Raphael Warnock Projected as Winner of Senate Runoff, Becoming Georgia's First Black U.S. Senator

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Raphael Warnock Projected as Winner of Senate Runoff, Becoming Georgia's First Black U.S. Senator

Raphael Warnock became Georgia's first Black U.S. senator on the heels of a razor-thin runoff election Tuesday, Jan. 5. Warnock garnered little more than 2.23 […]

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