More By allowing ads to appear on this site, you support the local businesses who, in turn, support great journalism. ELECTION RESULTS: Warnock projected winner of special US Senate election Ossoff holds narrow lead, race too close to call; Democrats complete Newton County sweep Georgia Democratic candidates for U.S. Senate Raphael Warnock, left, and Jon Ossoff, right, gesture toward a crowd during a campaign rally in Marietta on Nov. 15. (Associated Press) COVINGTON, Ga. — Democrat Rev. Raphael Warnock was declared winner of the U.S. Senate special election early Wednesday morning, Jan. 6, by the Associated Press. He is set to become the state’s first Black U.S. Senator.