(NewsNation) — NewsNation/Decision Desk HQ has called the Georgia gubernatorial race for incumbent Republican Brian Kemp and predicts a runoff for the Senate race between Raphael Warnock (D) and Herschel Walker (R).
Georgia’s closely watched races were punctuated by a record number of early voters with first-day early voting numbers topping those from the 2018 midterms and 2020 presidential elections.
Abortion took center stage in Georgia’s race for Senator as well after two women came forward with claims that Republican candidate and former football player Herschel Walker pressured them and paid for their abortions. These claims have incited scandal around Walker’s campaign that has been built on his commitment to restrict abortion access as much as possible under the “heartbeat bill.”
On Tuesday, 470 seats in the U.S. Congress (35 Senate seats and all 435 House seats) went up for election. These elections will determine who has control over the two branches of Congress, and ultimately, who sets the agenda for President Joe Biden’s remaining years in office.
Early voting in Georgia was from Oct. 17 to Nov. 4 and in-person polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday.
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