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Georgia 6th Congressional District (GA06) Special Election- Primary
Decision Desk HQ ^ | April 18, 2017

Posted on 04/18/2017 3:08:04 PM PDT by SMGFan

The most competitive special Congressional election yet has arrived, and we will be providing returns live tonight right here. In addition to our district-wide totals, we will be analyzing county and precinct level returns. For the Democrats, the hope is that Jon Ossoff can pull out an outright win tonight- if he gets over 50% of the vote in this crowded field, he’s in as the district’s new Representative in Congress. If he falls short, then he will face off against one of four likely Republican opponents in a runoff on June 20th: Karen Handel, Bob Gray, Judson Hill, or Dan Moody. Polls close at 7pm and we anticipate at least early vote tallies to begin rolling in shortly thereafter. Refresh this page for the latest results tonight out of Georgia.


TOPICS: Breaking News; Politics/Elections; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: 115th; ga06; ga2017; ga6; georgia; jonossoff; karenhandel; ossoff; specialelection; tomprice
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Of course results will be available elsewhere as well.
1 posted on 04/18/2017 3:08:04 PM PDT by SMGFan
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If the D wins, I suggest the house refuse to seat him. He doesn’t even live in the district. He states he has plans to move back to this district (just another month or two) when his girlfriend finishes school.

And that is quite telling in itself. It’s no longer something that kills your political chances to be living with a woman outside marriage.

Anyways he isn’t living in the district at the time of the election. I say don’t seat the prick.


2 posted on 04/18/2017 3:11:09 PM PDT by BJ1
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To: SMGFan

My prediction Ossoff comes in at 42%


3 posted on 04/18/2017 3:12:33 PM PDT by LS ("Castles Made of Sand, Fall in the Sea . . . Eventually" (Hendrix))
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To: SMGFan

More likely 35-40 %.


4 posted on 04/18/2017 3:16:57 PM PDT by Biggirl ("One Lord, one faith, one baptism" - Ephesians 4:5)
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To: Biggirl

It wouldn’t surprise me if it was even lower than that.


5 posted on 04/18/2017 3:19:39 PM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: BJ1

Isn’t living outside the district somewhat common? I mean they redraw the district lines all the time—especially once courts get involved.


6 posted on 04/18/2017 3:20:30 PM PDT by for-q-clinton (If at first you don't succeed keep on sucking until you do succeed)
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To: BJ1

“No Person shall be a Representative who shall not have attained to the Age of twenty five Years, and been seven Years a Citizen of the United States, and who shall not, when elected, be an Inhabitant of that State in which he shall be chosen.” U.S. Constitution - Article 1 Section 2


7 posted on 04/18/2017 3:21:06 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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Ossoff will, one way or the other, be in the run-off. The other person looks like Karen Handel - but yet the voting is still occurring.

My question is “Did the GOP candidates rip one another apart so badly in the primary that Ossoff may benefit from GOP turmoil over supporters of the other candidates not backing the GOP candidate in the run-off?”

Anyone have any insights on the ground battle in that area?


8 posted on 04/18/2017 3:22:53 PM PDT by MplsSteve
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To: MplsSteve

I am in the district and voted a few minutes ago.

No, the GOP candidates have been relatively light on each other.


9 posted on 04/18/2017 3:28:38 PM PDT by The Toll
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To: SMGFan

I believe over 90% of Ossoff’s funding comes from out of state. He also has strong support in the media.

I doubt he has much support among ordinary voters.

When he loses the media will drop the story.


10 posted on 04/18/2017 3:28:59 PM PDT by detective
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Why would somebody “so Leftist” get as much support as he is getting, if it’s in a Very Republican Congressional District? I, already, know that his campaign is running ads 24/7, but is he campaigning as a Conservative, too? I don’t get it! In Massachusetts, at the highest levels of political office, anybody with an “R” next to their name is, immediately and usually, rejected, even if they are Leftist Republicans, during each and every election! Try running an actual Conservative Republican for ANY Massachusetts Congressional Seat, even if they are given a ton of ad time and a ton of money. They would, still, lose and lose badly, in Massachusetts.


11 posted on 04/18/2017 3:29:33 PM PDT by johnthebaptistmoore (The world continues to be stuck in a "all leftist, all of the time" funk. BUNK THE FUNK!)
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To: SMGFan

Attention Freepers,

Who should I be pulling for tonight?

(ie. which candidate is the least RINO ?)

Freegards,
- Rhinohunter


12 posted on 04/18/2017 3:29:36 PM PDT by rhinohunter (Dear Mr. Trump: I'm still not tired of winning)
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To: detective

he will do well enough to make the runoff so we have more weeks of a media lovefest.


13 posted on 04/18/2017 3:30:40 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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To: MplsSteve

For gawd’s sake, WHY would they go after each other when that jerkov is running outside the district and as a Demwit

I swear, I have never seen such eating its own


14 posted on 04/18/2017 3:31:07 PM PDT by A_Former_Democrat ("Liberalism is a mental disorder" On FULL Display NOW! BOYCOTT Mexico nba NFL PepsiCO Kellogg's)
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To: MplsSteve

My question is “Did the GOP candidates rip one another apart so badly in the primary that Ossoff may benefit from GOP turmoil over supporters of the other candidates not backing the GOP candidate in the run-off?”


I was wondering the same thing. The stupid Republicans lose the whole thing by running in such large numbers.


15 posted on 04/18/2017 3:33:47 PM PDT by laplata (Liberals/Progressives.have diseased minds.)
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To: BJ1

Unfortunately, Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution only requires the person elected to be an inhabitant of the state from which he is elected at the time he is elected. He does not have to live in the district from which he is elected.


16 posted on 04/18/2017 3:34:28 PM PDT by MIchaelTArchangel
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To: SMGFan

Technically, it’s not a primary. It’s a free-for-all special election that requires 50%+1 vote to win, which no one is likely to do. Thus this will be followed by a special election runoff, with the top two finishers of today’s race competing. That election is June 20th.


17 posted on 04/18/2017 3:37:35 PM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SMGFan

http://politics.blog.myajc.com/2017/04/18/live-updates-georgias-6th-district-special-election/

Informative, updated... not unbiased though.


18 posted on 04/18/2017 3:40:05 PM PDT by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: SMGFan

What time do the polls close?


19 posted on 04/18/2017 3:40:35 PM PDT by traderrob6
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in 19 minutes , 7 PM


20 posted on 04/18/2017 3:41:50 PM PDT by SMGFan (Sarah Michelle Gellar is on twitter @SarahMGellar)
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