(The Center Square) – Republican incumbent Rich McCormick is favored to win in Georgia’s U.S. House District 7, which has been labeled “solidly Republican” by every race tracker.
Challenged by Democrat Bob Christian and independent Charles King, McCormick significantly leads fundraising.
This race is one of 14 U.S. House races in Georgia and none of them are predicted to shake up the current partisan breakdown of nine Republicans and five Democrats. Thirteen of the 14 incumbents lead in fundraising.
Christian is running to “protect against MAGA extremism” in a now heavily-Republican district.
This is a recent change, after Georgia conducted redistricting in between this election and the 2022 midterms.
So, while Democrats won District 7 in 2022, Republicans are now strongly favored. The district is located in the northeastern part of the state, just outside the suburbs of Atlanta.
Both candidates won their primaries unchallenged, though McCormick received significantly more votes than Christian did.