Democrat Raphael Warnock , a Black pastor, secured 50.5% of the votes and won one of Georgia's two Senate runoff elections on Wednesday, according to the Associated Press. Warnock went down in history to become the first black senator of the southern state after defeating Republican incumbent Kelly Loeffler in Tuesday's special election. BREAKING: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins election to U.S. Senate from Georgia, beating incumbent Sen. Kelly Loeffler. #APracecall ...