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Georgia's 6th Congressional District special election, 2017/Polls
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| Special Election: April 18, 2017 Runoff Election: June 20, 2017 Election Winner: Karen Handel  Incumbent: Tom Price (R) |
| Cook Political Report: Toss-up[2] Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-up[3] Rothenberg & Gonzales: Pure Toss-up[4] |
An election was held in the 6th Congressional District of Georgia on June 20, 2017, to elect Jon Ossoff (D) or Karen Handel (R) to the seat left vacant by Tom Price (R). This page archives polling from the April 18 election and June 20 runoff election.
Runoff polling (Handel v. Ossoff)
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| Poll | Karen Handel | Jon Ossoff | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| WSB-TV / Landmark Communications June 19, 2017 | 48.9% | 49.0% | 2.1% | +/-4.4 | 500 | ||||||||||||||
| The Trafalgar Group June 17-18, 2017 | 50.5% | 48.6% | 1.0% | +/-2.9 | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||
| WSB-TV / Landmark Communications June 15, 2017 | 48.0% | 49.7% | 2.3% | +/-3.46 | 800 | ||||||||||||||
| Fox 5 / Opinion Savvy June 15, 2017 | 49.4% | 49.7% | 1.0% | +/-4.2 | 537 | ||||||||||||||
| The Trafalgar Group June 10-13, 2017 | 47.3% | 50.2% | 2.3% | +/-2.9 | 1,100 | ||||||||||||||
| 11 Alive / Survey USA June 7-11, 2017 | 47% | 47% | 6% | +/-4.5 | 700 | ||||||||||||||
| WSB-TV / Landmark Communications June 6-7, 2017 | 47.1% | 49.6% | 3.3% | +/-4.78 | 420 | ||||||||||||||
| The Atlanta Journal-Constitution June 5-8, 2017 | 44% | 51% | 5% | +/-4.0 | 745 | ||||||||||||||
| WSB-TV / Landmark Communications May 30-31, 2017 | 47.6% | 49.1% | 3.3% | +/-4.38 | 500 | ||||||||||||||
| Survey USA May 16-20, 2017 | 44% | 51% | 6% | +/-4.3 | 549 | ||||||||||||||
| Gravis Marketing May 8-10, 2017 | 45% | 47% | 8% | +/-3.3 | 870 | ||||||||||||||
| WSB-TV / Landmark Communications May 3-4, 2017 | 49.1% | 46.5% | 4.4% | +/-3.96 | 611 | ||||||||||||||
| GBA Strategies April 29 - May 1, 2017 | 48% | 50% | 2% | +/-4.9 | 400 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Pre-April 18 election polling
Using the last five polls prior to the April 18 special election, Ballotpedia compared polling averages with election results. Of the polls analyzed, all of them underestimated the support for Democrat Jon Ossoff and all but one of them underestimated the support for Republican Karen Handel. Polling averages for Ossoff and Handel were below election results by 6.0 percent and 3.0 percent, respectively.
| Candidate | Polling average | Election results | Polling accuracy |
|---|---|---|---|
 Jon Ossoff |
42.0% | 48.1% | -6.0% |
| Karen Handel |
16.8% | 19.8% | -3.0% |
| Bob Gray |
12.4% | 10.8% | +1.6% |
| Judson Hill |
8.8% | 8.8% | +0.0% |
| Dan Moody |
9.0% | 8.8% | +0.2% |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Poll | Jon Ossoff | Karen Handel | Bob Gray | Judson Hill | Dan Moody | Bruce LeVell | Amy Kremer | Ron Slotin | David Abroms | Kurt Wilson | Unsure or Other | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||
| Clout Research/Zpolitics April 14-15, 2017 | 41.3% | 15.3% | 16.6% | 9.7% | 9.1% | 0.8% | 0% | 0.7% | 2.9% | 0% | 3.6% | +/-4.58 | 453 | ||||||
| Fox 5/Opinion Savvy April 13, 2017 | 41.5% | 21.2% | 10.6% | 11.3% | 9.4% | 0% | 0% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3.2% | +/-4.6 | 437 | ||||||
| WSB-TV April 12-13, 2017 | 45.3% | 17.4% | 8.6% | 8% | 8.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 1.6% | 1.5% | 1% | 7.2% | +/-4.2 | 500 | ||||||
| RRH Elections/Decision Desk HQ April 5-10, 2017 | 39% | 15% | 12% | 10% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 4% | 3% | 0% | 6% | +/-5 | 321 | ||||||
| 11 Alive/SurveyUSA March 27-April 2, 2017 | 43% | 15% | 14% | 5% | 7% | 1% | 1% | 0% | 2% | 1% | 7% | +/-4.5 | 503 | ||||||
| MoveOn.org/Lake Research Partners March 26-28, 2017 | 40% | 18% | 7% | 8% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 19% | +/-5.2 | 350 | ||||||
| Fox 5/Opinion Savvy March 22-23, 2017 | 39.8% | 19.9% | 10.4% | 9.5% | 8.0% | 0.4% | 0.1% | 1.3% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.8% | +/-4.5 | 462 | ||||||
| Clout Research March 15-16, 2017 | 40.9% | 16.1% | 15.6% | 9.2% | 5.1% | 0.6% | 0% | 2.9% | 1.7% | 0% | 7.9% | +/-3.8 | 625 | ||||||
| Trafalgar Group March 2-3, 2017 | 18.31% | 17.98% | 13.42% | 7.98% | 2.11% | 0.45% | 3.05% | 2.82% | 0% | 0% | 33.9% | +/-4.5 | 450 | ||||||
| Clout Research/Zpolitics February 17-18, 2017 | 31.7% | 24.9% | 10.6% | 9.2% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 20.4% | +/-3.7 | 694 | ||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
See also
- April 18 special election in Georgia's 6th Congressional District
- Special elections to the 115th United States Congress (2017-2018)
- Georgia's 6th Congressional District
- Tom Price
Footnotes
- ↑ Race ratings from outside sources are their initial ratings for the 2018 election.
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2018 House Race Ratings for April 10, 2017," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "Initial 2018 House Ratings," accessed April 11, 2017
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed April 11, 2017
Senators
Jon Ossoff (D)
Raphael Warnock (D)
Representatives
District 1
Earl Carter (R)
District 2
Sanford Bishop (D)
District 3
Brian Jack (R)
District 4
Hank Johnson (D)
District 5
Nikema Williams (D)
District 6
Lucy McBath (D)
District 7
Rich McCormick (R)
District 8
Austin Scott (R)
District 9
Andrew Clyde (R)
District 10
Mike Collins (R)
District 11
Barry Loudermilk (R)
District 12
Rick Allen (R)
District 13
David Scott (D)
District 14
Marjorie Greene (R)
Republican Party (9)
Democratic Party (7)
