Polls closed tonight at 7 PM ET in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District, where a special election is being held to replace former Republican Rep. Tom Price, who resigned to join Donald Trump’s cabinet. This suburban Atlanta seat has been in GOP hands since its creation in 1992, and Mitt Romney won it 61-37 in 2012. However, it swung sharply against Trump, who carried it by just 48-47. Polls show an incredibly tight race between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel. This is the most expensive House race in American history.
To help you follow along tonight, we have the results for each of GA-06’s counties for both the 2016 presidential election and for the April all-party primary. Tom Bonier of TargetSmart has put together a viewing guide to give us an idea of what the early vote totals will mean for Ossoff’s chances. In April, the early vote was disproportionately Democratic, but there’s no guarantee it will be again.
There is also a special election in South Carolina’s 5th District to replace Republican Mick Mulvaney between Republican Ralph Norman and Democrat Archie Parnell in this 57-39 Trump seat.
Results: GA-06: AP (by district, by county, by precinct) | SC-05: AP (by district, by county), Secretary of State
Tuesday, Jun 20, 2017 · 11:28:16 PM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
As we await the first returns from both GA-06 and SC-05, it is worth remembering that just because the polls have closed, it doesn’t mean that you should expect immediate results. We just double-checked, and in April, the first returns in GA-06 were recorded at 7:50 PM ET. Also, a few precincts saw their closing times extended by a half hour. So...for now...patience is required.
Tuesday, Jun 20, 2017 · 11:36:35 PM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
SC-05: The Palmetto State wins the battle of “who will be the first race to report tonight.” It’s a tiny number (a total of just under 600 votes), and as such, not even worth reporting on the margins yet. But they earn the right to say “FIRST!”