Category: Special Elections

Special Election Day Prediction Thread

Today in Georgia, we have the following special elections: Sixth Congressional District, State Senate District 32, Roswell Municipal Johns Creek Municipal City of Stonecrest (NEW!) City of South Fulton (NEW!) Polls are open until 7pm but you may weigh in now. I am out of the prediction business and shall practice self-restraint and not publicly

GA-6 Special Election Enters Early Voting Stage; And A Note About Our Coverage

Voters in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District (North Fulton, North DeKalb, East Cobb) can go to the polls as early as today through their county’s early voting procedures. The April 18th special election features 18 candidates, who are identified by party but running all on the same ballot. Presuming no one gets 50% plus one vote

I’m Told We Haven’t Covered Marco Rubio Endorsing Judson Hill

1) The past two evenings I’ve been pinged late asking when we’re going to cover Florida Senator Marco Rubio’s endorsement of Judson Hill for the special election to CD6. 2) Consider it covered. 3) Here was the Governor’s Chief Of Staff’s response to this endorsement: @Meagan_M_Hanson @bluestein @marcorubio I would remind the 6th district, The

Democrat John Ossoff Leads Republican Karen Handel By Slim Margin In GA-06 Race

A new poll released yesterday by the Trafalgar Group shows Democrat John Ossoff with a slight edge with 18.31% in the race to replace Tom Price in GA-06. Democrat Ron Slotin is in 6th place with 2.82%. Former Secretary of State Karen Handel continues to hold a lead among the Republican contenders with 17.98% of

Bruce LeVell Will Enter CD6 Race

The final candidates to replace Tom Price in CD6 are shaping up. The latest> Bruce LeVell, according to this tweet: @realdonaldtrump — reinforcements are coming. I’m running in GA-06 for Congress to help you make America Great Again” — Bruce LeVell (@Bruce_LeVell) February 14, 2017 Qualifying ends Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.

Update on the free-for-all in GA-6

UPDATE #2: Comes word now that the first to officially qualify for CD6 is now former State Senator Judson Hill, who walked the fine line between confidence and humility with the following statement: “We have a short period of time to enact the changes needed to put our country back on the right course. As we