In what the media portrayed as a national “referendum” on Donald Trump, Democrats directed millions of dollars and truckloads of hype to fuel the campaign of 30-year-old Jon Ossoff to fill the vacated seat of Republican Tom Price, now serving as Secretary of Health and Human Services. The Democrats needed Ossoff to win 50 percent of the vote against a divided Republican field in order to avoid a run-off election that would require him to face a Republican opponent head-to-head. But when the votes were tallied up Tuesday night, after all the hype and infusion of millions from out of state, Ossoff fell short, garnering just over 48 percent and thus triggering a run-off with Republican Karen Handel, Georgia’s Secretary of State.
Here are six things you need to know about the Georgia District 6 election.
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