Georgia Rep. Betty Price wins Republican primary against Jere Wood
State Rep. Betty Price fended off a Republican Party challenge from former Roswell Mayor Jere Wood during Tuesday's primary election.
Price, a retired physician, came under fire from Wood after she made fun of Democratic women and questioned whether HIV patients should be quarantined. Price has said her comments regarding an HIV quarantine were taken out of context.
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Price, whose husband is former U.S. Health Secretary Tom Price, will face Democrat Mary Robichaux, a health care consultant, in the Nov. 6 general election for House District 48, which covers the Roswell area.
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Mark Niesse is an enterprise reporter and covers elections and Georgia government for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and is considered an expert on elections and voting. Before joining the AJC, he worked for The Associated Press in Atlanta, Honolulu and Montgomery, Alabama. He also reported for The Daily Report and The Santiago Times in Chile.
