Republicans Take Back Metro Atlanta Seat From Democrats

Rich McCormick, Republican candidate to represent Georgia's 6th Congressional District, at the Atlanta Press Club Loudermilk-Young General Election Debate Series held at the studios of Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta, Ga., on Oct. 16, 2022. © Brian Cahn/ZUMA Press Wire

Rich McCormick is headed for victory on election night in the race for Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.

McCormick, a Republican, had 155,889 votes to Democrat Bob Christian’s 93,843 votes with 16.6 percent of precincts reporting, according to unofficial results from the Georgia Secretary of State office.