So that’s that; the midterms are over. On Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock dashed Republicans’ hopes of maintaining a 50-50 Senate by defeating Republican Herschel Walker. By early Wednesday morning and with 95 percent of ballots counted, Warnock had 51.4 percent of the vote to Walker’s 48.6 percent.

Sen. Raphael Warnock arrives to deliver a victory speech at his election night party in Atlanta Tuesday after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Sen. Raphael Warnock arrives to deliver a victory speech at his election night party in Atlanta Tuesday after defeating Republican challenger Herschel Walker. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)



