2022 Midterm Elections

Herschel Walker Wins Georgia GOP Senate Primary

Herschel Walker Wins Georgia GOP Senate Primary
President Donald Trump bumps elbows with Herschel Walker during a campaign rally in Atlanta on Sept. 25, 2020. AP Photo/John Bazemore
Jeff Louderback
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Name recognition from his football stardom at the University of Georgia and an endorsement from former President Donald Trump proved more impactful than a controversial past as Herschel Walker decisively won the Georgia Republican U.S. Senate primary on May 24.

Walker received 68.2 percent of the vote, with 95 percent of the votes counted by May 25.

Jeff Louderback
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Jeff Louderback covers major news and politics, including the Make America Healthy Again movement and regenerative farming. Since joining The Epoch Times in 2022, he has covered national elections, the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. presidential campaign, the East Palestine train derailment, and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene in western North Carolina. Jeff has 30-plus years of professional experience as a reporter, editor, and author.
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