GEORGIA SHOWDOWN? – Rep. Rich McCormick Is Considering A 2028 Senate Bid Against Raphael Warnock – EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW
November 14, 2026
Rep. Rich McCormick, R-GA, is considering a Senate run in 2028 to challenge incumbent Raphael Warnock, D-GA.
McCormick first ran for the U.S. House in 2020, narrowly losing to Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-GA, in Georgia’s 7th Congressional district. McCormick would run again in 2022 in Georgia’s newly redrawn 6th Congressional district and would be elected to his first term.
The Gateway Pundit spoke to McCormick about his Senate aspirations in an exclusive interview.
“When you look at the last three elections, when Warnock first beat Kelly Loeffler in a very, very close race, it was down to a percentage. That was when, before I even came into office,” McCormick told TGP.
“We ran that general. We were told we won that night, and then we were told at 2:00 AM we lost that race. But we outperformed Loeffler by three points when she lost by less than a point. That’s the first time I ever ran. Was very close.”
McCormick then talked about his House bids in 2022, (which was his very first victory) 2024, and 2026.
“The next election cycle, Warnock had to run again because he was in a special, right? He went against Herschel Walker, who lost by 1.7%. We outperformed Herschel by 14 points,” McCormick told TGP.
“The next election we did better than the national standard considerably. I won’t say who was running that time. And then the next one we outperformed in the Ossoff race; we outperformed that by 10 points.”
The conversation ended with an emphasis that Republicans need to start winning again in Georgia. McCormick also pledged to stay out of the race if outgoing Georgia Governor Brian Kemp, R-GA, decides to run.
“So when you look at who performed the best in the last three elections I think it’s clear that, that we have to put our best foot forward. So of course I’m gonna consider it. Ultimately I wanna win” McCormick told TGP.
“If Governor Kemp decides to run for Senate, I’ll back him 100%. But if Governor Kemp’s not gonna run, who’s our next best? Because, quite frankly, the main thing is winning. We have to win, and if we don’t bring our best game, our best messenger, our best organizer, our best fundraiser, whatever it is, everything that wins elections, we’re going to lose.”
Not only is McCormick an election overperformer, but he also knows how to ride a skateboard pretty well:
Once upon a time, Georgia was considered a Republican state, but population growth in the Atlanta suburbs has made the state more competitive in recent cycles.
In 2020, President Joe Biden allegedly won the state of Georgia, and Democrats also allegedly won two Senate races that year, electing Warnock and Senator Jon Ossoff, D-GA, for the first time.
Given the lengthy time it took to count all the ballots, the boarding of windows at ballot locations, and the alleged “pipe burst” that delayed the counting of ballots the 2020 results in Georgia are still questionable and for good reason.
Does McCormick have what it takes to beat Warnock and take back that Senate seat for Republicans?
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