Most expensive race in House history turns out nearly 58 percent of Georgia district’s voters

By Jeffrey Lazarus, Associate Professor of Political Science, Georgia State University. Republican candidate for Georgia’s 6th District Congressional seat Keran Handel declares victory with her husband Steve. AP Photo/John Bazemore I’m a political science professor living in Georgia’s 6th House district, where Republican Karen Handel eked out a victory of nearly four points over Democrat John…

Republican Karen Handel won a tightly fought congressional race in Georgia Tuesday against Democrat challenger Jon Ossoff, in a race billed as a referendum on the presidency of Donald Trump so far. The election was the most expensive in congressional history, with at least $57 million spent by the campaigns and outside groups, nearly twice the…