2017 Georgia's 6th congressional district special election
Republican Karen Handel narrowly 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.
Jon Ossoff - Wikipedia
In 2017, he ran in the special election for Georgia's 6th congressional district, narrowing but ultimately losing the seat which had long been considered a Republican stronghold. In 2020, Ossoff won the 2020 U.S. Senate election in Georgia, beating incumbent Republican senator David Perdue in the runoff election on January 5, 2021.
Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election, 2017
Apr 18, 2017 · Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in the June 20, 2017, special election runoff to represent the 6th Congressional District of Georgia. It was the most expensive U.S. House race in history.
Jon Ossoff falls just short in Georgia special election - CNN
Apr 18, 2017 · Democrat Jon Ossoff fell just short Tuesday of capturing a House seat in a longtime conservative stronghold in Georgia, serving a reminder to Republicans of President Donald Trump’s...
GOP scrambles to head off special election disaster - POLITICO
Mar 30, 2017 · Once an unthinkable prospect in the conservative suburban Atlanta seat left vacant by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price, party officials now concede that Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old...
Georgia 6th District Congressional Special Election : Jon Ossoff v ...
Georgia 6th District Congressional Special Election: Jon Ossoff v. Karen Handel. Republican candidates won 51.0 percent of the district vote in the April 18 all-party primary and Democrats won...
A Divided Georgia District Braces for a Runoff as Jon Ossoff …
Apr 19, 2017 · In a blow to liberals hoping that grassroots anger at President Trump will help Democrats win back Congress, Jon Ossoff, a Democratic candidate in a Georgia special election that has drawn...
Ossoff falls short of win, Georgia election heads to runoff
Apr 19, 2017 · Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old political novice, fell just short of a shocking victory in a House race that captured the attention of the political world as a referendum on...
Who is Jon Ossoff? | CNN Politics - CNN International
Jun 20, 2017 · Jon Ossoff has never held office before. But he defied expectations when he catapulted from obscurity to nearly winning the House race in April, while running in a longtime conservative...
A Democrat in Conservative Georgia Rides Opposition to Trump
Mar 8, 2017 · Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old running for the House seat vacated by Tom Price, has raised about $3 million while 11 Republican candidates fight for attention.