Carolyn Bourdeaux Flips Georgia’s 7th District For Democrats

Carolyn Bourdeaux had come close to winning in 2018, falling fewer than 500 votes short of defeating Republican incumbent Rob Woodall in that race.

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Democrat Carolyn Bourdeaux has flipped a suburban Atlanta congressional district, defeating Republican Rich McCormick.

Counting of absentee ballots and in-person votes cast early continued long past Election Night, forcing a tense wait before the race could be called.

Bourdeaux had come close to winning in 2018, falling fewer than 500 votes short of defeating Republican incumbent Rob Woodall in that race.