2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election

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2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election
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Georgia's 6th congressional district
Turnout58.16%
  Karen C. Handel (cropped).jpg Ossoff-Mar-15-17.png
Nominee Karen Handel Jon Ossoff
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 134,799 125,517
Percentage 51.78% 48.22%
2017 GA-06 congressional district special election - Results by county.svg
U.S. Representative before election

Tom Price
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Karen Handel
Republican

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A special election to determine the member of the United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 6th congressional district was held on April 18, 2017, with a runoff held two months later on June 20. Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the runoff vote, 51.8% to 48.2%. Handel succeeded Tom Price, who resigned from the seat following his confirmation as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Trump Administration. The runoff election was necessary when no individual candidate earned the majority of votes in the election on April 18. Ossoff received 48.1% of the vote in the first round, followed by Handel with 19.8%.

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] Neither Ossoff nor Handel received a majority, and despite the Democratic Ossoff's finishing nearly 30 points ahead in the first round, Republican Handel nonetheless prevailed in the runoff election, though she would ultimately lose reelection in 2018 to Democrat Lucy McBath. Ossoff would later go on to be elected a United States Senator, defeating incumbent David Perdue in the 2021 runoff election, becoming the first Jewish senator from Georgia, the first millennial elected to the Senate, and the youngest Democratic Senator elected since Joe Biden in 1972.

The election 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] The district has a history of favoring GOP House candidates by large margins, but Trump won it by just 1% in 2016, making Democrats hopeful to win a normally strong GOP district. 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.[6]

As of 2021, this is the last time Republicans won Georgia's 6th Congressional District.

Candidates[]

Republican Party[]

Declared[]

  • David Abroms, businessman[8]
  • Mohammad Ali Bhuiyan, economist[9]
  • Keith Grawert, former USAF pilot[10]
  • Bob Gray, businessman and Johns Creek City councilman[11]
  • Karen Handel, former Secretary of State of Georgia, candidate for Governor in 2010, and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2014[12]
  • Judson Hill, former State Senator[13]
  • Bruce LeVell, businessman[3][14]
  • Amy Kremer, tea party activist[15]
  • William Llop, certified public accountant and candidate for GA-11 in 2012 and 2016[10]
  • Dan Moody, former state senator[3][16]
  • Kurt Wilson, businessman[17]

Withdrew[]

  • Donnie Bolena, candidate for Mayor of Sandy Springs in 2009[18][citation needed]
  • S.M. Abu Zahed, aviation engineer[19]

Declined[]

  • John Albers, state senator[20]
  • Brandon Beach, state senator[3][21]
  • John Isakson Jr., real estate developer and son of U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson[22]
  • Cade Joiner, small business owner[3]
  • Jan Jones, State Representative[3][23]
  • Chuck Martin, state representative[3][24]
  • Rusty Paul, Mayor of Sandy Springs, former state senator and former chairman of the Georgia Republican Party[25]
  • Betty Price, state representative and wife of Tom Price[3][15]
  • Kelly Stewart, former Johns Creek City councilwoman[3]

Democratic Party[]

Declared[]

  • Ragin Edwards, sales senior manager[19]
  • Richard Keatley, college professor and former officer in the Navy[19]
  • Jon Ossoff, filmmaker, media executive, investigative journalist, former congressional aide[26][27]
  • Rebecca Quigg, physician[8]
  • Ron Slotin, former state senator and candidate for GA-04 in 1996[23][28]

Withdrew[]

  • Sally Harrell, former state representative (endorsed Jon Ossoff)[29][15]
  • Josh McLaurin, attorney (endorsed Jon Ossoff)[23]

Declined[]

  • Taylor Bennett, former state representative[3][30]
  • Scott Holcomb, state representative[3][citation needed]
  • Rob Teilhet, former state representative and candidate for attorney general in 2010[31]

Libertarian Party[]

Declined[]

  • Chase Oliver[32][citation needed]

Independent[]

Declared[]

  • Alexander Hernandez[33]
  • Andre Pollard, computer systems engineer[15]

Withdrew[]

  • Joseph Pond, plumber[30]

Special election[]

Endorsements[]

hide
David Abroms
  • Austin Petersen, candidate for President of the United States in 2016[34]
  • William Kristol, political analyst and commentator, founder and editor of The Weekly Standard[citation needed]
hide
Bob Gray
Organizations
hide
Judson Hill
Federal politicians
  • Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives[36]
  • Marco Rubio, United States Senator (R-FL)[37]
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)[38] April 14–15, 2017 453 LV ± 4.6% 3% 17% 15% 10% 1% 9% 41% 1% 1% 2%
Emerson College[39] April 13–15, 2017 324 LV ± 5.4% 2% 15% 17% 6% 0% 9% 43% 2% 3% 3%
WSB/Landmark Communications[40] April 12–13, 2017 500 LV ± 4.2% – 9% 17% 8% – 8% 45% – 5% 7%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[41] April 13, 2017 437 LV ± 4.6% 1% 11% 21% 11% 0% 9% 42% 0% 2% 3%
Revily[42] April 10–12, 2017 485 LV ± 4.5% – 16% 17% 7% – 9% 45% 0% 1% 6%
RRH Elections/Decision Desk HQ[43] April 5–10, 2017 321 LV ± 5% 3% 12% 15% 10% 0% 11% 39% 4% – 6%
Meeting Street Research (R-Moody)[44] April 4, 2017 400 LV ± 4.9% – – 12% 10% – 12% 43% – 14% 9%
WXIA-TV Atlanta/Survey USA[45] March 27 – April 2, 2017 503 LV ± 4.5% 2% 14% 15% 5% 1% 7% 43% 0% 7% 7%
MoveOn/Lake Research Partners (D)[46] March 26–28, 2017 350 LV ± 5.2% – 7% 18% 8% 0% 7% 40% 1% 1% 19%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[47] March 22–23, 2017 462 ± 4.5% 2% 10% 20% 10% 0.4% 8% 40% 1% 3% 6%
ZPolitics/Clout Research (R)[48] March 15–16, 2017 625 LV ± 3.7% 2% 16% 16% 9% 1% 5% 41% 3% 2% 6%
Trafalgar Group (R)[49] March 2–3, 2017 450+ LV ± 4.5% — 13% 18% 8% 0% 2% 18% 3% — 34%
ZPolitics/Clout Research (R)[50] February 17–18, 2017 694 LV ± 3.7% — 11% 25% 9% 1% 2% 32% — 3% 18%
Landmark/Rosetta Stone[51] December 1, 2016 500 LV ± 4.2% — — 22% 8% — — — — 14%[52] 56%

Results[]

Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, 2017[53]
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
Plurality 54,602 28.35

Runoff[]

On April 18, 2017, no candidate received 50% of the vote in the blanket primary ("jungle primary").[54] Ossoff led with about 48.1% of the vote, Republican candidate Karen Handel received 19.8%, and the remainder of votes were scattered for 16 other candidates.[55][56] Because no candidate secured an absolute majority, the top two-vote-getters, Ossoff and Handel, competed in a runoff election on June 20, 2017.[57][56] Ossoff won all but 1% of the Democratic vote, while the Republican vote was more heavily split. Republicans collectively won 51.2% of the overall vote.[58]

Ossoff broke national fundraising records for a U.S. House candidate.[59] In total, Ossoff's campaign raised more than $23 million, two-thirds of which was contributed by small-dollar donors nationwide.[60] Ossoff's opponent, Karen Handel, and national Republican groups attacked Ossoff for raising significant small-dollar contributions from outside of Georgia, although Handel's campaign received the bulk of its support from super PACs and other outside groups, including those funded anonymously by so-called "dark money".[61][62] Combined spending by the campaigns and outside groups on their behalf added up to over $55 million, which was the most expensive House Congressional election in U.S. history.[63] During the campaign, Republican strategy focused on connecting Ossoff to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi, a polarizing and unpopular figure; Ossoff declined to say whether he would, if elected, support Pelosi for Speaker of the House.[64]

Endorsements[]

hide
Karen Handel
Federal officials
  • Donald Trump, President of the United States[65]
  • Mike Pence, Vice President of the United States
U.S. Cabinet and Cabinet-level officials
U.S. Senators
  • Saxby Chambliss, former U.S. Senator (R-GA)[68]
  • Johnny Isakson, U.S. Senator (R-GA)[68]
  • David Perdue, U.S. Senator (R-GA)
  • Marco Rubio, U.S. Senator (R-FL)
  • Ted Cruz, U.S. Senator (R-TX)
U.S. Representatives
  • Paul Ryan, U.S. House speaker (R-WI)[69]
  • Kevin McCarthy, U.S. House Majority Leader (R-CA)[70]
  • Greg Gianforte, U.S. Representative (R-MT)[71]
  • Barry Loudermilk, U.S. Representative (R-GA)
Governors
  • Nathan Deal, Governor of Georgia[68]
  • Mitt Romney, former Governor of Massachusetts and 2012 presidential nominee[68]
Statewide elected officials
Local officeholders
  • D.C. Aiken, former Alpharetta councilmember
  • JoAnn Birrell, Cobb County commissioner
  • Nancy Diamond, Roswell councilmember
  • Steve Dorvee, former Roswell councilmember
  • 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, Mayor of Sandy Springs, Georgia
  • Michelle Penkara, member of the Tucker, Georgia City Council
  • Donna Pittman, Mayor of Doraville, Georgia
  • Kristen Riley, former Roswell councilmember
  • Jim Still, Mayor of Mountain Park, Fulton County, Georgia
  • Pam Tallmadge, Dunwoody councilmember
  • Karen Thurman, Milton councilmember
  • Honey Van De Kreke, Tucker councilmember
  • Rebecca Chase Williams, former Mayor of Brookhaven
  • Becky Wynn, Roswell councilmember
Former candidates
  • David Abroms, businessman[68]
  • Bob Gray, businessman and Johns Creek councilmember[68]
  • Judson Hill, former state senator[68]
  • Bruce LeVell, businessman[68]
Organizations
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Jon Ossoff
Federal politicians
  • Julián Castro, former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development[74]
  • Catherine Cortez Masto, U.S. Senator (D-NV)
  • Maggie Hassan, U.S. Senator (D-NH)
  • Hank Johnson, U.S. Representative (D-GA)[27]
  • John Lewis, U.S. Representative (D-GA)[27]
  • Tom Perez, Chairman of Democratic National Committee and former U.S. Secretary of Labor[75]
  • Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator (I-VT)[76]
  • Eric Swalwell, U.S. Representative (D-CA)
  • Elizabeth Warren, U.S. Senator (D-MA)[77]
  • David Scott, U.S. Representative (D-GA)
  • Sanford Bishop, U.S. Representative (D-GA)
Statewide politicians
  • Stacey Abrams, Minority Leader of the Georgia House of Representatives[78]
  • Roy Barnes, former Governor of Georgia[79]
  • Sally Harrell, former state representative[29][15]
  • Jason Kander, former Missouri Secretary of State (D-MO)[80]
Celebrities
  • Misha Collins, actor and former White House intern[81]
  • Anthony Fantano, music critic, video producer, journalist, and creator of The Needle Drop[82]
  • Christopher Gorham, actor[83]
  • Chelsea Handler, comedian and talk show host[citation needed]
  • Samuel L. Jackson, actor and civil rights activist[citation needed]
  • Rose McGowan, actress[81]
  • Alyssa Milano, actress and UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador[citation needed]
Organizations
  • Democracy for America, progressive political action committee[84]
  • End Citizens United, grassroots progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee[85]
  • Friends of the Earth Action[86]
  • League of Conservation Voters[87]
  • National Jewish Democratic Council[88]
  • 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"[89][90]
  • , liberal news feed[91]
Websites
  • Daily Kos, political news blog[92]
  • Moveon.org, progressive public policy advocacy group and political action committee[93]

Debates[]

Complete video of first debate, June 8, 2017.

Polling[]

Averages[]

Model Ossoff Handel Spread
HuffPost Pollster[94] 49.3% 47.0% Ossoff +2.3
RealClearPolitics[95] 48.8% 49.0% Handel +0.2
270toWin[96] 49.4% 47.6% Ossoff +1.8
Daily Kos[citation needed] 48.1% 48.2% Handel +0.1
Plural Vote[97] 49.8% 50.2% Handel +0.4

Polls[]

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Jon
Ossoff (D) 		Karen
Handel (R) 		Undecided
WSB/Landmark Communications[98] June 18, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 49% 49% 2%
Trafalgar Group[99] June 17–18, 2017 1100 ± 2.9% 49% 51% 1%
WSB/Landmark Communications[100] June 15, 2017 800 ± 3.5% 50% 48% 2%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[101] June 14–15, 2017 537 ± 4.2% 50% 49% 1%
Trafalgar Group[102] June 10–13, 2017 1100 ± 2.9% 50% 47% 2%
SurveyUSA[103] June 7–11, 2017 700 ± 4.5% 47% 47% 6%
AJC/Abt Associates[104] June 5–8, 2017 1000 ± 4% 51% 44% 5%
WSB/Landmark Communications[105] June 6–7, 2017 420 ± 4.8% 50% 47% 3%
WSB/Landmark Communications[106] May 30–31, 2017 500 ± 4.4% 49% 48% 3%
SurveyUSA[107] May 16–20, 2017 549 ± 4.3% 51% 44% 6%
Gravis Marketing[108] May 8–10, 2017 870 ± 3.3% 47% 45% 8%
WSB/Landmark Communications[109] May 3–4, 2017 611 ± 4.0% 47% 49% 4%
GBA Strategies/House Majority PAC (D)[110] April 29 – May 1, 2017 400 ± 4.9% 50% 48% 2%
Anzalone Liszt Grove Research (D)[111] April 23–26, 2017 590 ± 4.0% 48% 47% 5%
Emerson College[39] April 13–15, 2017 324 ± 5.4% 47% 49% 4%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[41] April 13, 2017 407 ± 4.6% 44% 42% 14%
Revily[42] April 10–12, 2017 485 ± 4.5% 47% 46% 7%
Lake Research Partners[112] March 26–28, 2017 350 ± 5.2% 45% 45% 10%
FOX 5 Atlanta/Opinion Savvy[47] March 22–23, 2017 449 ± 4.5% 42% 41% 17%

Results[]

On June 20, 2017, Ossoff was defeated by Handel, 51.87% to 48.13%. Following reports of the election results, The New York Times characterized the race as "demoralizing for Democrats".[113] This was as close as a Democrat had come to winning this district since it assumed its current configuration as a northern suburban district in 1992; previously, Democratic challengers had only won more than 40 percent of the vote twice.[114] Handel later lost re-election to a full term on November 6, 2018, to Democratic challenger Lucy McBath, making her the first Democrat to represent the district in its present form. Ossoff would later run for Senate in 2020–21 where he would successfully unseat then-incumbent Republican David Perdue.

Georgia's 6th congressional district special election (2017)[115]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Karen Handel 134,799 51.78% −9.90%
Democratic Jon Ossoff 125,517 48.22% +9.90%
Total votes 260,316 100.0%
Majority 9,282 3.57% −19.8%
Turnout 260,455 58.16%
Republican hold

County results[]

Vote breakdown by county
Karen Handel
Republican 		Jon Ossoff
Democrat 		Margin Total
County Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes
Cobb 45,688 57.98% 33,114 42.02% 12,574 15.96% 78,802
DeKalb 24,117 41.55% 33,928 58.45% 9,811 16.90% 58,045
Fulton 64,994 52.64% 58,475 47.36% 6,519 5.28% 123,469

See also[]

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