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Georgia Republicans Roar Back: Dominate Special Election For State Seat

Hank Berrien
Georgia Republicans Roar Back: Dominate Special Election For State Seat
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The Republican vote came roaring back Tuesday in a Georgia special election held for a seat in the Georgia House of Representatives, as the GOP candidate won by 26 percentage points, 63% to 37%.

Republican Devan Seabaugh crushed Democratic Priscilla Smith in the election; in 2020, the Republican candidate, Rep. Bert Reeves, won by only 12%. He left to take a job at Georgia Tech.

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