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    Republicans Hold Georgia House Seat, Dashing Democrats' Hopes

    Karen Handel, a former GOP state official in Georgia, defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker. Democrats have been unable to pick up a seat in any special election this year.
    by Jessica Taylor Jun 20, 2017 6 minutes
    Supporters of Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel campaign outside of the East Cobb Government Center on Tuesday in Marietta, Ga., on voting day for the Georgia special election. / Jessica McGowan / Getty Images

    Updated at 1:10 a.m. ET on June 21

    Republican Karen Handel has won the costly and closely watched special congressional election in Georgia's 6th District, a blow to Democratic hopes of pulling off an upset in a district that President Trump only narrowly carried last year.

    The former Georgia secretary of state won by almost 4 points, beating Jon Ossoff, a 30-year-old documentary filmmaker and former congressional staffer — 51.9 percent to 48.1 percent.

    The more than four-month-long battle smashed House race spending records after the candidates as well as GOP and Democratic outside groups poured in more than $50 million combined, slamming each other on the airwaves. Handel will succeed former Rep. Tom Price, whom Trump tapped as his secretary of Health and Human Services earlier this year.

    The race had been framed by some as a referendum on Trump and his agenda, and the win may ease any GOP fears — for now — that its base

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