He doesn't constantly refer to Handel, a former Georgia secretary of state, directly either, instead pitching his "fresh leadership" against "career politicians".
She overcame stiff opposition from Ossoff, a 30-year-old investigative filmmaker who fast became a rising Democratic star. He raised $23 million for his campaign, but most of that came from outside of Georgia from liberal enclaves like NY and California.
Democrats need to win 24 seats to take the House.
He's trying to pull a major upset in the suburban Atlanta district north of Lewis' 5th District.
If Handel were to win, Republicans on Capitol Hill could feel they are on the right track - helping the GOP's push for health care and tax reform legislation. We may have some different beliefs but we are part of one community, the community of the 6th District. However, the results were closer than expected, according to analysts. The president raised money for Handel and repeatedly tweeted in support of her candidacy. "Karen! Karen!" at her entrance.
"KAREN HANDEL FOR CONGRESS", he wrote.
After the polls closed on Tuesday night and the results from Georgia's 6th Congressional district showed an insurmountable lead for Republican #Karen Handel over Democrat #Jon Ossoff, the shell-shocked expressions on the faces of #CNN's anchors quickly became a social media sensation. But in a district Price won less than a year ago by a 68-31 margin, Handel's slim win is a strong warning to the GOP.
She is the latest in a line of Republicans who have represented the district since 1979, beginning with Newt Gingrich, who went on to become House speaker.
An election official says voting has been moving smoothly at polling sites in Georgia's closely-watched House election.
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Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) said the Senate is looking at such a ban. Moon expressed condolences to the Warmbier family and the American people.
"There's a lot of national interest, but it's about voters in the Sixth District who want to see representation that can grow our local economy, improve access to health care and bring accountability to Washington", he told reporters on Monday.
Trump won the highly-educated Georgia 6th District by only 1.5 points a year ago.
Associated Press called the runoff in Georiga's 6th Congressional District special election for Karen Handel.
With 81 percent of precincts reporting, Handel had won the district with 52.5 percent of the vote compared to the 47.5 percent won by Ossoff.
Two voting locations in DeKalb County had the wrong equipment used to check voters in.
Secretary of State spokeswoman Candice Broce said some voters were told to use provisional ballots. Handel is the author of Planned Bullyhood, which details her battle with Planned Parenthood when she was senior vice president of public policy at the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. "And I wish him and Alisha all the best in the new life that they are going to be starting", she said, referring to Ossoff's fiancee, Alisha Kramer.
- "So could Georgia's 6th District, the Atlanta suburbs where a fiercely contested special election - the most expensive in the history of House races - concludes on June 20".
Trump followed the attack up with a pro-Handel tweet, calling her "a hard worker who will never give up". The seat was left vacant when Tom Price resigned to join President Donald Trump's administration.
Republican Karen Handel has won a hotly-contested congressional election in Georgia and avoided a major upset after the most expensive House campaign in U.S. history, according to USA media reports.
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