White House press secretary Sean Spicer said Tuesday he doesn’t believe the special election in Georgia will foreshadow future elections, and seemed to dismiss the idea that President Trump victory last year was weighing on the election.
“If you look historically, special elections generally don’t foretell the outcome of races multiple years down the road,” Spicer told reporters when asked if the election is a referendum on Trump.
“This is a… district that the president won by one point. It’s obviously going to be competitive, but we’ll have to see tonight. Obviously, that’s up to the people of Georgia’s 6th district to decide,” he continued.
Democrat Jon Ossoff is facing off against Republican Karen Handel in a runoff election for a seat representing Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. The seat was vacated by former Rep. Tom Price, who left Congress to serve as Trump’s secretary of health and human services.
The race is expected to be close, and with more than $50 million spent, is the most expensive House race in history. Ossoff was leading Handel in some polls heading into election day.
