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Democrat Tarver Formally Launches Senate Campaign in Georgia

Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP

A former federal prosecutor appointed by President Barack Obama is officially running against Georgia's newest U.S. senator. Democrat Ed Tarver of Augusta kicked off his Senate bid Thursday with a video highlighting his service as an Army captain and his appointment by Obama as southern Georgia's first African-American U.S. attorney.

Tarver had planned to run against newly appointed Republican Kelly Loeffler, and didn't back down with the race now crowded. Republican congressman Doug Collins is also running, as are Democrats Matt Lieberman and the Rev. Raphael Warnock of the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. They'll share the ballot in a free-for-all special election Nov. 3.

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