As polls closed around most of Georgia, guests at Herschel Walker’s runoff party were just beginning to trickle in.

Walker was hosting his event at the College Football Hall of Fame in downtown Atlanta, a nod to his Heisman Trophy winning years at the University of Georgia.

At this point, there are more media inside the hall than party goers. But that’s expected to change as results start to roll in.

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Austin Walters died from an overdose in 2021 after taking a Xanax pill laced with fentanyl, his father said. A new law named after Austin and aimed at preventing deaths from fentanyl has resulted in its first convictions in Georgia, prosecutors said. (Family photo)

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