Republican Karen Handel wins Georgia House special election – CNN projects

Republican Karen Handel has beaten Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia's 6th District special election, the most expensive US House race on record, CNN projects.

The race is being viewed nationally as a gauge of whether Trump's sagging approval ratings are a drag on Republicans that could threaten the party's control of the House in the 2018 midterm elections.

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Handel led Democrat Jon Ossoff by 5.7 percentage points, with 136 out of 208 precincts counted and 190,000 votes reported