Georgia election update: Did former NFL RB Herschel Walker win in the Georgia Senate race?

Earlier on Thursday, it was confirmed that Democratic Senator Raphael Warnock defeated his challenger, Republican Herschel Walker, in the Georgia runoff. Former NFL star Walker lost the US Senate seat in Georgia by a narrow margin.

According to reports from the New York Times, Walker received 48.6% of the 3,535,579 votes that were cast at the Georgia election. Warnock won the race after receiving a total of 51.4% of the votes, which totaled 1,816,096.

Walker's defeat in the election also marked a big loss for former President Donald Trump, who supported the former NFL running back and campaigned for him. As per reports, voters who backed Warnock had a simple justification to support the Democrat. Most of the public found Walker unqualified for the Senate and, moreover, Trump's support of the former football star didn't help his cause.

However, it was an iconic win for Warnock, who became the first black senator from Georgia. He will serve a full six-year term as chief of state.

Herschel Walker's NFL career and stats

Former NFL running back Herschel Walker

Walker began his professional football career with the New Jersey Generals of the United States Football League after winning the Heisman Trophy in 1982. He spent three seasons at Jersey before being picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the 1985 NFL Draft.

The running back had a four-year stint in Dallas, earning two Pro Bowl honors in the process. Walker then spent three years each with the Minnesota Vikings and Philadelphia Eagles before joining the New York Giants in 1995. He then returned to the Cowboys in 1996 before hanging up his cleats the following year.

Walker finished his NFL career with 8,225 rushing yards and 61 touchdowns on the ground. He also had 4,859 receiving yards on 512 receptions and 21 touchdowns in the air.