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Lucy McBath fends off two challengers in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, speaks during a news conference on regional transportation and infrastructure at the Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)

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U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath, D-Marietta, speaks during a news conference on regional transportation and infrastructure at the Curiosity Lab in Peachtree Corners on Tuesday, August 29, 2023. (Arvin Temkar / arvin.temkar@ajc.com)
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May 22, 2024

U.S. Rep. Lucy McBath prevailed over two challengers in the Democratic primary in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District.

Congresswoman Lucy McBath arrives at the Gwinnett County celebration of a $20 million grant awarded to transform the transit center just west of Gwinnett Place Mall on Monday, July 24, 2023. (Jenni Girtman for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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McBath, the former Delta flight attendant who became a gun control activist after her son was murdered in 2012, now is the favorite to win a fourth term in Congress. She will face Republican Jeff Criswell in the November election in a newly drawn district that is both majority Black and Democratic-leaning.

McBath bested State Rep. Mandisha A. Thomas and Cobb County Commissioner Jerica Richardson, the other Democrats on the primary ballot.

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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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