| GA-06 Special Election Discussion Thread Posted: 18 Apr 2017 11:41 AM PDT Introduction Today, a special election is being held in Georgia's 6th District, which was vacant following Rep. Tom Price's confirmation as Secretary of Health and Human Services. Polls will close at 7PM ET. If no candidate wins a majority (50%), a runoff election is scheduled between the top two vote-getters for June 20th. If you live in Georgia's 6th district and still haven't voted, find your voting precinct on Georgia's Secretary of State website. A valid photo ID (drivers license, US passport, voter identification card) must be presented at the polling location in order to cast a ballot.
UPDATE: Polls are now closed except for 2 precincts Fulton County which had experienced computer problems.
UPDATE 2: Polls are now closed. Candidates 18 Candidates have announced. The following 5 have received 5% of the vote in at least some polling so far: Jon Ossoff (D) Karen Handel (R) Bob Gray (R) Judson Hill (R) Dan Moody (R) Results Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel will advance to the runoff election, scheduled for June 20th. submitted by /u/Isentrope [link] [comments] |
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