Liveblog: Results from Georgia’s 6th Congressional district special election

PawPrintAndrew

8 years ago

Georgians in portions of metro Atlanta head to the polls today to vote on who will represent them in Congress in the seat vacated by Tom Price. Price was appointed to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary by President Trump. The district covers areas of Atlanta’s northern suburbs east of Interstate 75 in Cobb, Fulton, and DeKalb counties.

We’ve had some questions about it, so: If you live in this area, yes, you can vote today. https://t.co/S43jihQkq6 pic.twitter.com/QkCXhtxKg4
— Mike Petchenik (@MPetchenikWSB) April 18, 2017

Trump tweeted his support on Monday for Republican candidates in the race.

With eleven Republican candidates running in Georgia (on Tuesday) for Congress, a runoff will be a win. Vote "R" for lower taxes & safety!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) April 18, 2017

There are a total of 18 candidates in the race, which include 11 Republicans, five Democrats and two independents. A runoff on June 20th may be held if no candidate receives more than 50 percent of the vote. Polls close at 7 p.m. local time, and results should begin trickling in soon afterwards.

As it happened

PawPrintAndrew

https://twitter.com/conorsen/status/854494796269924352

#Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" playing. They must be feeling it at #JonOssoff watch party. #11Alive pic.twitter.com/zAICiGEsB5
— Chris Hopper (@ChrisHopperSH) April 19, 2017

For our out-of-state friends, Fulton County typically among last counties to report and should put up 45-50% of vote in GA-6 #gapol #coffee
— Todd Rehm (@toddmr) April 19, 2017

Karen Handel "cautiously optimistic " she'll make #GA06 runoff #11Alive pic.twitter.com/4Il2WKPTXV
— doug richards (@richardsdoug) April 19, 2017

Here's a look at the current results in Georgia's 6th District race. Check real-time results here: https://t.co/tawbPUZWXS pic.twitter.com/kowmJrYYJO
— WSB-TV (@wsbtv) April 19, 2017