Raphael Warnock wins Georgia runoff, bolstering Democratic Senate majority

Incumbent Democrat fends off challenge from Republican Herschel Walker to gain party's 51st seat

The Democratic incumbent, Raphael Warnock, won the Georgia Senate runoff on Tuesday, securing his first full term and delivering a 51st seat to bolster his party's majority in the chamber.

The Associated Press called the race about three and a half hours after polls closed in Georgia, as Warnock led the Republican candidate, Herschel Walker, by approximately 40,000 votes.