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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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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