<p>A Georgia elections official said early Wednesday that it is “safe to say” the contest between Sen.&nbsp;<a href="https://thehill.com/people/raphael-warnock/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/raphael-warnock/">Raphael Warnock&nbsp;</a>(D-Ga.) and Republican challenger&nbsp;<a href="https://thehill.com/people/herschel-walker/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/herschel-walker/">Herschel Walker&nbsp;</a>is headed to a runoff election.</p> <p>The development came after&nbsp;<a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/john-fetterman/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/john-fetterman/">John Fetterman&nbsp;</a>clinched a key victory for Democrats with a projected win in the Pennsylvania Senate race.</p> <p>Fetterman’s win comes on top of a series of Democratic victories in key House and Senate races that are blunting GOP hopes for a titanic red wave in the midterm elections.</p> <p>Sen.&nbsp;<a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/maggie-hassan/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/maggie-hassan/">Maggie Hassan&nbsp;</a>(D-N.H.) is projected to win reelection in a race seen as critical to Democrats’ hopes of holding the Senate, while Rep.&nbsp;<a class="person-popover__link" href="https://thehill.com/people/abigail-spanberger/" _mce_href="https://thehill.com/people/abigail-spanberger/">Abigail Spanberger&nbsp;</a>(D-Va.), one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the House, won a race seen as a bellwether.</p>