Herschel Walker Leads GOP Senate Primary Race: Pollster

Atlanta GA

15 September, 2021

4:34 AM

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ATLANTA — An early poll shows that University of Georgia football great Herschel Walker is stiff-arming his competition in the Republican race to unseat U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock. More than three-quarters of voters surveyed by the Atlanta-based Trafalgar Group said they would choose Walker in the GOP senate primary for Georgia were held this month, according to poll results released last week by the pollster. The Heisman Trophy winner and former pro running back officially entered the GOP primary race late last month after flirting with a run since January. With a vocal endorsement from friend and former President Donald Trump dating, Walker is enjoying a massive lead over the field without having done much in the way of campaigning. Massive #HerschelWalker lead - #GASen #GOP #Primary @trafalgar_group #Poll released today on @seanhannity radio show 75.7% @HerschelWalker, 6.3% @GaryBlackForGA, 2.7% @LathamSaddler, 2.2% @kelvinking4ga, 13.2% undecided#gapol See Report: https://t.co/Z8d2pQcmIX pic.twitter.com/vycMeVyzZi— Robert C. Cahaly (@RobertCahaly) September 10, 2021 According to the survey taken of 1,078 Georgia voters earlier this month, Walker was chosen by 75.7 percent of the respondents. At the other side of the wide margin to second-place with 6.3 percent of the vote was Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary Black, who perhaps responded earlier this week by throwing his weight behind support for a Buckhead secession from Atlanta. Atlanta banker Latham Saddler garnered 2.7 percent of the voters, and Atlanta businessman Kelvin King received. 2.2 percent.