Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux is declaring victory in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District primary after new vote counts showed her winning a majority of ballots without need for a runoff election.
Bourdeaux, who was the Democratic nominee in 2018, claimed victory Monday over five Democratic opponents.
“I got into this race because we must restore the basic promise that the leaders we send to Washington will work to heal what divides us, will actually solve our problems,” Bourdeaux said, citing priorities including healing racial divisions, expanding health care and recovering from COVID-19.
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