Two years ago, Georgia’s U.S. Senate races captivated the nation. The sequel in 2022 is doing the same.

Democrat Raphael Warnock defeated incumbent Republican Kelly Loeffler in a January 2021 runoff, which helped give Democrats control of the U.S. Senate and a rare statewide win for the party. Now Warnock is set to face former University of Georgia football player Herschel Walker in a Dec. 6 runoff after neither crossed the 50% threshold needed to win the office in November. Warnock came closest with 49.4% to Walker’s 48.5%. Libertarian Chase Oliver won 2% in November but will not be in the runoff.

Polls continue to show a close race.

Warnock, who is the most prolific fundraiser in the Senate, has collected more than $166 million in campaign contributions this election cycle and has about $30 million in the bank. Walker has raised more than $57 million and has $10 million in the bank.

- Where the candidates for Georgia’s Senate seat stand on the issues

- Herschel Walker’s campaign in turmoil as adult son accuses him of violence, lying

- Georgia candidates draw battle lines ahead of November race

- Warnock’s record-breaking fundraising sends national message

- Herschel Walker’s business record reveals creditor lawsuits, exaggerated claims

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Former Lt. Gov. Geoff Duncan speaks on the third day of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. He is running for Georgia governor as a Democrat. (Arvin Temkar/AJC )

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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