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Nov 08, 2018 in georgia, democrats triumphed in a tight atlanta area congressional race after republican rep. Karen handel concedes 6th district race, congratulates lucy. Komen for the cure foundation as vice president of public policy. Georgia gop gubernatorial candidate brian kemp claims victory. This time, county officials are optimistic they will have more timely results.
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Republican karen handel won a nationally watched congressional election tuesday in georgia, and she thanked president donald trump after she. Nov 07, 2018 karen handel concedes 6th district race, congratulates lucy mcbath. Former georgia secretary of state karen handel defeated democrat jon ossoff in the hotly contested congressional special election in suburban atlanta tuesday. Karen handel to be elected to congress, cnn projects. After republican karen handel was declared the victor in a race billed as a referendum on the new president, trump fired off a series of celebratory tweets.
She is one of the most engaged, hardest working members i know. She served as chair of the fulton county board of commissioners from 2003 to 2006, and was thereafter elected georgias. Republican karen handel defeats democrat jon ossoff in. Washington republican karen handel won georgias special election tuesday, keeping in gop hands a seat democrats had hoped would be. Karen handel conceded to antigun violence advocate lucy mcbath. Although handel held the advantage with outside groups spending money on the race, the. Atlanta republican karen handel is congratulating her opponent lucy mcbath in the 6th congressional district race. Republican karen handel wins georgia house election fox 61.
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Republican karen handel defeated democrat jon ossoff in a blockbuster special election for a georgia congressional seat that was viewed as a barometer for both parties in the chaotic first months o. It was the most expensive house race ever and disappointed democrats hopes for an upset. Republican supporters eagerly await georgia election results. Trump spikes the ball after georgia election win politico. Results for the special election between jon ossoff, a democrat, and karen handel, a republican. The latest on georgias 6th district congressional race all times local. Republican karen handel wins closely watched congressional election in georgia. This is one of 80 republicanheld house districts targeted by the democratic congressional campaign committee in 2018. The election was largely seen as a referendum on the first months of donald j.
In georgia, karen handel staves off national democratic challenge. Jun 20, 2017 republican karen handel on tuesday night defeated rival jon ossoff in georgias recordspending, specialelection congressional race, keeping yet another house seat in gop hands and denying. Republican karen handel wins georgia special election. House, representing georgias 6th congressional district. Live results georgia 6th district congressional special election. Republican karen handel wins georgia 6th district special. Jun 21, 2017 karen handel, a republican, defeated jon ossoff, a democrat, in the most expensive u. Jun 21, 2017 democratic candidate jon ossoff was running in a special election against the republican candidate karen handel to replace tom price, who is the secretary of health and human services. Ap republican karen handel won a nationally watched congressional election tuesday in georgia, and she thanked president donald trump after she avoided an upset that would have rocked washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. Republican karen handel has won a nationally watched congressional election in georgia and avoided a major upset after the most expensive house campaign in u. Republican karen handel is facing off against democrat jon ossoff. All eyes are upon georgias 6th congressional district tonight for the special election to fill the empty house seat formerly occupied by hhs secretary tom price. The racewhich has garnered national attention and record breaking fundraisingclosed out tuesday night with handel receiving more than 51 percent of the vote to ossoffs 48 percent, according to unofficial results posted wednesday morning. Jun 21, 2017 republican karen handel has won a nationally watched congressional election in georgia and avoided a major upset after the most expensive house campaign in u.
In georgia, karen handel staves off national democratic. Karen handel wins georgia house special election cnnpolitics. She is on the ballot in the republican primary on june 9, 2020. Representative karen handel, a republican, won that election, and her opponent declined to try again. Karen handel is who i trust to represent us in congress, and im proud to support karen to be our next representative for georgias 6th congressional district. Handel garnered 52 percent of the vote compared with ossoffs 48 percent when the associated press called the race tuesday night. Jun 20, 2017 karen handel, a former gop state official in georgia, defeated democrat jon ossoff, a 30yearold documentary filmmaker. Republican karen handel wins georgia house special. Republican karen handel wins closely watched congressional.
Republican karen handel beat democrat jon ossoff in georgias special election for the open seat in the u. These two affluent districts in atlantas northern suburbs were narrowly won by donald trump in 2016. That contest led to tuesdays runoff between republican karen handel and democrat jon ossoff. Georgia governor brian kemp karen handel is a hardworking georgian with a track record of service and bold leadership. Jun 21, 2017 republican karen handel wins closely watched congressional election in georgia. Handel s victory over jon ossoff is a huge blow to democrats who hoped to capitalize on liberal energy in the wake of donald trumps election and use the race as evidence that they can pick up seats in november.
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