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Georgia incumbents in U.S. House win easily on election night

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Updated Nov 9, 2022

The Associated Press has determined that Republican U.S. Reps. Rick Allen, Barry Loudermilk, Austin Scott, Buddy Carter, Drew Ferguson and Andrew Clyde, as well as Democrats David Scott, Hank Johnson and Nikema Williams have won re-election.

Their seats were all considered safe for members of their party.

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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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