Warnock narrowly leads Walker in Georgia Senate race: poll

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) holds a slim lead over his Republican rival, Herschel Walker, in Georgia’s closely watched Senate race, though he’s still shy of the majority support he’d need to avoid a runoff election, according to a survey from Emerson College Polling and The Hill released Thursday.

The poll found Warnock leading Walker 49 percent to 47 percent among very likely voters, with another 2 percent undecided. Warnock’s lead is largely unchanged from September, when he held a 2-point advantage over Walker.

Georgia’s Senate race has emerged as one of the most unpredictable contests of the year. It’s also one of the most pivotal, holding the potential to decide which party controls the upper chamber.

The latest Emerson College Polling-The Hill survey also offers another indicator that the race could head into overtime. Georgia law requires that a candidate receive more than 50 percent of the vote to win an election outright, and most polling shows both candidates falling short of that goal.