Democrats poured a massive amount of money and effort into the special runoff election in Georgia but still couldn’t pull off a win. Republican Karen Handel has defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff.
FOX News reports:
Republican Handel wins Georgia special House election
Republican Karen Handel was projected to win Tuesday’s closely watched U.S. House special election in Georgia, defeating Democrat Jon Ossoff in the most expensive congressional race ever.
The Associated Press called the election for Handel with 81 percent of the precincts reporting and the Republican holding a 11,000-vote lead over Ossoff.
Handel, 55, becomes the latest in a line of Republicans who have represented the district since 1979, beginning with Newt Gingrich, who would become House speaker. Most recently, Tom Price resigned the post in February to join Trump’s administration as health and human services secretary. The president himself struggled here, though, edging Democrat Hillary Clinton but falling short of a majority among an affluent, well-educated electorate that typically has given Republican nominees better than 60 percent of the vote.
See the full results here.
Here are a few Twitter reactions:
#ShePersisted pic.twitter.com/4svvEewdBL
— EducatédHillbilly™ (@RobProvince) June 21, 2017
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Now wonder @TheDemocrats complain about money in politics, no matter how much they spend they still can't buy a win. #GA06
— Derek Hunter (@derekahunter) June 21, 2017
Karen Handel has won #GA06 pic.twitter.com/JOL1Pd3dLx
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) June 21, 2017
Oh man, not a good night over on CNN. #GA06 pic.twitter.com/IOn2ArxZPE
— Luxury Yacht Owner (@CounterMoonbat) June 21, 2017
Ha!
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