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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 narrowly defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the runoff vote, 51.8% to 48.2%.
Karen Christine Handel (née Walker; born April 18, 1962) is an American businesswoman and former politician.A member of the Republican Party, Handel served as chair of the Fulton County Board of Commissioners from 2003 to 2006, as Secretary of State of Georgia from 2007 to 2010, and in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019.
Republican Karen Handel and Democrat Jon Ossoff were facing off in a hotly contested Georgia congressional race.
The incumbent was Republican Karen Handel, who won a hotly contested special election for the seat in 2017 with 51.8% of the vote. This was one of 80 Republican-held House districts targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2018.
Trump knocked Democrats on Wednesday for obstructing his agenda, one day after a fellow Republican won a congressional race in Georgia.
There were six special elections to the United States House of Representatives in 2017 during the 115th ... Karen Handel: 134,799 : 51.78% : −9.90% : Democratic ...
Results of the 2017 special House election; Ossoff lost to Karen Handel 52 to 48 percent. After learning that Republican Tom Price of Georgia's 6th congressional district had been appointed secretary of health and human services by president-elect Donald Trump, Ossoff announced his candidacy for the special election on January 5, 2017. [6]
Karen Handel, a Republican who was secretary of state at the time, adopted the decision, and Gross’ name was removed from the ballot. Malihi’s 18-page ruling outlined a laundry list of ...