GA GOP 6th Congressional District Runoff: Rich McCormick Projected Winner

GEORGIA — Rich McCormick is the projected winner in the 2022 Georgia runoff primary election for the state's 6th Congressional District, according to a projection from The Associated Press.

Results current as of 8:54 p.m.

The two Republicans on the ballot Tuesday were McCormick, who was leading with 71.37 percentage points, followed by Jack Evans with 28.63 percentage points. According to The Atlanta Journal Constitution, the new map for the district makes it certain a Republican — and the winner of tonight's primary — will represent the district.

Rep. Lucy McBath, a Democrat, is instead running in the 7th Congressional District, the AJC explained.

Runoff elections on Tuesday are needed to settle races from the May primary in which no candidate won more than 50 percent of the vote. The elections are open to registered voters.

In the 6th District, emergency room physician Rich McCormick is trying to hold off Trump-backed lawyer Jake Evans. That race has revolved around accusations by each candidate that the other is insufficiently conservative.

"The voters of Georgia’s 6th Congressional District have spoken, and I am honored to be their Republican nominee" McCormick wrote on Twitter. "While encouraged by the outpouring of support from every corner and every community, the real work begins now in earnest.

"We must unite the Party to secure victory in November for Georgia Republicans up and down the ballot. Together, we will Revive Freedom and Save America!"

Patch will update this story with returns as they come in, check below for the latest:

Rich McCormick: 71.43 percentage points

Jake Evans: 28.57 percentage points

The general election is Nov. 8.

Reporting and writing from The Associated Press was used in this story.