Democrats are seeking further inroads into what were once Republican strongholds in two suburban Atlanta congressional seats, while Republicans seek to prove their brand still has life in those districts.
First-term incumbent Lucy McBath won the 6th District for the Democrats in 2018, unseating Karen Handel, a Republican and former Georgia secretary of state. Handel seeks a comeback Tuesday in a rematch with McBath in the district that covers a swath of suburbs in Cobb, Fulton and DeKalb counties.
In the 7th District, Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux is trying to close the gap after falling fewer than 500 votes short of winning a seat spanning parts of Gwinnett and Forsyth counties in 2018. Republican incumbent Rob Woodall is stepping down, with emergency room physician Rich McCormick trying to hold the seat for the GOP in his first-ever electoral race.
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