Polls close in Georgia as voters decide successor in special election
The polls have closed in Georgia as two races in politically disparate parts of the country set the stage for one of the most unusual split-screen election days of the year on Tuesday.Rep. David Scott’s death in April at age 80 created a vacancy in a heavily blue district encompassing the southern and eastern Atlanta suburbs of Stockbridge, Conyers and Snellville.With the general election ballot already decided, Tuesday’s contest will determine who will finish out Scott’s term.
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The polls have closed in Georgia as two races in politically disparate parts of the country set the stage for one of the most unusual split-screen election days of the year on Tuesday.Rep. David Scott’s death in April at age 80 created a vacancy in a heavily blue district encompassing the southern and eastern Atlanta suburbs of Stockbridge, Conyers and Snellville.With the general election ballot already decided, Tuesday’s contest will determine who will finish out Scott’s term. Scott was notably related by marriage to Braves slugger Hank Aaron.Across the country in South Dakota, Republicans vying for the Mount Rushmore State’s safely red governor’s seat have created the state's first gubernatorial runoff between incumbent Gov. Larry Rhoden and self-made millionaire bitcoin investor Toby Doeden.TRUMP’S GOP CLOUT FACES ARIZONA TEST WITH HOUSE MAJORITY, GOVERNOR’S RACE AT STAKERhoden originally took the reins in Pierre after President Donald Trump chose former Gov.
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- The polls have closed in Georgia as two races in politically disparate parts of the country set the stage for one of the most unusual split-screen election days of the year on Tuesday.Rep. David Scott’s death in April at age 80 created a vacancy in a heavily blue district encompassing the southern and eastern Atlanta suburbs of Stockbridge, Conyers and Snellville.With the general election ballot already decided, Tuesday’s contest will determine who will finish out Scott’s term.
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