Many sites where elections are normally held, including schools, senior centers and veterans halls, were not available this year, Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer for the Georgia secretary of state, said on CNN Tuesday night. State officials blamed county officials for poor planning and execution, plus the combination of heavy turnout and social distancing required because of the coronavirus pandemic. The state that will be a key battleground for the White House and control of the Senate, with both Perdue and Loeffler, who as appointed and must defend her seat, on the ballot in November. 11 runoffs will give state and county officials a chance to try to work out problems that led to a meltdown at polling sites and Democrats raising charges of voter suppression against the Republican administration. Greene led in fundraising and had the support of several Trump allies and conservative groups, including the House Freedom Fund and Ohio Rep Jim Jordan, according to The Center for Responsive Politics. In the 14th, Marjorie Greene, a supporter of the alt-right QAnon conspiracy theory, was the top vote-getter with 41 percent to John Cowan’s 20 percent, with 90 percent of precincts reporting. Both races are rated Solid Republican by Inside Elections by Nathan L. And Republicans have a runoff in the 14th District, where GOP Rep. Doug Collins is giving up to run for Senate against incumbent GOP Sen. Runoffs are also set for both parties for the 9th District seat that GOP Rep. Rob Woodall decided not to defend after winning by just 411 votes in 2018. Democrats will have a runoff between Carolyn Bourdeaux and Brenda Lopez Romero in the 7th District, which Republican Rep. McCormick will also have to wait to know his opponent. Ossoff, a documentary filmmaker, had 48.6 percent and former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson had 14.8 percent, with 94 percent of the vote in at 4:15 a.m., according to tallies by The Associated Press. David Perdue, Democrat Jon Ossoff had a clear lead but was not over the 50 percent threshold to avoid a runoff. ![]() In the primary to choose a challenger to GOP Sen. Keisha Sean Waites in the 13th District in Atlanta's western suburbs after getting had 47 percent of the vote to Waites’ 31 percent, with 94 percent of precincts counted. David Scott faces a runoff against former state Rep. ![]() Lucy McBath in Georgia’s 6th District, and Republicans picked emergency room doctor Rich McCormick, who caught President Donald Trump's attention, in the open 7th District seat.īut other Georgia primaries were headed to runoffs next month or remained uncalled Wednesday morning as new voting machines, untrained poll workers and intense voter interest led to long lines at coronavirus-consolidated “megaprecincts” and court orders to keep sites open long past the scheduled 7 p.m. Karen Handel won the chance for a rematch Tuesday against Democratic Rep.
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