Karen Handel Leads Early Poll to Replace 6th District’s Tom Price

Georgiapol.com ^ | December 1, 2016 | Jon Richards

[Clintonfatigued]

The first polling is out for the soon to be open 6th district seat held by future Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price. In a Landmark Rosetta Stone poll of 500 voters. Former Secretary of State Karen Handel leads at 21.7%, followed by State Rep. and Tom Price’s wife Betty Price at 10%. State Senator Judson Hill, who officially announced his bid, has 8.4%, and State Senator Brandon Beach at 4%. 55.7% are undecided.

There are several caveats to consider when considering the results. First of all, not all potential candidates are listed. Others, including Sen. John Albers and House Speaker Pro Tem Jan Jones were not included, for example. In addition, it is widely believed by insiders that should Handel run, Betty Price would not, and vice versa. IN addition, there were no Democratic names in the poll.

While candidates can explore their options now, Tom Price is unlikely to resign his seat until after he is confirmed by the Senate, which could be in late January. Between qualifying and the election, which is likely to include a runoff, the race may not be settled until June.

[AuH2ORepublican]

You all already may know that Karen Handel is the first female Republican to be elected to Congress from GA. Curiously, though, she also is the first white woman of any party to be elected to Congress from GA (although there was an appointed Democrat Senator named Rebecca Latimer Felton, an 87-year-old segregationist and proponent of lynching who served in the Senate for one day in 1922), since heretofore the only women elected to Congress from GA were Jihad Cindy McKinney and Denise Majette.

[Impy]

Late June and the House will finally be at full strength, until Chaffetz quits in less than 2 weeks!!!

I wish special elections were a little faster.

[Impy]

Boughton to undergo brain surgery to remove begin tumor, expected to make a full recovery.