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In Georgia’s 6th, Democrats couldn’t capitalize on an unusually well-educated electorate

By Michael Barone
Published June 21, 2017 7:26pm ET
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In Georgia’s 6th, Democrats couldn’t capitalize on an unusually well-educated electorate
The bad news is that there aren’t that many other Republican-held super-high-education districts like this one. (AP Photo/David Goldman) | David Goldman

The 52 to 48 percent victory by Republican Karen Handel in the Georgia 6th District special election Tuesday is bound to discourage Democrats and encourage Republicans. Ever since Democrat Jon Ossoff won 48.1 percent in the special’s first round April 18, he had been regarded as the favorite.

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