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 · 11:45:29 PM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
We are still very early in the evening, with only the early votes in from one of GA-06’s three counties, and only one PRECINCT in from SC-05.
As we stand right now, Republican Karen Handel holds a 51-49 lead over Democrat Jon Ossoff in GA-06.
Meanwhile, the lone precinct in SC-05 gives Democrat Archie Parnell a lead, but it’s too early to even talk about that race yet.
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2017 · 12:06:36 AM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
GA-06: The other two counties of the Georgia 6th have now chimed in with their in-person early votes. As expected, Democrat Jon Ossoff did very well in DeKalb county (winning the early vote 60-40), and trailed in Cobb, albeit somewhat narrowly (55-45). The overall result now puts the Democrat out in front narrowly, with a 51-49 lead over Republican Karen Handel.
Wednesday, Jun 21, 2017 · 12:09:16 AM +00:00
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Steve Singiser
SC-05: Meanwhile, in South Carolina, with 15 percent of precincts in the race is a little closer than might’ve been thought. Republican Ralph Norman leads over Democrat Archie Parnell, but the margin is just three points (51-48). However, a note of caution: from the very early returns, we know that some of Parnell’s best turf is among the 1/7 of precincts that have already chimed in with their results.