Candidate Party Votes Pct. Handel Karen Handel Republican Rep. 134,595 51.9 % 259,488 votes, 100% reporting (208 of 208 precincts) U.S. House Map » Karen Handel, a Republican, defeated Jon Ossoff, a Democrat, in the most expensive U.S. House race in history. The election was largely seen as a referendum on the first months of Donald J. Trump’s presidency. Republicans maintain control of the seat, which was vacated by Tom Price, the new secretary of health and human services. Vote Margin By Precinct Vote margin Ossoff leads 30 20 10 Handel leads 10 20 30 Shift from April 18 Election Where and How Votes Were Cast County Rpt. Fulton 100 % Cobb 100 % DeKalb 100 % Early votes Election Day votes

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Live Estimates of the Final Vote Our estimates are based on the results reported so far, the results of the previous election and demographic data. Unlike reported results, they attempt to account for precincts that have not yet reported their votes. The shaded area in the gauge below shows the range of our forecasts. Right now, our most likely estimates span to . The darker region shows the middle 50 percent of our forecasts. The more we know, the narrower our range will be.

Below, our best guess for how many votes both candidates will end up with when all votes are counted...

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Reported Vote Margin votes have been counted. leads in that count by . Estimated Votes Remaining We think votes remain to be counted. This is a very rough guess. We think leads in that vote by .

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Once all the votes have been counted, our estimated margin and the reported margin will match. As a rule, when our estimated margin is steady, our forecast is more trustworthy.

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