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It’s McBath over Bourdeaux in incumbent matchup in Georgia’s 7th

Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) speaks with AJC reporter Tia Mitchell after an event marking the one year anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shooting on March 16th, 2022 in Washington, DC

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Rep. Lucy McBath (D-GA) and Rep. Nikema Williams (D-GA) speaks with AJC reporter Tia Mitchell after an event marking the one year anniversary of the Atlanta Spa Shooting on March 16th, 2022 in Washington, DC
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May 25, 2022
U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath gives a victory speech at her primary election night party at Hilton Atlanta Northeast on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. McBath won a three-way Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District.(Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath cruised to victory in a three-way Democratic primary in Georgia’s 7th Congressional District that also included fellow incumbent U.S. Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux.

Although the race has been called, McBath has yet to deliver her victory speech. But her team says her remarks were completely revamped after today’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas.

McBath rose to prominence as a gun control activist after her teenage son was murdered in what was later known as the “loud music shooting.” She decided to run for Congress after a high school shooting in Parkland, Fla.

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Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.

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