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Warnock wins Georgia Senate runoff, expanding Democratic majority

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Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock won re-election in a hard-fought Georgia runoff on Tuesday, expanding his party's razor-thin majority as he turned back a challenge by Republican former football star Herschel Walker, Edison Research projected.

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Merco Press

US: Dems snatch Senate majority with Warnock's win in Georgia

Raphael Warnock, a senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, where Martin Luther King Jr. once preached, has been reelected onto the US Senate on behalf of the state of Georgia in a close runoff Tuesday against Republican Herschel Walker, which resulted in the Democratic Party securing a slight Upper House majority. With 99% of the votes counted, Warnock led Walker by 50.8% to 49.2%, it was announced Wednesday.

2 years ago·Caracas, Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of

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World Socialist Web Site

Democrat Raphael Warnock narrowly wins runoff election for US Senate from Georgia

The US midterms have set the stage for two years of legislative stalemate—except when it comes to funneling billions into the US-NATO proxy war against Russia in Ukraine and passing record Pentagon budgets, or enacting dictatorial laws blocking strikes and imposing corporate-dictated contracts on workers, as with last week’s bipartisan vote banning a strike by rail workers.

2 years ago·United States

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The Manila Times

Democrat Warnock wins Georgia Senate runoff

ATLANTA, Georgia: Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a runoff election in Georgia on Tuesday, ensuring for Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term and helping cap an underwhelming midterm cycle for the GOP in the last major vote of the year.With Warnock's second runoff victory in as many years, Democrats will have a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a sea…

2 years ago·Manila, Philippines

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NE Iowa Publishing

Raphael Warnock wins U.S. Senate runoff, giving Democrats a 51-seat majority

Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock will return to Washington to represent Georgia for the next six years after winning his Senate runoff Tuesday, handing Senate Democrats a coveted 51st seat.

2 years ago

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PBS NewsHour

What the Democrats' win in Georgia means for their agenda in the U.S. Senate

Sen. Raphael Warnock's decisive win has solidified Georgia's status as a battleground state and gives Democrats a critical 51-49 advantage in the Senate beginning next month. NewsHour’s Laura Barrón-López reports and Judy Woodruff speaks with Stephen Fowler of Georgia Public Broadcasting to discuss what this means for Democrats in Georgia and beyond.

2 years ago·Washington, United States

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Southernminn.com

Democratic Sen. Warnock wins Georgia runoff

ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden’s current term and capping an underwhelming midterm…

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