Friday’s debate in Savannah between Democratic U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker will be the first and likely only time the two candidates meet on a debate stage. The two men are locked in a tight race for one of the most hotly-contested U.S. Senate seats in the country, with Republicans viewing Georgia as a top pickup prospect in the battle for control of the U.S. Senate.
This is also the first time in Georgia history that two Black men are the major party nominees for a Senate seat in Georgia. The debate arrives after a protracted fight between the campaigns over debates. Warnock accepted three debates early in the campaign, while Walker refused to definitively commit to any. Ultimately, Walker accepted a different debate date in Savannah, which Warnock accepted.
Libertarian nominee Chase Oliver has not been invited by the debate organizer, Nexstar.
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