2022 Georgia Senate Election
News coverage of the Georgia Senate election. See the race between Raphael Warnock, polling at 47%, and Herschel Walker, polling at 45%. Raphael Warnock has been the Senator from Georgia since 2020. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Georgia election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
Top Georgia Candidates
Democrat CandidateRaphael Warnock Polls: 47% Sample: 74,789Percentage of News: 21%
News Diet Breakdown
Left: 49%
Center: 46%
Republican CandidateHerschel Walker Polls: 45% Sample: 70,487Percentage of News: 79%
News Diet Breakdown
24%
19%
Right: 57%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Raphael Warnock
Herschel Walker
Top 2022 Georgia Senate Election News
Raphael Warnock · AtlantaNeither Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) nor Republican Herschel Walker is projected to score the majority support needed to clinch the hotly contested Senate seat. The results mean that one of the most competitive statewide contests in the country will be left unresolved for weeks.See the Story
Georgia Senate race between Warnock, Walker heads to runoff
59% Center coverage: 182 sources
US & Canada · Warner RobinsAds with the candidates’ ex-wives. Cries of “liar” flying in both directions. Stories of a squalid apartment building and abortions under pressure. Questioning an opponent’s independence. His intellect. His mental stability. His religious faith.See the Story
Ga. Senate runoff between Warnock, Walker has bitter closing
63% Center coverage: 38 sources
Raphael Warnock · GeorgiaGeorgia on Monday appealed a judge’s decision allowing early voting in the state’s Senate runoff election this coming Saturday.
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Georgia appeals decision allowing early voting this Saturday in Senate runoff
63% Center coverage: 30 sources
Latest 2022 Georgia Senate Election News
Raphael Warnock · AtlantaA week-long early voting period began Saturday in some Georgia counties as Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker enter a week-and-a-half, post-Thanksgiving sprint to their December 6 runoff election.See the Story
Early voting begins in Georgia Senate Race
63% Center coverage: 41 sources
Raphael Warnock · AtlantaThe Georgia Supreme Court allowed counties to hold early voting this Saturday in the U.S. Senate runoff election between Democratic incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker, denying a bid by state Republicans to block the early voting. See the Story
Georgia Supreme Court allows early voting in U.S. Senate runoff on Saturday
45% Left coverage: 29 sources
US & Canada · GeorgiaFresh off his commanding reelection, Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday played the role of dutiful Republican soldier as he campaigned for the first time alongside Senate hopeful Herschel Walker after spending months steering clear of his ticket-mate.See the Story
Walker, Kemp campaign in Ga. together for the 1st time
Coverage: 20 sources
Raphael Warnock · GeorgiaWith less than two weeks until the Georgia Senate runoff, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-GA) released a new ad about Thanksgiving and what it means to him.
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Warnock Releases Thanksgiving Ad
60% Center coverage: 15 sources
US & Canada · AtlantaHerschel Walker (R) “is getting a tax break intended only for a primary residence this year on his home in the Dallas, Texas, area, despite running for Senate in Georgia,” CNN reports.See the Story
Herschel Walker Getting Tax Break for Texas Residence
60% Left coverage: 15 sources
US & Canada · AtlantaA woman who alleges that U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker pressured her into having an abortion in 1993 on Tuesday challenged the Republican, who has said he opposes abortion with no exceptions, to meet her publicly before next month's Georgia run-off election.See the Story
Woman challenges Republican Herschel Walker to face abortion claim in public
57% Left coverage: 14 sources
Raphael Warnock · GeorgiaA poll released on Tuesday by AARP, an interest group for those aged 50 and older, found a significant age gap in voters preferences in the Georgia Senate runoff election between incumbent Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former NFL player Herschel Walker (R) Warnock leads Walker by 24 percentage points among voters aged 18-49, while Walker leads by nine points among Voters aged 50 or older, according to the poll.See the Story
Warnock holds narrow lead over Walker in runoff, AARP poll finds
58% Left coverage: 12 sources
US & Canada · AtlantaCasting his vote this month in one of the most politically competitive states in the U.S., Seung Lee happily backed Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp’s reelection. But when it came to the other top Republican on the ballot, Senate candidate Herschel Walker, he was uneasy.See the Story
Doubts about candidates tipped the scales in tightest races
56% Left coverage: 9 sources
Twitter · AtlantaHerschel Walker appeared on Sean Hannity's Fox News show on Tuesday. He said: "Well first of all this election is more than Herschel Walker, this erection is about the people." A clip of Herschel's apparent mistake went viral on Twitter, receiving more than 1.9 million views.See the Story
Herschel Walker mispronounces election as erection
73% Left coverage: 11 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Georgia Senate Election?2022 Georgia Senate Election often is covered by Left Media sources.
Left: 46%
21%
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