A record-breaking early voting stretch has ended in Georgia, and the two candidates in this bitterly contested Senate race are making their closing pitches as polls show the gap between them closing ahead of Election Day. The match will test the Democratic-friendly drift in the former Republican stronghold, which voted to elect President Joe Biden and two Democratic senators two years ago.

Now, Sen. Raphael Warnock is fighting for his political life in a tougher environment for his party against GOP rival Herschel Walker, a former football star who has been mired in controversy.