Early voting has begun in the hotly contested race to replace new Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in Georgia’s sixth district. Eleven Republicans, five Democrats and two independents are hoping to win on April 18 and make a runoff scheduled for June 20th. Democrats seem to have coalesced around Jon Ossoff as local and national supporters hope to turn dissatisfaction with President Trump into grabbing a seat normally reserved for Republicans into a shocking blue pick-up.
The last time the district was represented by a Democrat was in 1978 by Rep. John J. Flynt, Jr., once a staunch segregationist and signer of the Southern Manifesto. Newt Gingrich took the seat and its been in firm Republican hands ever since. Tom Price won the district 62% to 38% in the fall before his appointment. However, Donald Trump only won the district by 1.5%. Democrats are undoubtedly looking to tie any Republican to the president while the Republicans, whose party members mostly still support the president.
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