes into overtime

ATLANTA — Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., one of the nation’s most prolific political fundraisers, has always found a national draw for his campaign.

The Independent UK

Non-religious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Voters with no religious affiliation supported Democratic candidates and abortion rights by staggering percentages in the 2022 midterm elections

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