Senate race in Georgia between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker is likely headed to a runoff. Elections officials continued to count ballots in the state late Tuesday night with the race too close to call. The race determined partisan control of the Senate nearly two years ago and could do so again in these midterm elections. As of 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, neither candidate had reached the 50% +1 in the contest outright. Georgia law requires a majority to win statewide office. With incomplete returns showing a close race and a third-party candidate on the ballot, it’s possible neither Warnock and Walker could head to a Dec. 6 runoff. Here are results for the U. S. Senate race in Georgia. Click here to return to the master results list."I don’t come to lose," Walker, a celebrity athlete turned politician, said during brief remarks to supporters at his election watch party in suburban Atlanta. Warnock, a Baptist pastor, spoke to supporters later in the night, but was very intentional about not saying much. He sated they knew the race would be close, but stated "it wasn't over." He ended his address by saying, "keep the faith and keep looking up."Herschel Walker says 'I'm like 'Ricky Bobby' addressing supporters on election nightAddressing his supporters during election night Tuesday, Republican U. S. Senate candidate for Georgia Herschel Walker, said he "does not come to lose," likening himself to the fictional movie character "Ricky Bobby" originated by Will Ferrell. At the time of the speech, the race between Walker and Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock was still too close to call. A runoff campaign would be a four-week blitz that, depending on the outcomes in other Senate contests, could reprise the 2020 election cycle, when two Senate runoffs in Georgia doubled as a national winner-take-all battle for Senate control. Victories from Warnock and Ossoff left the chamber divided 50-50 between the two major parties, with Vice President Kamala Harris giving Democrats the tie-breaking vote. A runoff would mean another month of Warnock hammering Walker, who is making his first bid for public office, as unqualified and Walker assailing Warnock as a rubber-stamp for the White House."Raphael Warnock votes with Joe Biden 96% of the time," Walker has told voters again and again. "He’s forgotten about the people of Georgia."Raphael Warnock tells supports to keep the faithSen. Raphael Warnock came out to thank his supporters as he continues a very tight battle with Republican challenger Herschel Walker. He told the crowd he will say more later, but asked them to keep the faith. Warnock, who is also the senior minister at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, answers that Walker is "not ready" and "not fit" for high office.


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