Warnock defeats Walker in GA Senate runoff; Dems secure 51-49 majority

Democrat Raphael Warnock won his first full term in the U.S. Senate Tuesday in a runoff election against former football star and Republican candidate Herschel Walker.

Warnock’s victory over Walker secures Democrats’ control of the U.S. Senate with a 51-49 majority and ends the party’s dependence on Vice President Kamala Harris as a tie-breaking vote.