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

1 Fulton polling place closing at 7:35, another at 7:55 https://t.co/kHN7uF0Iml #gapol #6thDistrict https://t.co/tzXXHI5l19
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) April 18, 2017

The 6th District race has a lot of attention from national and international media. These are just the print/web/radio journalists. pic.twitter.com/F9sX0a4rQa
— Richard Elliot (@RElliotWSB) April 18, 2017

Ossoff supporters hoping for big night https://t.co/hHWEpo7xaW @ossoff #gapol #6thDistrict pic.twitter.com/KsPJ93pSMt
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) April 18, 2017

PawPrintAndrew

Rule of thumb: to be on track to hit 50% and *avoid* a runoff, Ossoff probably needs around 62% in DeKalb, 51% in Fulton, 45% in Cobb. #GA06
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) April 18, 2017