Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called on state lawmakers to eliminate its general-election runoff, a reversal on his position after the 2020 and 2022 elections resulted in high-stakes, second rounds of voting
Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock beat GOP challenger Herschel Walker in Georgia’s runoff election on Tuesday, giving Democrats a slight increase in their hold on the Senate starting in January. Walker conceded the race and thanked his supporters.
Photo: John Bazemore/Associated PressGeorgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger called on state lawmakers to eliminate its general-election runoff after previously defending the practice as healthy when the 2020 and 2022 elections resulted inIn Georgia statewide elections, if no candidate notches 50% support, the top two vote-getters advance to a runoff. While several states have runoffs for primary elections, it is rare to have them in general elections.
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