South Carolina’s 5th congressional district special election, 2017

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South Carolina’s 5th congressional district special election, 2017

← 2016 June 20, 2017 2018 →
South Carolina’s 5th congressional district
Nominee Ralph Norman Archie Parnell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 44,889 42,053 Percentage 51.1% 47.9%
U.S. Representative before election Mick Mulvaney Republican Elected U.S. Representative Ralph Norman Republican

ContentsState Representative Ralph Norman, narrowly beat Archie Parnell, a senior advisor for Goldman Sachs 51.1% to 47.9%.

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Chad Connelly, former Chairman of the South Carolina Republican Party^[3]
• Ray Craig, international ministry aid worker
• Sheri Few, education activist, candidate for Superintendent of Education in 2014 and State House candidate in 2006, 2008 and 2010^[4]
• Tom Mullikin, attorney and commander of the South Carolina State Guard^[5]
• Ralph Norman, State Representative^[6]
• Tommy Pope, State Representative^[7]
• Kris Wampler, attorney^[8]

Declined[edit]

• Penry Gustafson, former businesswoman and community advocate of Camden, SC^[9]
• Gary Simrill, State Representative^[10]

Endorsements[edit]

[hide]Tommy Pope
Trey Gowdy, U.S. Representative[11]

[hide]Ralph Norman
Nikki Haley, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations[12] Jim DeMint, former Senator from South Carolina[13] Ted Cruz, Senator from Texas[14] Joe Wilson, U.S. Representative[15] Scott Walker, Governor of Wisconsin[16] Club for Growth Action, conservative super PAC[17]

[hide]Chad Connelly
Jeff Duncan, U.S. Representative[18]

[hide]Tom Mullikin
Al Simpson, chief of staff to former U.S. Representative Mick Mulvaney[19]

Polling[edit]

First round[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Chad Connelly	Sheri Few	Tom Mullikin	Ralph Norman	Tommy Pope	Kris Wampler	Other	Undecided
Atlantic Research and Media of North Carolina*	February 25, 2017	239	± 6.2%	1%	9%	8%	11%	19%	0%	—	51%
Remington Research Group	January 7–8, 2017	778	± 3.4%	9%	—	—	9%	25%	—	6%[20]	52%

*Internal survey for the Sheri Few campaign

Runoff[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Norman	Tommy Pope	Undecided
Trafalgar Group	May 8-10, 2017	1000+	± 3.1%	46%	45%	9%

Results[edit]

South Carolina’s 5th congressional district special election Republican primary (2017)^[21]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Tommy Pope	11,900	30.4
	Republican	Ralph Norman	11,782	30.1
	Republican	Tom Mullikin	7,734	19.8
	Republican	Chad Connelly	5,536	14.1
	Republican	Sheri Few	1,921	4.9
	Republican	Kris Wampler	197	0.5
	Republican	Ray Craig	86	0.2

South Carolina’s 5th congressional district runoff election Republican primary (2017)^[22]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Norman	17,772	50.3
	Republican	Tommy Pope	17,572	49.7
Runoff election

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Alexis Frank, recent college graduate and Army veteran^[23]
• Les Murphy, United States Marine Corps veteran^[24]
• Archie Parnell, Goldman Sachs senior adviser^[25]

Declined[edit]

• Thomas McElveen, State Senator^[26]
• John King, State Representative^[26]
• Mandy Powers Norrell, State Representative^[26]
• Fran Person, nominee for this seat in 2016^[26]
• Vincent Sheheen, State Senator and nominee for Governor in 2010 and 2014^[27]

Results[edit]

South Carolina’s 5th congressional district special election Democratic primary (2017)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Archie Parnell	13,323	71.3
	Democratic	Alexis Frank	4,022	21.5
	Democratic	Les Murphy	1,345	7.2

Libertarian Party[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated[edit]

• Victor Kocher^[28]

Eliminated at convention[edit]

The Libertarian Party nominating convention was held April 1, 2017.^[29]

• Bill Bledsoe
• Nathaniel Cooper

Green Party[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Nominated[edit]

• David Kulma, professor at Winthrop University and musician^[30]

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

• Ralph Norman (Republican)
• Archie Parnell (Democratic)
• Victor Kocher (Libertarian)
• David Kulma (Green)
• Josh Thornton (American)

Endorsements[edit]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Ralph Norman (R)	Archie Parnell (D)	Other	Undecided
Change Research[31]	June 14–18, 2017	872	± 3%	53%	44%	3%	–
Gravis Marketing[32]	May 19–22, 2017	746	± 3.6%	47%	34%	3%	16%
Victory Enterprises/Rampart PAC (R)[33]	May 17–18, 2017	629	± 3.9%	53%	36%	–	11%

Results[edit]

359 of 359 Precincts Reporting

General election results^[34]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Norman	44,889	51.10%
	Democratic	Archie Parnell	42,053	47.87%
	Independent	Josh Thornton	319	0.36%
	Libertarian	Victor Kocher	272	0.31%
	Green	David Kulma	242	0.28%
	Independent	Write-in	65	0.07%
Total votes			87,840	100.00
Majority			2,836	3.23%
Voter turnout			18.24%
	Republican win

Referenc

A special election was held on June 20, 2017 to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for South Carolina’s 5th congressional district. Representative Mick Mulvaney was nominated by President Donald Trump as Director of the Office of Management and Budget and confirmed by the United States Senate on February 16, 2017, necessitating his resignation from the House of Representatives.^[1][2]

Georgia’s 6th congressional district special election, 2017

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Georgia’s 6th congressional district special election, 2017

← 2016 June 20, 2017 2018 →
Georgia’s 6th congressional district
Nominee Karen Handel Jon Ossoff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 134,595 124,893 Percentage 51.9% 48.1%
U.S. Representative before election Tom Price Republican Elected U.S. Representative Karen Handel Republican

Georgia‘s state law requires the Governor of Georgia to call for a special election to be held at least 30 days after a vacancy. Following Price’s resignation, Governor Nathan Deal called for the special election to be held on April 18,^[1] with a filing window for prospective candidates from February 13 to 15, 2017.^[2] All candidates ran on one ballot, with a runoff election scheduled for the first- and second-place finishers, if no candidate received 50% of the vote.^[3] Democratic candidate Jon Ossoff and Republican candidate Karen Handel finished first and second in a crowded field with neither receiving a majority and faced off in the June 20 runoff election. Handel prevailed in the runoff election.Karen Handel defeated Jon Ossoff in the special election runoff on June 20, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia’s 6th congressional district. Republican Tom Price resigned from the seat following his appointment and confirmation as the United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration. The runoff election followed the single-ballot special election held on April 18, 2017 when no individual candidate earned the majority of votes.

The election has attracted exceptional national interest, with both major parties perceiving it as an opportunity to shape the political narrative prior to the 2018 midterm elections.^[4][5] A total of $50 million was spent as of the close of early-voting period on June 17, making it the most expensive House election in history.^[6]Of that, more than $40 million was spent on television and radio advertising alone, smashing past House election records.^[7] A very high number of voters—140,000—cast ballots during the runoff-election early-voting period, and an Atlanta Journal-Constitution poll found that 92 percent of voters said they were watching the race “closely.”^[6]

On June 20, 2017, Handel won the special election runoff and defeated Ossoff 51.87% to 48.13%. Following reports of the election results, The New York Times characterized the race as “demoralizing for Democrats”

Candidates

Republican Party

Declared

• David Abroms, businessman^[9]
• Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan, economist^[10]
• Keith Grawert, former USAF pilot^[11]
• Bob Gray, businessman and Johns Creek City councilman^[12]
• Karen Handel, former Secretary of State of Georgia, candidate for Governor in 2010, and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[13]
• Judson Hill, former State Senator^[14]
• Bruce LeVell, businessman^[3][15]
• Amy Kremer, tea party activist^[16]
• William Llop, certified public accountant and candidate for GA-11 in 2012 and 2016^[11]
• Dan Moody, former State Senator^[3][17]
• Kurt Wilson, businessman^[18]

Withdrew

• Donnie Bolena, candidate for Mayor of Sandy Springs in 2009^{[19][citation needed]}
• S.M. Abu Zahed, aviation engineer^[20]

Declined

• John Albers, State Senator^[21]
• Brandon Beach, State Senator^[3][22]
• John Isakson Jr., real estate developer and son of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson^[23]
• Cade Joiner, small business owner^[3]
• Jan Jones, State Representative^[3][24]
• Chuck Martin, State Representative^[3][25]
• Rusty Paul, Mayor of Sandy Springs, former State Senator and former Chairman of the Georgia Republican Party^[26]
• Betty Price, State Representative and wife of Tom Price^[3][16]
• Kelly Stewart, former Johns Creek City councilwoman^[3]

Democratic Party

Declared

• Ragin Edwards, sales senior manager^[20]
• Richard Keatley, college professor and former officer in the Navy^[20]
• Jon Ossoff, filmmaker and former congressional aide^[27][28]
• Rebecca Quigg, physician^[9]
• Ron Slotin, former State Senator and candidate for GA-04 in 1996^[24][29]

Withdrew

• Sally Harrell, former State Representative (endorsed Jon Ossoff)^[30][16]
• Josh McLaurin, attorney (endorsed Jon Ossoff)^[24]

Declined

• Taylor Bennett, former State Representative^[3][31]
• Scott Holcomb, State Representative^{[3][citation needed]}
• Rob Teilhet, former State Representative and candidate for Attorney General in 2010^[32]

Libertarian Party

Declined

• Chase Oliver^{[33][citation needed]}

Independent

Declared

• Alexander Hernandez^[34]
• Andre Pollard, computer systems engineer^[16]

Withdrew

• Joseph Pond, plumber^[31]

Special election

Endorsements

[hide]David Abroms
Austin Petersen, candidate for President of the United States in 2016[35] William Kristol, political analyst and commentator, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard[citation needed]

[hide]Bob Gray
Organizations Club for Growth[36]

[hide]Judson Hill
Federal politicians Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[37] Marco Rubio, United States Senator (R-FL)[38]

[hide]Dan Moody
Federal politicians David Perdue, U.S. Senator (R-GA)

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	David Abroms (R)	Bob Gray (R)	Karen Handel (R)	Judson Hill (R)	Bruce LeVell (R)	Dan Moody (R)	Jon Ossoff (D)	Ron Slotin (D)	Other	Undecided
ZPolitics/Clout Research (R)[39]	April 14–15, 2017	453 LV	± 4.6%	3%	17%	15%	10%	1%	9%	41%	1%	1%	2%
Emerson College[40]	April 13–15, 2017	324 LV	± 5.4%	2%	15%	17%	6%	0%	9%	43%	2%	3%	3%
WSB/Landmark Communications[41]	April 12–13, 2017	500 LV	± 4.2%	–	9%	17%	8%	–	8%	45%	–	5%	7%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[42]	April 13, 2017	437 LV	± 4.6%	1%	11%	21%	11%	0%	9%	42%	0%	2%	3%
Revily[43]	April 10–12, 2017	485 LV	± 4.5%	–	16%	17%	7%	–	9%	45%	0%	1%	6%
RRH Elections/Decision Desk HQ[44]	April 5–10, 2017	321 LV	± 5%	3%	12%	15%	10%	0%	11%	39%	4%	–	6%
Meeting Street Research (R-Moody)[45]	April 4, 2017	400 LV	± 4.9%	–	–	12%	10%	–	12%	43%	–	14%	9%
WXIA-TV Atlanta/Survey USA[46]	March 27 – April 2, 2017	503 LV	± 4.5%	2%	14%	15%	5%	1%	7%	43%	0%	7%	7%
MoveOn/Lake Research Partners (D)[47]	March 26–28, 2017	350 LV	± 5.2%	–	7%	18%	8%	0%	7%	40%	1%	1%	19%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[48]	March 22–23, 2017	462	± 4.5%	2%	10%	20%	10%	0.4%	8%	40%	1%	3%	6%
ZPolitics/Clout Research (R)[49]	March 15–16, 2017	625 LV	± 3.7%	2%	16%	16%	9%	1%	5%	41%	3%	2%	6%
Trafalgar Group (R)[50]	March 2–3, 2017	450+ LV	± 4.5%	—	13%	18%	8%	0%	2%	18%	3%	—	34%
ZPolitics/Clout Research (R)[51]	February 17–18, 2017	694 LV	± 3.7%	—	11%	25%	9%	1%	2%	32%	—	3%	18%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone[52]	December 1, 2016	500 LV	± 4.2%	—	—	22%	8%	—	—	—	—	14%[53]	56%

Results

Note: Official results^[54]

Georgia’s 6th congressional district special election (2017)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jon Ossoff	92,673	48.12%
	Republican	Karen Handel	38,071	19.77%
	Republican	Bob Gray	20,802	10.80%
	Republican	Dan Moody	17,028	8.84%
	Republican	Judson Hill	16,870	8.76%
	Republican	Kurt Wilson	1,820	0.95%
	Republican	David Abroms	1,639	0.85%
	Democratic	Ragin Edwards	504	0.26%
	Democratic	Ron Slotin	491	0.25%
	Republican	Bruce LeVell	455	0.24%
	Republican	Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan	415	0.22%
	Republican	Keith Grawert	415	0.22%
	Republican	Amy Kremer	351	0.18%
	Republican	William Llop	326	0.17%
	Democratic	Rebecca Quigg	304	0.16%
	Democratic	Richard Keatley	229	0.12%
	Independent	Alexander Hernandez	121	0.06%
	Independent	Andre Pollard	55	0.03%
Total votes			192,569	100.00%
Runoff election[55]

Runoff

No candidate received 50% of the vote in the special election. The top two candidates, Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel, faced off in the June 20 runoff election.^{[citation needed]}

Endorsements

[hide]Karen Handel

United States presidents Donald Trump, President of the United States[56] Federal politicians Saxby Chambliss, former U.S. Senator (R-GA)[57] Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator (R-GA)[57] Paul Ryan, U.S. House speaker (R-WI)[58] Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 presidential nominee[57] Statewide politicians D.C. Aiken, former Alpharetta councilmember Mike Bowers, former Attorney General JoAnn Birrell, Cobb County commissioner Nathan Deal, Governor[57] Nancy Diamond, Roswell councilmember Steve Dorvee, former Roswell councilmember Tim Echols, public service commissioner Chuck Eaton, public service commissioner Joe Gebbia, Brookhaven councilmember Jim Gilvin, Alpharetta councilmember Ashley Jenkins, former Sandy Springs councilmember Randall Johnson, former Johns Creek councilmember Mike Kenn, former Fulton County commission chair Arthur Lepchas, former Alpharetta mayor Joe Lockwood, Milton mayor Joe Longoria, Milton councilmember Bill Lusk, Milton councilmember Bates Mattison, Brookhaven mayor pro tem Karen Meinzen-McEnerny, former Sandy Springs councilmember Dan Merkel, Alpharetta councilmember Terry Nall, Dunwoody councilmember Bob Ott, Cobb County commissioner Chris Owens, Alpharetta mayor pro tem Rusty Paul, Sandy Springs mayor Michelle Penkara, Tucker councilmember Donna Pittman, Doraville mayor Kristen Riley, former Roswell councilmember Jim Still, Mountain Park mayor Pam Tallmadge, Dunwoody councilmember Karen Thurman, Milton councilmember Honey Van De Kreke, Tucker councilmember Rebecca Chase Williams, former Brookhaven mayor Becky Wynn, Roswell councilmember Former candidates David Abroms, businessman[57] Bob Gray, businessman and Johns Creek councilmember[57] Judson Hill, former state senator[57] Bruce LeVell, businessman[57] Organizations Georgia Chamber of Commerce[59] National Rifle Association[60] Susan B. Anthony List[57] U.S. Chamber of Commerce[59]

[hide]Jon Ossoff

Federal politicians Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[61] Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator (D-NV) Maggie Hassan, U.S. Senator (D-NH) Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative (D-GA)[28] Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State (D-MO)[62] John Lewis, U.S. Representative (D-GA)[28] Patrick Murphy, former U.S. Representative (D-FL) Tom Perez, Chairman of Democratic National Committee and former U.S. Secretary of Labor[63] Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)[64] Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA) Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[65] Statewide politicians Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives[66] Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia[67] Sally Harrell, former State Representative[30][16] Celebrities Misha Collins, actor and former White House intern[68] Christopher Gorham, actor[69] Chelsea Handler, comedian and talk show host[70] Samuel L. Jackson, actor and Civil Rights activist[71] Rose McGowan, actress[68] Alyssa Milano, actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador[71] Organizations Democracy for America, progressive political action committee[72] End Citizens United, grassroots progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee[73] Friends of the Earth Action[74] League of Conservation Voters[75] National Jewish Democratic Council[76] Pride Fund to End Gun Violence PAC, progressive political action committee that “supports candidates who will act on sensible gun policy reforms while championing LGBTQ safety and equality”[77][78] Democrats for 2020, liberal news feed[79] Websites Daily Kos, political news blog[80] Moveon.org, progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee[81]

Polling

Averages

Model	Ossoff	Handel	Spread
HuffPost Pollster[82]	49.3%	47.0%	Ossoff +2.4
RealClearPolitics[83]	48.8%	49.0%	Handel +0.2
270toWin[84]	49.4%	47.6%	Ossoff +1.8
Daily Kos[citation needed]	48.1%	48.2%	Handel +0.1

Polls

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Jon Ossoff (D)	Karen Handel (R)	Undecided
Actual Results	June 20, 2017	259,488	± 0%	48.1%	51.9%	0%
WSB/Landmark Communications[85]	June 18, 2017	500	± 4.4%	49%	49%	2%
Trafalgar Group[86]	June 17–18, 2017	1100	± 2.9%	49%	51%	1%
CSP Polling[87]	June 15–17, 2017	571	± 4.0%	48%	49%	3%
WSB/Landmark Communications[88]	June 15, 2017	800	± 3.5%	50%	48%	2%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[89]	June 14–15, 2017	537	± 4.2%	50%	49%	1%
Trafalgar Group[90]	June 10–13, 2017	1100	± 2.9%	50%	47%	2%
SurveyUSA[91]	June 7–11, 2017	700	± 4.5%	47%	47%	6%
AJC/Abt Associates[92]	June 5–8, 2017	1000	± 4%	51%	44%	5%
WSB/Landmark Communications[93]	June 6–7, 2017	420	± 4.8%	50%	47%	3%
WSB/Landmark Communications[94]	May 30–31, 2017	500	± 4.4%	49%	48%	3%
SurveyUSA[95]	May 16–20, 2017	549	± 4.3%	51%	44%	6%
Gravis Marketing[96]	May 8–10, 2017	870	± 3.3%	47%	45%	8%
WSB/Landmark Communications[97]	May 3–4, 2017	611	± 4.0%	47%	49%	4%
GBA Strategies/House Majority PAC (D)[98]	April 29 – May 1, 2017	400	± 4.9%	50%	48%	2%
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research (D)[99]	April 23–26, 2017	590	± 4.0%	48%	47%	5%
Emerson College[40]	April 13–15, 2017	324	± 5.4%	47%	49%	4%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[42]	April 13, 2017	407	± 4.6%	44%	42%	14%
Revily[43]	April 10–12, 2017	485	± 4.5%	47%	46%	7%
Lake Research Partners[100]	March 26–28, 2017	350	± 5.2%	45%	45%	10%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[48]	March 22–23, 2017	449	± 4.5%	42%	41%	17%

[hide]Hypothetical polling

with Bob Gray Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Jon Ossoff (D) Bob Gray (R) Undecided Emerson College April 13–15, 2017 324 ± 5.4% 45% 50% 5% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy April 13, 2017 398 ± 4.6% 46% 45% 9% Revily April 10–12, 2017 485 ± 4.5% 47% 48% 4% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy March 22–23, 2017 433 ± 4.5% 44% 42% 13% with Judson Hill Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Jon Ossoff (D) Judson Hill (R) Undecided Emerson College April 13–15, 2017 324 ± 5.4% 45% 48% 7% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy April 13, 2017 391 ± 4.6% 47% 44% 9% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy March 22–23, 2017 428 ± 4.5% 44% 45% 11% with Dan Moody Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of error Jon Ossoff (D) Dan Moody (R) Undecided Emerson College April 13–15, 2017 324 ± 5.4% 46% 49% 5% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy April 13, 2017 387 ± 4.6% 45% 48% 7% FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy March 22–23, 2017 421 ± 4.5% 46% 44% 10%

Results

The race was called for Karen Handel at around 10:15 pm by the Associated Press. Ossoff conceded the race shortly thereafter.

Georgia’s 6th congressional district special election (2017)^[101]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Karen Handel	134,595	51.9%
	Democratic	Jon Ossoff	124,893	48.1%
Total votes			259,488	100%
	Republican hold

County results

Vote Break Down by County

	Karen Handel Republican		Jon Ossoff Democrat		Margin		Total
County	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes
Cobb	45,625	58.15%	32,833	41.85%	12,792	16.30%	78,458
DeKalb	24,070	41.56%	33,847	58.44%	9,777	16.88%	57,917
Fulton	64,900	52.72%	58,213	47.28%	6,687	5.44%	123,113

Money spent in Georgia special election ‘obscene’ – Dem superdelegate

Georgia’s Special Election: The Steep Price of a Vote

President paying attention to special election in Georgia

Georgia’s Special Election: A Referendum on Trump

California’s 34th congressional district special election, 2017

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California’s 34th congressional district special election, 2017

← 2016 June 6, 2017 2018 →
California’s 34th congressional district
Candidate Jimmy Gomez Robert Lee Ahn Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 19,761 13,108 Percentage 60.1% 39.9%
U.S. Representative before election Xavier Becerra Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Jimmy Gomez Democratic

Incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra, nominated by GovernorJerry Brown to succeed Kamala Harris, was confirmed as Attorney General of California on January 23, 2017.^[1] Harris, who was elected to the United States Senate to succeed Barbara Boxer, resigned as Attorney General on January 3, 2017.^[2]

Democrats Jimmy Gomez and Robert Ahn advanced to the general election.^[3] Gomez defeated Ahn 60.1% to 39.9%.

Candidates[edit]

Democratic Party[edit]

Upon the announcement of incumbent Representative Xavier Becerra‘s selection as Attorney General of California, John Pérez, the former Speaker of the California State Assembly, announced his candidacy to succeed him in the House of Representatives.^[2] He soon withdrew from the race, citing a recent health diagnosis.^[4]

Declared[edit]

• Robert Lee Ahn, attorney and Los Angeles City planning commissioner
• Vanessa Aramayo, former congressional aide and former California Assembly aide^[5]
• Maria Cabildo, former Los Angeles City planning commissioner and Director of Homeless Initiatives at the LA County Community Development Commission & Housing Authority,^[6] Co-Founder of East LA Community Corporation^[7]
• Alejandra Campoverdi, former White House aide for U.S. President Barack Obama^[8]
• Arturo Carmona, former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign staff member^[9]
• Wendy Carrillo, labor activist and radio host^[10][11]
• Ricardo De La Fuente, businessman and son of 2016 presidential candidate Rocky De La Fuente^[12]
• Yolie Flores, former Los Angeles Unified School District board member^[13]
• Melissa “Sharkie” Garza, filmmaker and businesswoman^[14]
• Jimmy Gomez, State Assemblyman^[15]
• Sara Hernandez, former public school teacher, attorney, non-profit founder and former district director and special counsel to LA City Council Member Jose Huizar.^[16]
• Steven Mac, Los Angeles County Deputy District Attorney^[8]
• Sandra Mendoza, candidate for the State Assembly in 2014 and 2016^[17]
• Raymond Meza, SEIU labor organizer^[8]
• Armando Sotomayor, activist
• Richard Joseph Sullivan, attorney
• Tracy Van Houten, aerospace engineer^[18]
• Tenaya Wallace, public relations strategist^[17]

Withdrew[edit]

• John Pérez, former Speaker of the California State Assembly^[2][19]
• Dr. Jason Ahn, Physician at UCLA^[20]

Declined[edit]

• Gil Cedillo, Los Angeles City Councilman^[21][22]
• Kevin de León, State Senator and President pro tempore of the California State Senate^[21]
• Monica Garcia, Los Angeles School Board member^[23][22]
• José Huizar, Los Angeles City Councilman^[21][24]
• Jesse Leon, aide to Los Angeles City Councilman José Huizar^[22]
• Holly Mitchell, State Senator^[21]
• Nick Pacheco, former Los Angeles City Councilman and candidate for Los Angeles County District Attorney in 2004^[23]
• David Ryu, Los Angeles City Councilman^[25]
• Miguel Santiago, State Assemblyman^[26]

Republican Party[edit]

Declared[edit]

• William Rodriguez Morrison, apartment building manager and perennial candidate^[17]

Green Party[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Kenneth Mejia, certified public accountant and candidate for this seat in 2016^[27]

Libertarian Party[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Angela McArdle, litigation paralegal and legal aide^[28]

Independents[edit]

Declared[edit]

• Mark Padilla, law office administrator

Primary election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

[hide]Wendy Carrillo
Politicians Lucy Flores, former member of Nevada State Assembly and Bernie Sanders surrogate[29] Activists National co-chairs and organizers of the 2017 Women’s March [30] Organizations Democracy For America [31]

[hide]Maria Cabildo
Newspapers Los Angeles Times[32]

[hide]Arturo Carmona
Celebrities Danny Glover, actor and film director[33] Organizations National Nurses United, progressive union organization[34]

[hide]Jimmy Gomez

Federal politicians Kamala Harris, United States Senator from California[35] Pete Aguilar, United States Representative from California’s 31st congressional district[36] Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California and former United States Representative from California’s 34th congressional district[37] Ruben Gallego, United States Representative from Arizona’s 7th congressional district[35] Raúl Grijalva, United States Representative from Arizona’s 3rd congressional district[38] Grace Napolitano, United States Representative from California’s 32nd congressional district[35] Juan Vargas, United States Representative from California’s 51st congressional district[35] Filemon Vela Jr., United States Representative from Texas’s 34th congressional district[35] Hilda Solis, Former United States Secretary of Labor under Barack Obama[35] Statewide Politicians Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate[35] Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California Assembly[35] Citywide Politicians Gil Cedillo, Member of the Los Angeles City Council[35] Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles [39] Organizations California Democratic Party[40]

[hide]Robert Lee Ahn

Current and Former Elected Officials David Ryu, LA City Councilman[41] Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates[42] Rick Tuttle, Retired LA City Controller[43] Mike Honda, Retired Congress member[44] Warren Furutani, Retired Assemblymember[45] Elito Santarina, Councilmember, City of Carson Athletes Jason Collins, former National Basketball Association player[46] Organizations Korean American Democratic Committee[47]

Polling[edit]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Alejandra Campoverdi (D)	Wendy Carrillo (D)	Arturo Carmona (D)	Yolie Flores (D)	Jimmy Gomez (D)	Sara Hernandez (D)	Robert Lee Ahn (D)	William Rodriguez Morrison (R)	Kenneth Mejia (G)	Other / Undecided
Fairbank, Maslin, Maullin, Metz & Associates	February 11–14, 2017	500	± 4.4%	2%	5%	4%	4%	20%	9%	1%	5%	3%	47%

Results[edit]

California’s 34th congressional district special primary election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	8,156	28.14
	Democratic	Robert Lee Ahn	5,504	18.99
	Democratic	Maria Cabildo	2,778	9.58
	Democratic	Sara Hernandez	1,525	5.26
	Democratic	Arturo Carmona	1,520	5.24
	Democratic	Wendy Carrillo	1,448	5.00
	Green	Kenneth Mejia	1,276	4.40
	Republican	William Morrison	1,089	3.76
	Democratic	Yolie Flores	1,027	3.54
	Democratic	Alejandra Campoverdi	679	2.34
	Democratic	Tracy Van Houten	673	2.32
	Democratic	Vanessa Aramayo	611	2.11
	Democratic	Sandra Mendoza	535	1.85
	Democratic	Steven Mac	489	1.69
	Democratic	Raymond Meza	385	1.33
	No party preference	Mark Edward Padilla	340	1.17
	Libertarian	Angela McArdle	248	0.86
	Democratic	Ricardo De La Fuente	246	0.85
	Democratic	Adrienne Nicole Edwards	127	0.44
	Democratic	Richard Joseph Sullivan	118	0.41
	Democratic	Armando Sotomayor	91	0.31
	Democratic	Tenaya Wallace	67	0.23
	Democratic	Melissa “Sharkie” Garza	52	0.18
Total votes			28,534	100.00

General election[edit]

Endorsements[edit]

[hide]Jimmy Gomez

Federal politicians Kamala Harris, United States Senator from California[35] Pete Aguilar, United States Representative from California’s 31st congressional district[48] Xavier Becerra, Attorney General of California and former United States Representative from California’s 34th congressional district[49] Ruben Gallego, United States Representative from Arizona’s 7th congressional district[35] Raúl Grijalva, United States Representative from Arizona’s 3rd congressional district[50] Grace Napolitano, United States Representative from California’s 32nd congressional district[35] Juan Vargas, United States Representative from California’s 51st congressional district[35] Filemon Vela Jr., United States Representative from Texas’s 34th congressional district[35] Hilda Solis, Former United States Secretary of Labor under Barack Obama[35] Statewide Politicians Kevin de León, President pro tempore of the California State Senate[35] Anthony Rendon, Speaker of the California Assembly[35] Citywide Politicians Gil Cedillo, Member of the Los Angeles City Council[35] Eric Garcetti, Mayor of Los Angeles [51] Organizations California Democratic Party[52] Our Revolution[53]

[hide]Robert Lee Ahn

Current and Former Elected Officials David Ryu, LA City Councilman[54] Mark Keam, Virginia House of Delegates[55] Rick Tuttle, Retired LA City Controller[56] Mike Honda, Retired Congress member[57] Warren Furutani, Retired Assemblymember[58] Elito Santarina, Councilmember, City of Carson Athletes Jason Collins, former National Basketball Association player[59] Organizations Korean American Democratic Committee[60]

Results[edit]

100% Reporting (192 of 192 Precincts)

California’s 34th congressional district special general election, 2017

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jimmy Gomez	19,761	60.1%
	Democratic	Robert Lee Ahn	13,108	39.9%
Total votes			32,869	100.00
	Democratic hold

See also

A special election was held on June 6, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for California’s 34th congressional district. A primary election was held on April 4, 2017.

Montana’s at-large congressional district special election, 2017

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United States House of Representatives elections in Montana, 2017

← 2016 May 25, 2017 2018 →
Montana’s at-large congressional district
Nominee Greg Gianforte Rob Quist Mark Wicks Party Republican Democratic Libertarian
U.S. Representative before election Ryan Zinke Republican Elected U.S. Representative Greg Gianforte Republican

Montana‘s state law required the Governor of Montana to call for a special election to be held no less than 85 and no more than 100 days after the vacancy.^[3] Governor Steve Bullock declared a special election to take place on May 25, the earliest possible day he was legally allowed to choose.^[1]A special election is being held on May 25, 2017, to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Montana’s at-large congressional district. The election was necessitated by Incumbent Republican Representative Ryan Zinke‘s appointment as United States Secretary of the Interior. Zinke resigned on March 1, 2017, upon his confirmation.^[1] At around 10:30pm MST, the election was called for Greg Gianforte after 77% of the votes were counted. ^[2]

The Democratic, Republican, Libertarian, and Green Parties held nominating conventions to decide their nominee.^[4]

 

Republican Party[edit source]

Nominated[edit source]

• Greg Gianforte, founder of RightNow Technologies and nominee for Governor in 2016^[5][6]

Eliminated at convention[edit source]

• Edward Buttrey, State Senator^[7]
• Carl Glimm, State Representative^[8]
• Ken Miller, former State Senator, former Chair of the Montana Republican Party and candidate for Governor in 2012^[9]
• Samuel Redfern,^[10] nonprofit executive^[11]
• Dean Rehbein, contractor^[12]
• Ed Walker, former State Senator^[13]

Withdrawn[edit source]

• Eugene Graf, businessman^[12][14]
• Drew Turiano, real estate agent and perennial candidate^[15][16]

Declined[edit source]

• Gary Carlson, publisher of The White Hat Express^[17]
• Russell Fagg, Yellowstone County District Judge^[18]
• Matthew Rosendale, State Auditor and candidate for this seat in 2014^[14][19]
• Scott Sales, President of the State Senate^[20]
• Richard B. Spencer, President of the National Policy Institute^[21]
• Daniel Zolnikov, State Representative^[22][23]

Results[edit source]

Republican Convention
Candidate	First Ballot	Pct.
Greg Gianforte	150.5	61%
Others	94.5	39%

Democratic Party[edit source]

The Democratic Party selected a nominee at a convention on March 5.^[24]

The Bozeman Daily Chronicle from February 4 to 8 conducted a straw poll of Democratic delegates.^[25] Of 89 delegates that responded, Rob Quist was selected by 37, Amanda Curtis 30, Kelly McCarthy 13, 9 were undecided, and zero delegates selected John Meyer or other.^[25]

Nominated[edit source]

• Rob Quist, musician, former spokesman and advocate for the Montana Food Bank, and former member of the Montana Arts Council^[26]

Eliminated at convention[edit source]

• Amanda Curtis, State Representative and nominee for the U.S. Senate in 2014^[27]
• Kelly McCarthy, State Representative^[26]
• John Meyer, attorney and executive director of the Cottonwood Environmental Law Center^[28]
• Lee “Link” Neimark, ski instructor and small business owner^[29]
• Gary Stein, teacher and candidate for the State House in 2008^[30]
• Thomas Weida, retired businessman^[31]
• Dan West, former aide to Senators Max Baucus and Mark Udall and former appointee to NASA^[32]

Declined[edit source]

• Zeno Baucus, Assistant U.S. Attorney and son of former U.S. Senator Max Baucus^[33]
• Larry Jent, former State Senator^[17]
• Denise Juneau, former Superintendent of Public Instruction and candidate for this seat in 2016^[34]
• Casey Schreiner, State Representative^[35]

Endorsements (Primary)[edit source]

[hide]Kelly McCarthy
Robyn Driscoll, Yellowstone County Commissioner and former State Senator[36] Cliff Larsen, former State Senator[37] John Rogers, former Montana Chief Business Development Officer[38]

[hide]Rob Quist
Dorothy Bradley, former State Representative and nominee for Governor in 1992[39] John Morrison, former State Auditor[39] Brian Schweitzer, former Governor[40] Jonathan Windy Boy, State Representative and former State Senator[39] Our Revolution , Progressive political action organization spun out of Senator Bernie Sanders’ 2016 presidential campaign.

[hide]Dan West
Reggie Watts, comedian and musician[41]

Results[edit source]

Democratic Convention
Candidate	First Ballot	Pct.	Second Ballot	Pct.	Third Ballot	Pct.	Fourth Ballot	Pct.
Rob Quist	57	36%	62	39%	72	45%	90	57%
Amanda Curtis	39	25%	48	30%	57	36%	69	43%
Kelly McCarthy	38	24%	42	26%	31	19%	Eliminated
Dan West	17	11%	8	5%	Eliminated		Eliminated
Others	7	4%	Eliminated		Eliminated		Eliminated

Libertarian Party[edit source]

The Libertarian Party Convention on March 11, 2017 was held at Eagle’s Lodge in Helena, Montana.^[42]

The following county affiliate parties were represented at the convention:

• Gallatin County
• Flathead County
• Park County
• Missoula County
• Ravalli County
• Lake County
• Yellowstone County
• Broadwater County
• Lewis and Clark County
• Hill County

Officers of the Libertarian Party of Montana and delegates from the assembled counties had voting rights.

Nominated[edit source]

• Mark Wicks, author, rancher and fruit salesman^[43][42]

Eliminated at convention[edit source]

• Joe Paschal, rancher and businessman^[44]
• Chris Colvin, retired masonry contractor and writer^[44][45]
• Evan Gardner, small business owner^[44]
• Dan Nelson, IT administrator^[44]
• Rufus Peace, accounting analyst^[44][45]
• Nathan McKenty^[44]
• James White, Uber driver^[44][45]

Withdrawn[edit source]

• Rick Breckenridge, land surveyor

Results[edit source]

Libertarian Convention[45]
Candidate	First Ballot	Pct.	Second Ballot	Pct.	Third Ballot	Pct.
Mark Wicks	3	19%	5	29%	9	56%
Joe Paschal	5	31%	6	35%	7	44%
Evan Gardner	3	19%	3	18%	Eliminated
Rufus Peace	3	19%	3	18%	Eliminated
Dan Nelson	1	6%	Eliminated
Chris Colvin	0	0%	Eliminated
Nathan McKenty	0	0%	Eliminated
James White	0	0%	Eliminated
None of the Above	1	6%	Eliminated

Green Party[edit source]

The Green Party Convention on March 4, 2017 was held at the University of Montana‘s Payne Family Native American Center.^[46]

Breck, along with two independent candidates, won a lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the Montana Secretary of State, ruling Montana’s ballot access laws to be unconstitutional in the case of special elections. The District Court Judge ruled to change the original requirement to submit 14,268 ballot petition signatures, reducing that requirement to 400 signatures. The US Court decision failed to provide further remedy and Breck’s name was not placed on the ballot despite injunctive appeals to the Ninth Circuit Court and U.S. Supreme Court. Breck subsequently endorsed Independent write-in candidate Doug Campbell who was a co-plaintiff in the suit.^[47][48][49]

Nominated[edit source]

• Thomas Breck^[46]

General election[edit source]

Campaign[edit source]

The night before the election, Gianforte allegedly physically assaulted Ben Jacobs, a reporter from The Guardian, in front of multiple witnesses, knocking him down, punching him, and breaking his glasses.^[50] The reporter had barged into the room where Gianforte was about to conduct an interview with Fox News, in order to ask Gianforte about the newly released Congressional Budget Office report on the American Health Care Act of 2017. According to an eye witness account by the Fox News team that was also in the room at the time, Jacob’s entered the room uninvited rather than wait in the adjacemt room, and put a voice recorder in front of Gianforte, repeatedly asking a question to which Gianforte offered to answer after his interview with Fox. When Jacobs persisted, Gianforte directed Jacobs to his press secretary, and when Jacobs still continued, Gianforte suddently jumped from his seat and physically attacked Jacobs. ^[51] Gianforte was subsequently charged with misdemeanor assault.^[52][53] The editorial boards of the Billings Gazette, the Independent Record, and the Missoulian rescinded their endorsements of Gianforte.^[54]

The Gianforte campaign released a statement following the incident alleging the incident was caused by, “this aggressive behavior from a liberal journalist”, a claim contradictary to the eyewitness account of the Fox News team present in the room at the time. Fox reporter Alicia Acuna stated that while Jacobs was acting in a somewhat combative fashion, he was not outwardly aggressive, and certainly did not physcially engage Gianforte before being body-slammed by the Republican candidate.^[55]

Endorsements[edit source]

[hide]Greg Gianforte

Federal politicians Donald Trump, President of the United States[56] Steve Daines, U.S. Senator (R-MT)[57] Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States and former Governor of Indiana[58] Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Interior and former Congressman (R-MT)[59] Statewide and local politicians Elsie Arntzen, Superintendent of Public Instruction of the State of Montana Celebrities Donald Trump Jr., businessman and television personality[60] Organizations The Crow Tribe of Montana[61] Montana Republican Party National Rifle Association[62] Newspapers Billings Gazette[63] (later pulled)[64] Independent Record[63] (later pulled)[65] The Missoulian[63] (later pulled)[66]

[hide]Rob Quist

Federal politicians Al Franken, U.S. Senator (D-MN)[67] Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator (D-NV)[68] Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)[69][70] Jon Tester, U.S. Senator (D-MT)[71][72] Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[73] Statewide and local politicians Steve Bullock, current Governor of Montana[74][75] Brian Schweitzer, former Governor of Montana[76] Carson Taylor, Mayor of Bozeman, MT[77] Celebrities Michael Keaton, actor and producer[78] Alyssa Milano, actress and UNICEF activist[79] Labor unions International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail and Transportation Workers International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Montana Education Association-Montana Federation of Teachers[80] Montana Public Employees Association Montana State AFL-CIO[81] Montana State Council of Professional Firefighters Organizations Democracy for America[82] End Citizens United[83] League of Conservation Voters[84] Montana Conservation Voters[85] Montana Democratic Party Montana Sportmen’s Alliance[86] NARAL Pro-Choice America[87] National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare[88] Northern Cheyenne Reservation[89] Our Revolution[90] Websites Daily Kos, political news blog[91] Moveon.org, a progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee.[92]

[hide]Mark Wicks
Organizations Montana Libertarian Party

Polling[edit source]

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size	Margin of error	Greg Gianforte (R)	Rob Quist (D)	Mark Wicks (L)	Thomas Breck (G)	Undecided
Google Consumer Surveys	May 21–23, 2017	500	± 5.0%	40%	54%	6%	—	—
Gravis Marketing	May 22, 2017	818	± 3.4%	49%	35%	8%	—	9%
Google Consumer Surveys	May 8–9, 2017	241	± 6.3%	42%	49%	10%	—	—
Gravis Marketing	May 2–4, 2017	462	± 4.6%	45%	37%	5%	3%	10%
Gravis Marketing	April 27, 2017	836	± 3.4%	52%	39%	6%	—	2%
Garin-Hart-Yang (D)	April 25–27, 2017	601	± 4.0%	49%	43%	—	—	8%
Emerson College	April 20–21, 2017	648	± 3.8%	52%	37%	5%	—	7%
Google Consumer Surveys	April 19–21, 2017	356	± 5.2%	49%	42%	9%	—	—
Google Consumer Surveys	April 6–8, 2017	333	± 5.4%	44%	45%	11%	—	—
Gravis Marketing	April 6, 2017	1,222	± 2.9%	50%	38%	3%	2%	7%
Google Consumer Surveys	March 18–20, 2017	333	± 5.4%	41%	48%	11%	—	—
Google Consumer Surveys	March 14–16, 2017	230	± 6.5%	47%	47%	7%	—	—
Google Consumer Surveys	March 12–14, 2017	329	± 5.4%	39%	53%	9%	—	—

Results[edit]

672 of 681 precincts reporting ^[94]

Montana’s at-large congressional district special election, 2017^[95]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Greg Gianforte	189,473	50.2%
	Democratic	Rob Quist	166,483	44.1%
	Libertarian	Mark Wicks	21,509	5.7%
Total votes			377,465	100%
	Republican hold

BREAKING Democrat Running In Georgia’s Special Election Exposed For Funding Human Smuggling!

“Make Trump Furious”: Georgia Special Election Voting Begins

The Democratic Party and the mainstream media have thrown their full force behind the election of a 30-year-old political novice, Jon Ossoff, in a special election being held in Georgia today to fill the vacant Congressional seat of Tom Price who joined the Trump administration as Health and Human Services Secretary.

Ossoff is the lone Democrat running against a field of 17 Republicans so there is little doubt that he’ll ‘win’ today’s election.  The question, however, is whether he’ll secure the 50% of votes required to avoid a runoff against the Republican front-runner, which looks increasingly likely to be Karen Handel or Bob Gray, in June.  And, with polling data from Emerson showing him at ~43%, not to mention the fact that not a single poll has put him anywhere near the 50% threshold, it’s looking like a long shot for Dems.

 

But, if Ossoff loses it won’t be for a lack of trying.  The Democratic candidate raised $8.3 million in Q1 2017 from disaffected Hillary voters which is a fairly staggering number for a first-time candidate running for a seat that will do absolutely nothing to shift the balance of power in the House.  That said, Democrats and the MSM want a referendum vote on Trump and they seem to be willing to spend any amount of money and resources required to get it.  Per The Hill:

The DCCC dispatched eight staffers to Georgia to build out what’s become a field team of more than 70 paid staffers. The House Democrats’ campaign wing has also made a handful of six-figure ad and mail buys looking to drum up turnout and push Ossoff to an outright victory in the primary. Democratic National Committee Chair Tom Perez also recorded a robocall.

Progressive Democrats have backed Ossoff, too. The Progressive Campaign Committee and liberal blog Daily Kos helped to bundle money and rally support, while Democracy for America endorsed him.

“This race is seen as a referendum on two things: one, on how well the Trump presidency is doing and if there are any Republicans upset enough to want to send a message. And two, a referendum on whether the Democratic Party can actually flip some districts,” said Richard Barke, a political science professor at Georgia Tech who lives in the district. “It looks like it’s in play, but the question will be all about who turns out.”

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Of course, with a campaign slogan of “Make Trump Furious”, it’s clear that Democrats are in no way influenced by local issues related to Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.  That said, the slogan does seem to be working…

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The super Liberal Democrat in the Georgia Congressioal race tomorrow wants to protect criminals, allow illegal immigration and raise taxes!

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With eleven Republican candidates running in Georgia (on Tuesday) for Congress, a runoff will be a win. Vote “R” for lower taxes & safety!

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Democrat Jon Ossoff would be a disaster in Congress. VERY weak on crime and illegal immigration, bad for jobs and wants higher taxes. Say NO

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Republicans must get out today and VOTE in Georgia 6. Force runoff and easy win! Dem Ossoff will raise your taxes-very bad on crime & 2nd A.

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Meanwhile, it has just been revealed that while Ossoff is running for the 6th Congressional District in Georgia, he won’t be able to vote for himself as he doesn’t even live in the district.  Of course, an equally important question raised by the interview below is, since when does a newbie candidate running in a tiny Georgia congressional district, that will have no impact of the Republican majority in the House, get national airtime on CNN?

 

In the end, Democrats already seem to realize they’re likely to come up short of the 50% threshold so they’re seemingly encouraging the proven liberal strategy of voting ‘early and often’ with the slogan ‘Vote Your Ossoff’…very clever except that it may be a bit too soon to be openly encouraging voter fraud…you know, because of that whole Project Veritas thing.

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