Trump Pick Jake Evans Clobbered In House Runoff

Atlanta’s CBS News affiliate reports:

Rich McCormick defeated Jake Evans [photo] in the GOP 6th Congressional District runoff on Tuesday. McCormick will face Democrat Bob Christian in the Nov. 8 midterms in a contest that could, once again, help determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Former President Donald Trump held a Monday night tele-rally in support of Evans, to no electoral avail.

The 6th district is currently represented in Congress by Democratic incumbent Lucy McBath. However, after the 2020 census, McBath was drawn into a revamped, neighboring 7th district last year by Georgia’s GOP-led General Assembly.

Read the full article. McCormick, a former youth minister, focused on attacking LGBTQs in his campaign, as you can see in his clip below.