Jon Ossoff to challenge David Purdue after winning Georgia Democratic primary
Source: The Hill
BY MAX GREENWOOD - 06/10/20 08:32 PM EDT
Investigative journalist Jon Ossoff won the Democratic Senate primary in Georgia on Tuesday, setting him up for a head-to-head matchup against Sen. David Perdue (R-Ga.) in November.
Ossoff received about 50.5% of the votes tallied as of Wednesday night, the Associated Press reported.
Heading into Tuesday, Ossoff was by and large the favorite to win the Democratic nomination. A WSB-TV poll released last week showed him leading his two top opponents, former Columbus Mayor Teresa Tomlinson and former candidate for lieutenant governor Sarah Riggs Amico by double digits.
But winning the nomination outright was still a challenge, given that he faced half a dozen primary challengers, including well-funded opponents in Tomlinson and Amico. Georgia election rules require a candidate to win at least 50 percent of the vote plus one in order to avoid a primary runoff.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/501866-jon-ossoff-wins-democratic-senate-primary-in-georgia
Great news!! He finally got over the 50% threshold, so there will NOT be a runoff!
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