The Democrats need a net gain of 25 seats to take control of the US House of Representatives. The 2nd Quarter Federal Election Commission (FEC) finance reports show the amount the candidate raised in the second three months of this year and the amount of cash-on-hand as of June 30.
With every congressional seat up for grabs, expect a busy year for political operatives nationwide. Generally the party not in the White House, in this case the Democrats, look to pick up seats during a midterm. With that in mind there are a pair of Georgia seats expected to be targeted by Dems next year.
In CD-6 Karen Handel (R), who won her seat in a hotly contested and VERY expensive special election earlier this year, has $429,000 on hand. So far, she has no opponent. Jon Ossoff (D), who ran against her, said at a recent Democratic panel that he’s “thinking about” running for office again, but he did not say what office. Handel should have an incumbency advantage next time around, but the district remains in flux as it seems to be slowly trending blue.
Meanwhile in CD-7, Republican Rob Woodall could face a serious Democratic challenge since Trump carried the district with only 51% of the vote last November. Woodall raised $128,000 in the quarter and has $293,000 on hand. Democrat David Kim has already proven himself a viable competitor, raising $260,000 with $259,000 on hand. Expect this race to really heat up as Dems take aim at what they believe is a stealable seat.
