Discussion Thread: GA-06 and SC-05 Special Elections - Politics

Discussion Thread: GA-06 and SC-05 Special Elections
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Discussion Thread: GA-06 and SC-05 Special Elections

Posted: 20 Jun 2017 06:44 AM PDT

Introduction

Today, voters in Georgia's 6th Congressional District and South Carolina's 5th Congressional District will elect new representatives. GA-06 was vacated following long-time representative Tom Price being appointed Secretary of Health and Human Services. SC-05 was vacated following long-time representative Mick Mulvaney being appointed director of OMB. Polls close in both elections at 7PM Eastern (4PM Pacific). As a reminder, please remember to follow our commenting rules when discussing. Thank you!

Candidates

GA-06: In April, Georgia held a primary/general where the top two vote getters would advance to the general election, provided that no candidate received 50% of the vote outright.

Republican Karen Handel, former GA Secretary of State, former SVP of Susan G. Komen, and former Fulton County Chair of the Board of Commissioners.
Democrat Jon Ossoff, former Congressional aide to Rep. Hank Johnson and former investigative journalist.

SC-05: In May, South Carolina held a primary where the top vote getter of each party would advance to the general, provided they reached 50% of the vote. The Republican primary led to a runoff, scheduled late last month.

Republican Ralph Norman, real estate developer and former state Representative for SC's 48th district.
Democrat Archie Parnell, former tax attorney for the US Dept. of Justice, the House Ways and Means Committee, and Goldman Sachs.