FILE - Georgia Republican Chuck Hand speaks to reporters on Sunday, June 9, 2024, in Atlanta, after walking out of a debate with fellow 2nd Congressional District candidate Wayne Johnson. Hand pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor offense for illegally demonstrating inside the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. He’s competing with Johnson for the GOP nomination in the southwest Georgia district in a Tuesday, June 18, 2024 runoff.
The Associated Press is the most trusted source of information on election night, with a history of accuracy dating to 1848.Both Hand and Johnson agree on the essential challenge — the Republican nominee must find new GOP voters after Bishop won 55% in 2022. Johnson has said Hand is unqualified. A U.S. Education Department official under Trump, he says he is better suited to attract some of the Democrats who have long supported Bishop, who are largely Black.