Karen Handel says she's 'humbled' and 'honored' by win

Karen Handel hugs a friend.
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Karen Handel, the projected winner of Georgia's 6th congressional district special election, told supporters Tuesday night she knew it was going to be a "very, very tight race" that was "going to require all hands on deck, and that's exactly what we had."

Handel, a Republican and former Georgia secretary of state, will fill the seat vacated by Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price in the GOP stronghold. Handel started her victory speech by thanking volunteers and politicians like Rep. Steve Scalise (R-La.), who was shot last week while practicing for the Congressional Baseball Game. "We need to lift up the nation so we can find a more civil way to deal with our disagreements, because in these United States of America, no one should ever feel their life threatened over their political beliefs and positions," she said.

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Catherine Garcia, The Week US

Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.