Republican challenger Herschel Walker, the former Heisman Trophy-winning running back, lost to Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring Democrats an outright majority in the Senate for the rest of President Joe Biden's term.
Neither reached the general election majority required under state law last month, leading to Tuesday's runoff. Warnock's win gives the Democrats a 51-49 Senate majority, gaining a seat from the current 50-50 split with John Fetterman's victory in Pennsylvania. There will be a divided government, however, with Republicans having narrowly flipped House control.
Walker had a storied football career at the University of Georgia from 1980 to '82, with the Bulldogs going 34-5 in his three seasons.