Polls Close In Georgia’s Special Congressional Election

Voters cast their ballots in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at a polling site in Sandy Springs, Ga., Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesda... Voters cast their ballots in Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election at a polling site in Sandy Springs, Ga., Tuesday, June 20, 2017. The most expensive House race in U.S. history heads to voters Tuesday in suburban Atlanta. Either Republican Karen Handel will claim a seat that's been in her party's hands since 1979 or Democrat Jon Ossoff will manage an upset that will rattle Washington ahead of the 2018 midterm elections. (AP Photo/David Goldman) MORE LESS
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Polls in Georgia closed at 7 p.m. ET Tuesday for the special election to fill an open U.S. House seat representing Georgia’s Sixth Congressional District.

At least two polling places in DeKalb County will stay open until 7:30 p.m. due to equipment issues earlier in the day.

As voters headed to the polls to cast ballots for either Democrat Jon Ossoff or Republican Karen Handel, they faced some inclement weather. The area saw torrential downpour on Tuesday and a flash flood warning was issued for parts of the district.

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  1. I’ve been looking at that poll by the AJC( I think).

    I think the weather will turn out less 65+ yo voters, which is Handels wheelhouse. I don’t think they are as fired up to vote for Handel as 40-65 yo voters are to vote Ossoff.

    I thought Handel would win, but numbers plus weather tells me it’s going Ossoff’s way tonight.

  2. I hope you are right.

  3. Add in Spicey stating today during his propaganda recitation: “People shouldn’t read too much into this election.”

    That tells me Spicey has inside info and it doesn’t look good for the Republicans tonight.

  4. If you live in the South East a torrential downpour is just a down pour. They’re all torrential. I don’t think it will have any differential effect.

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