BREAKING: Georgia Senate race between Sen. Raphael Warnock and Herschel Walker heads to runoff, NBCNews projects.
Elijah Nouvelage/Getty Images file ; Megan Varner/Getty ImagesATLANTA — The Georgia Senate race is headed to a runoff, NBC News projected Wednesday, with neither Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock nor Republican challenger Herschel Walker topping the necessary 50% required under state law to win on the first ballot.
Both campaigns were bracing for this Tuesday night as the results came in and showed a close contest. The contest pitted Warnock, who was elected in a 2020 special election, against Walker, a former football star who was encouraged by former President Donald Trump to run. Walker, a first-time political candidate, drew an early endorsement from Trump and all but cleared the Republican primary field.
Walker trailed in the polls for months, dogged by revelations about his turbulent past. In the final month, he faced allegations from two women who claimed he pressured them to have an abortion years ago. He denied the accusations and accused the women of lying. But he gained ground in the run-up to Election Day as he sought to rally the GOP base on cultural issues andWarnock largely
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