The former president is on the verge of having spent a year in hospice care, once again confounding expectations in a life that has lasted nearly a century.
The former first lady, who recently announced that she has dementia, joined her husband, former President Jimmy Carter, who has been in hospice care since February.
Mr. Carter was already the longest-living president in American history, but his staying power even in hospice has captured the imagination of admirers around the world.
Raphael Warnock, a son of Savannah public housing who rose to become Georgia’s first Black senator, secured a full six-year term and a spot among Democrats’ rising stars.