Democrats criticized McKoon’s proposal as an attempt to circumvent his party’s defeat at the polls. House Minority Leader Bob Trammell said the legislation “widely misses the mark” and called for a nonpartisan redistricting commission to rethink how district lines are drawn.

And Steve Henson, the top Democrat in the Senate, questioned why McKoon wasn’t as “indignant” five years ago when the Senate District 6’s lines were redrawn to boost its conservative vote.

“With this seat, Democrats have 34 percent of the seats in the Senate. No one argues that at least 45 percent of the Georgia vote is Democratic,” said Henson, D-Tucker. “So it’s obvious Josh is not spending his time worrying about fairness.”

McKoon's push was seconded by Cobb County GOP Chairman Jason Shepherd, who criticized Republican state Sen. Michael Williams, who is also running for governor, for blaming Hill for the defeat and lamented a "process where a majority Republican district can end up with two Democrats in the runoff."

“It’s time for the Legislature to fix the process once and for all before more Republican districts flip because of a process that doesn’t reflect the will of the voters,” he said.